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Passport office extends working days
04 Nov 2012 at 12:34hrs | Views
THE Central Registry Office has, with effect from last week, extended working days for the application of passports in an attempt to meet high demand for the travel document.
The office has put up notices at Makombe Building, advising members that passport submission and processing "will be done on Saturdays from 8am to 1pm effective November 3 2012 until further notice".
However, yesterday only a few people could be seen applying for passports because most people were not aware of the change.
According to the notice, the move was necessitated by the need to meet the high demand for passports.
An official at the passport offices, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the notice came late yesterday, such that the office had no time to notify the general public of the development.
"The relevant officials will notify the public through various media since the notice was issued out late yesterday," said the official.
The official could not shed more light on whether the move would only apply at the head office or at provincial registry centres as well.
Efforts to get a comment from the Registrar-General Tobaiwa Mudede were fruitless, as he was said to have gone for a haircut.
The central registry office has over the years come under fire for failing to cope with high demand for passports.
An ordinary Zimbabwean passport costs US$50 while other regional countries charge less than US$30 for the same document.
The office has put up notices at Makombe Building, advising members that passport submission and processing "will be done on Saturdays from 8am to 1pm effective November 3 2012 until further notice".
However, yesterday only a few people could be seen applying for passports because most people were not aware of the change.
According to the notice, the move was necessitated by the need to meet the high demand for passports.
An official at the passport offices, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the notice came late yesterday, such that the office had no time to notify the general public of the development.
The official could not shed more light on whether the move would only apply at the head office or at provincial registry centres as well.
Efforts to get a comment from the Registrar-General Tobaiwa Mudede were fruitless, as he was said to have gone for a haircut.
The central registry office has over the years come under fire for failing to cope with high demand for passports.
An ordinary Zimbabwean passport costs US$50 while other regional countries charge less than US$30 for the same document.
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