{"id":102398,"date":"2024-11-15T09:03:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T09:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/11\/15\/govt-temporarily-suspends-bookings-for-passport-collection\/"},"modified":"2024-11-15T09:03:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T09:03:17","slug":"govt-temporarily-suspends-bookings-for-passport-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/govt-temporarily-suspends-bookings-for-passport-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt temporarily suspends bookings for passport collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 15 \u2013 The Directorate of Immigration Services (DIS) has temporarily suspended the booking requirement for passport collection in a move aimed at accelerating the processing of applications.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a statement Friday, Immigrations Principal Secretary Julius Bitok urged applicants whose names appear on the provided list to collect their passports directly from the stations where they originally submitted their applications.<\/p>\n<p>Those who are unable to pick up their documents immediately will be notified once their passports are ready for collection.<\/p>\n<p>According to Bitok, the decision is part of the Directorate\u2019s ongoing efforts to clear the backlog of unprinted passports, which has been a persistent challenge due to the high demand for services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe DIS has temporarily suspended booking as a requirement for collecting passports to hasten the process,\u201d read the statement by Bitok in part.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe DIS has provided mechanisms to promote transparency, facilitate self-tracking, and provide prompt feedback.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By removing the need for an appointment to collect passports, DIS hopes to ease the strain on applicants and ensure a smoother, faster experience.<\/p>\n<p>Bitok also announced a raft of new measures taken to address the increasing demand for passports including the procurement of advanced printing technology and the addition of more staff to streamline operations.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the Directorate has remodeled passport collection stations to introduce more service counters and improve the overall customer experience.<\/p>\n<p>Bitok asserted that these changes have proven effective in reducing the backlog of unprinted passports, allowing the DIS to expedite the process and meet the growing need for passport services.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 15 \u2013 The Directorate of Immigration Services (DIS) has temporarily suspended the booking requirement for passport collection in a move aimed at accelerating the processing of applications. In a statement Friday, Immigrations Principal Secretary Julius Bitok urged applicants whose names appear on the provided list to collect their passports directly from the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-102398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102398"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102398\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}