THE NEW ePASSPORTS WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING MACHINE-READABLE PASSPORTS.
Two Saint Lucian delegates recently participated in a critical aspect of the implementation of the passport system in Saint Lucia.
The two officials, Mr. Lucius Lake of the Border Control Agency of Saint Lucia and Inspector Crescent Lionel of the Passport Office, Immigration Department of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force, participated in the Customer Acceptance Test (CAT) during the week of June 20, 2022.
In 2021 the Government of Saint Lucia and the Canadian Bank Note Company Limited (CBN) entered into an agreement for the supply of ePassports and an ePassport Issuance and Control System solution. Immigration expert with the Saint Lucia Border Control Agency, Mr. Lucius Lake, commented on the significance of Canadian Bank Note Company’s role in the ePassport system, which will replace the existing machine readable passports. He says the outgoing system was designed and implemented in 2007, and now provides the foundation for a seamless security upgrade to the ePassport system.
Caribbean countries that have already begun issuing ePassports include Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, and St. Kitts and Nevis. Jamaica is set to launch its ePassport system in 2023.
Find out more about Saint Lucia’s new electronic passports launched in July 2022, via the links below.
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Government launches new ePassport: https://www.govt.lc/news/government-launches-new-epassport
Saint Lucia to implement ePassport system in July: https://www.govt.lc/news/saint-lucia-to-implement-epassport-system-in-july
Government addresses challenges linked to ePassport transition: https://www.govt.lc/news/government-addresses-challenges-linked-to-epassport-transition
Passport collection services available on Sundays: https://www.govt.lc/news/passport-collection-services-available-on-sundays
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Government addresses challenges linked to ePassport transition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-ZSFeg_uCE
Saint Lucia launches new passport: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xboUdXinZY