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Caracas - Venezuelan Interior and Justice
Minister Tarek El Alssaimi said Friday that
the country's procedure for applying
passports will be simplified to meet the
high demand.
Since Sunday, passport applications will be
done through a system on the Internet that
has the capacity to handle some 12,000daily
appointments, Alssaimi told reporters in
Caracas.
The upgraded electronic method is expected
to ease the process to get a passport and to
eliminate the long waiting lines, he said.
The minister warned the citizens against
cheaters or agencies as nobody is authorized
in the procedure to charge the applicants.
There are cheaters that charge even 300
bolivares (140 U.S. dollars) for a procedure
that is free, he said.
It is estimated that more than half a
million people will apply through the
electronic system in 45 days.
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