Nairobi — 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 stations where they originally submitted their applications.
Those who are unable to pick up their documents immediately will be notified once their passports are ready for collection.
According to Bitok, the decision is part of the Directorate’s ongoing efforts to clear the backlog of unprinted passports, which has been a persistent challenge due to the high demand for…
