Fijians living in Europe can now lodge applications for an electronic Fijian passport following the establishment of the electronic passport processing services at the Fijian Embassy in Brussels, Belgium, this week.
Fiji’s Ambassador to Belgium, Deo Saran says establishing this new system at the Fiji Embassy will bring relief to those Fijians living in Europe and allow them to apply for the e-passports directly at the Embassy through submission of their biometric details.
He highlighted that the introduction of e-passport brings border management system on par with other international systems.
Former All Blacks player and current coaching consultant in Paris, Joe Rokocoko, was the first Fijian to apply for a replacement e-passport at the Fiji Embassy and thanked the Government and the Embassy for providing this service.
Rokocoko says it is perfect especially for Fijian families living in France and near to Belgium.
He adds Fijians living in Europe have been asking for a place to lodge their passport applications and this is a positive thing for them and positive for the other families that will be coming soon to lodge their applications.
With the rollout of the new passports, Fiji officially joins the ranks of 54 other countries from around the globe that have already integrated such technology within their passports.
