Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
The authorities of the National Institute of Migration (IN M) reported that today guarantees delivery passports for Honduras as well as for the various embassies and consulates internationally.
The National Institute of Migration confirmed that it is working with the International Civil Aviation Organization (Oaci) to implement a comprehensive passport and immigration service system.
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Given From March 16 to December 29, 2020, more than 30,000 passports were issued in offices in Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula and La Ceiba. |
This stems in part from different complaints from Hondurans, who claimed that in our country’s consulates installed in the United States, there are no real conditions for issuing passports.
The compatriots claim that in the last months of 2020, whenever they arrived at the consulates, the staff replied that the identification machines were in poor condition, but did not tell them about a later appointment or a response indicating a quick fix. for your problem.
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Hondurans asked the State Department to resolve the situation as soon as possible because they fear losing a number of benefits, including the temporary protected status (TPS) that decided to extend the United States until October 2021, because one of the requirements to be active. / updated the passport.
According to official statistics, more than 44,000 Hondurans use the current TPS, which protects against deportation and grants work permits in the United States.
For the health emergency
The focus in national offices and in embassies and consulates for foreign services has changed due to the new modality of attention and compliance with the biosafety protocols implemented in the offices, as well as in the centers for issuing passports abroad. to avoid contamination with COVID-19.
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“We reiterate the commitment to continue to provide immigration services to both national and foreign citizens at the national level, as well as beyond our borders,” Migration said in an information released this Sunday in response to numerous complaints abroad.
Requirements for passport management
The INM has established the following requirements for the issue of passports in relation to persons over 21 years of age: receipt of payment in a bank branch, identity card and photocopy, passport if it is still valid, present the day and time indicated in The receipt of payment.
In the meantime, for minors from 0 to 17 years old, the following is requested: original birth certificate and photocopy, presence of both parents with their original identity and photocopy. In the event that one of the parents is absent, they must provide a notarized authorization and, if one of the parents has died, provide the death certificate.
In the case of minors from 18 to 21 years old, they must be able to show: identity card and photocopy, presence of both parents with their original identity and photocopy. In the event that one of the parents is absent, they must provide a notarized authorization, and if one of the parents has died, they must show the death certificate.