YANGON, March 4 (Bernama) -- Myanmar will introduce passports of international bar-code OCRB system for its citizens starting next month to replace handwritten ones in line with the demand of International Aviation Organisation, reports China's Xinhua news agency.
The organisation called for stopping the use of the hand-written passports, according to the passport issuing authority under the Ministry of Home Affairs Thursday.
Such machine readable passports will be issued on April 1, the sources said, adding that the OCRB passport-readable machines will also be installed at the Yangon International Airport for the move as well as to facilitate the OCRB passport holders from the international.
Over the period when the new measure is taken, matters related to Myanmar passport extension and renewal in foreign countries, where Myanmar embassies are located, will be suspended for one month from April 1 to 30, the local Biweekly Eleven said.
Myanmar has diplomatic ties with 92 countries around the world with embassies set up in 30 countries.
-- BERNAMA
Source :http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsworld.php?id=479805
The organisation called for stopping the use of the hand-written passports, according to the passport issuing authority under the Ministry of Home Affairs Thursday.
Such machine readable passports will be issued on April 1, the sources said, adding that the OCRB passport-readable machines will also be installed at the Yangon International Airport for the move as well as to facilitate the OCRB passport holders from the international.
Over the period when the new measure is taken, matters related to Myanmar passport extension and renewal in foreign countries, where Myanmar embassies are located, will be suspended for one month from April 1 to 30, the local Biweekly Eleven said.
Myanmar has diplomatic ties with 92 countries around the world with embassies set up in 30 countries.
-- BERNAMA
Source :http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsworld.php?id=479805
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