The Central Immigration and Passport Office, as well as the Regional Passport Offices in Anna Regina, New Amsterdam, Springlands, Parika, Bartica, Lethem and Linden will now be open on Saturdays, beginning from Saturday 14th October, 2023 until further notice, only to facilitate the delivery of passports.
A release from the Ministry of Home Affairs today said that this will aid in mitigating the current backlog of passports and bring back the passport processing time to the standard five working days.
“In this regard, if you have applied for your passport and are currently waiting to uplift, whether it was a renewal or an application for a new passport, you can now do so on Saturday.
“A weekly announcement will be published notifying the public of the dates and times for the Central Immigration and Passport Office. So, check your white slips for your return date; this will indicate which Saturday you should visit the Passport office”, the ministry said.
For the Regional Passport Offices, passports are available to be uplifted for various periods. The regional offices and the periods follow.
Anna Regina- From October 16th to October 25th, 2023
Parika- From October 16th to December 18th, 2023
New Amsterdam/ Springlands- From October 16th to December 11, 2023
Bartica- From October 16th to December 12th, 2023
Lethem- From October 16th to October 30th, 2023
Linden- From October 16th to November 02nd, 2023
The ministry underlined that no other service will be provided on Saturday, only Passport issuance. The normal passport and immigration services will be available from Monday to Friday. Additionally, if the passport cannot be uplifted on the Saturday that was announced, persons will be able to do so on the original date that was given.
Persons can look out for the announcement of their dates on the Ministry of Home Affairs Facebook page, the Guyana Police Force Facebook page or in the daily newspapers.
