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On 1 January 2010, the Government officially invalidated all passports not of the series OB, even if the expiry date was beyond 1 January 2010. Because passports not of the series OB were no longer considered valid travel documents from that date onwards, holders were obliged to apply for new DRC passports in order to travel.<ref>[http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_client.cgi?ExpertMode=TINEWS/N1&user=AMADEB2C&subuser=QANTAS INVALIDATED PASSPORTS, EFFECTIVE 1 JANUARY 2010]</ref> |
On 1 January 2010, the Government officially invalidated all passports not of the series OB, even if the expiry date was beyond 1 January 2010. Because passports not of the series OB were no longer considered valid travel documents from that date onwards, holders were obliged to apply for new DRC passports in order to travel.<ref>[http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_client.cgi?ExpertMode=TINEWS/N1&user=AMADEB2C&subuser=QANTAS INVALIDATED PASSPORTS, EFFECTIVE 1 JANUARY 2010]</ref> |
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The passport costs 185 US-dollar. It has been reported that the Congolese government receives a share of 65 US-dollar, with the remainder going to the Belgian company Semlex and the Emirati company LRPS. The contract with these companies has not been awarded in a public tender, and it has been alleged that both companies have ties to the Congolese President [[Joseph Kabila]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lewis|first1=David|title=Congo's pricey passports send millions of dollars offshore|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/us-congo-passports-specialreport-idUSKBN17F1ME|accessdate=16 April 2017|agency=Reuters|date=13 April 2017}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:03, 16 April 2017
| DRC passport | |
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 The front cover of a contemporary DRC biometric passport. | |
| Type | Passport |
| Issued by |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Eligibility | DR Congo citizenship |
The DRC passport is issued to citizens of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for international travel.
On 1 January 2010, the Government officially invalidated all passports not of the series OB, even if the expiry date was beyond 1 January 2010. Because passports not of the series OB were no longer considered valid travel documents from that date onwards, holders were obliged to apply for new DRC passports in order to travel.[1]
The passport costs 185 US-dollar. It has been reported that the Congolese government receives a share of 65 US-dollar, with the remainder going to the Belgian company Semlex and the Emirati company LRPS. The contract with these companies has not been awarded in a public tender, and it has been alleged that both companies have ties to the Congolese President Joseph Kabila.[2]
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References
- ^ INVALIDATED PASSPORTS, EFFECTIVE 1 JANUARY 2010
- ^ Lewis, David (13 April 2017). "Congo's pricey passports send millions of dollars offshore". Reuters. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
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