BY the end of this year, applications for electronic passports will be processed online, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Darren Henfield yesterday.

This is in a bid to decentralise the operations of the cramped Thompson Boulevard Passport Office, which becomes chaotic particularly in the summer months as people apply for these documents.

Asked by The Tribune how his ministry planned to deal with issues at the office during peak season, Mr Henfield revealed that the system was being tested now for a roll out “soon”.

The concept will feature passport application kiosks at post offices and/or libraries to cut back on the need for people to physically go to the Passport Office.

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