Zimbabwe starts building a new electronic passport office for citizens living throughout the United Kingdom. Workers will finish construction before 2025 ends and the center will help thousands of people apply for passports without traveling back home. The country already opened its first overseas passport office at the Johannesburg consulate during 2023. Officials want to bring government services closer to citizens who live far from Zimbabwe.
Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe says the UK office will open before the year finishes. He explains that government teams finished the South African location first and learned from that experience. The minister believes passport services should reach people where they live rather than force expensive trips home. Workers follow a careful timeline and expect to meet their deadline for the British office. The project shows how Zimbabwe wants to modernize services for people living abroad.
Zimbabwe launched electronic passports during January 2022 and operates 14 enrollment centers across the country. These offices serve cities like Harare, Bulawayo, Gweru, Marondera, and Beitbridge among others. The government plans to open similar centers wherever large groups of Zimbabweans have settled. Officials describe the expansion as part of updating civil registration systems. Minister Kazembe encourages UK residents to prepare for the new passport office opening.
Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe says the UK office will open before the year finishes. He explains that government teams finished the South African location first and learned from that experience. The minister believes passport services should reach people where they live rather than force expensive trips home. Workers follow a careful timeline and expect to meet their deadline for the British office. The project shows how Zimbabwe wants to modernize services for people living abroad.
Zimbabwe launched electronic passports during January 2022 and operates 14 enrollment centers across the country. These offices serve cities like Harare, Bulawayo, Gweru, Marondera, and Beitbridge among others. The government plans to open similar centers wherever large groups of Zimbabweans have settled. Officials describe the expansion as part of updating civil registration systems. Minister Kazembe encourages UK residents to prepare for the new passport office opening.
