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The Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Liberia, Dee Maxwell Kemayah has announced the revision of its national passports in line with the dual citizenship law passed in the country.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Liberia, Dee Maxwell Kemayah has announced the revision of its national passports in line with the dual citizenship law passed in the country. Earlier, President George Manneh Weah had signed into law the Alien and Nationality Law relating to Citizenship and Restoring the Citizenship Rights Lost that allows Liberians in the Diaspora to remain citizens despite acquiring another nationality.
The new passport regulation will ensure that citizens with dual citizenship have the opportunity to acquire a Liberian passport. The draft passports regulation is being studied by authorities at the ministry. Minister Kemayah also revealed that after the completion of the revision of the regulation for the passports, the government plans to review the guide for protocols. These exercises, he said, are to keep pace with global standards.
However, the law disqualifies people with dual citizenship status to serve as President, Minister of Finance, Central Bank Governor or holding high-level positions in the national security or law enforcement sector.
The disclosure was made by Minister Kemayah at the official launch of a revised regulation for Honorary Consuls representing Liberia abroad at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Monrovia recently.
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Currently, the government is working on opening passport application and Career Consular centers in Minnesota and Atlanta in the United States and Canada. The center in Minnesota that was shut down this January is expected to reopen in April this year. Liberians residing in the United States have been complaining about the challenges they face in obtaining or renewing their passports.
