Republic of Fiji

ePassport

As a part of its major project to modernize the country’s security infrastructure, the Republic of Fiji decided to evolve its next generation of passports to ePassports. That is why, in 2019, the Fijian Government selected Mühlbauer to trustfully handle and implement a customized, high-secure solution for the personalization and issuance of the new national ePassports. The project comprises the specification, customization, delivery and installation of the necessary IT and security infrastructure (hard- and software) for the personalization (printing) and issuance of four types of ePassports (Ordinary ePassport, Official ePassport, Emergency ePassport & Diplomatic ePassport). Furthermore, Mühlbauer provided services such as consulting, comprehensive know-how transfer by conducting trainings for the local staff of the Fijian Department of Immigration (DOI), as well as production support, service and maintenance. Additionally, Mühlbauer integrated the existing infrastructure of the Republic of Fiji’s Border Management System (IBMS) into the new ePassport system.

Citizens of the Republic of Fiji can pre-register for the enrollment online before they perform the live enrollment process in one of the countrywide 5 enrollment offices which are each endowed with stationary high-tech enrollment equipment. The DOI can also resort to mobile enrollment kits that enable a transportable means of registration. The applicant’s data are then collected in one of the MB DEOS sites and processed to the central database in the country’s capital Suva.

The blank documents are then personalized at the central personalization site in Suva and sent to the respective applicant by letter. In oversea embassies, Fijian citizens also have the possibility to enroll for an ePassport.