Identity
Identity documents you can file online.
The identity documents that everything else depends on: your NIN, your NIN slip and your international passport. A new or renewed passport needs one biometric visit, and so do some NIN changes.
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NIN changes, NIN slip reissues and passports, new or renewed.
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