More than 7 million passports have been issued until now.

By the end of the year, 27 million passports were issued.

Her last passport was issued on November 2000, but never collected.

This year, Smith said, the government is expected to more than double the seven million passports issued in 2002.

The new electronic passport will be issued in three categories.

Their job is to issue passports, to do investigations and to take care of security for the homeland.

And officials here say they fear that thousands of others will now be delayed weeks or months, waiting for the authorities to issue passports.

According to the department, Ireland has never issued passports in those names.

Internal passport is issued as an identification document within the country.

Israel also agreed to recognize passports issued by the authority.