SARAJEVO, May 13 (Hina) - Validity of old passports of Bosnia-Herzegovina will have been prolonged by September 30 this year under a decision of the executive committee of the Peace Implementation Council for Bosnia. The committee's
members made such deicion being aware of difficulties in issuing travel papers for Bosnia's nationals in some diplomatic and consular offices of this country, said the International High Representative's Office (OHR) in a statement on Thursday. The committee did not want citizens to suffer due to a failure of authorities to implement adequately the passports act, and therefore decided to prolong the deadline for old passports from 30 June to 30 September. Bosnia's citizens who are intending to travel abroad with old passports are, however, warned that they can experience some problems while entering certain countries, as their border authorities have already been notified of the d
SARAJEVO, May 13 (Hina) - Validity of old passports of Bosnia-
Herzegovina will have been prolonged by September 30 this year
under a decision of the executive committee of the Peace
Implementation Council for Bosnia.
The committee's members made such deicion being aware of
difficulties in issuing travel papers for Bosnia's nationals in
some diplomatic and consular offices of this country, said the
International High Representative's Office (OHR) in a statement on
Thursday.
The committee did not want citizens to suffer due to a failure of
authorities to implement adequately the passports act, and
therefore decided to prolong the deadline for old passports from 30
June to 30 September.
Bosnia's citizens who are intending to travel abroad with old
passports are, however, warned that they can experience some
problems while entering certain countries, as their border
authorities have already been notified of the design of new travel
papers in conformity with the 1997 law.
(hina) ms