Vanuatu Upgrades To Electronic Passports With Enhanced Security Features
Vanuatu’s passport system has received a major upgrade with the introduction of electronic passports, featuring encoded chips and advanced security measures.
Pacific Immigration Development Community holds Regional Annual Meeting in Solomon Islands
Immigration experts and law enforcement officers from the Pacific Immigration Development Community’s (PIDC) 21 member countries will be gathering in Honiara, Solomon Islands for its 26th Regular Annual Meeting (RAM), this week from 24th to 28th June 2024.
MIDAS and eVisa launch marks Vanuatu’s modernised immigration leap
According to Minister Koanapo, the integrated eVisa system within MIDAS will allow travelers to conveniently lodge visa applications online, facilitate online payments, and receive visa approvals electronically.
Regional collaboration bolsters aviation security
FBC NEWS – Civil Aviation Minister Viliame Gavoka has commended the efforts of the Pacific Immigration Development Community and the governments of Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji.
PIDC Workshop Strengthens Information Sharing to Combat Irregular Migration and Bolster Border Security
Apia, Samoa – March 22, 2024: The Pacific Immigration Development Community (PIDC) in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) successfully concluded its National Contact Points Profiling Group, and Maritime Group Information Sharing Regional Workshop on March 22nd, 2024.
Samoa hosts PIDC Workshop to Combat Irregular Migration and Enhance Border Security
The Pacific Immigration Development Community (PIDC) in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Global Maritime Crime Programme (UNODC GMCP) welcomed, over 40 Immigration officers from across the Pacific to participate in the PIDC National Contact Points (NCP) Profiling Group and Maritime Group Information Sharing Regional Workshop, held during March 18 – 22 at the Taumeasina Island Resort.
57th Board Meeting
09 July 2024
Security support to boosts the country’s economy
Solomon Islands Government – May 22,2024 Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, has announced Australia’s support to boost the country’s security and economy with a new Border Management System
The Pacific Engagement Visa is set to grow the region’s diaspora in Australia — but experts warn of challenges ahead
The first round of ballots closes on August 2, when officials will learn the level of interest in the visa among the 10 countries already part of the scheme. Experts in Pacific migration expect it will be popular. For some Pacific countries, such as Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu, the visa creates a level of access to migration not available to their people before.
Airline fined for failing to follow INZ notice not to board passenger
This was due to the airline allowing a passenger to board a flight in Sydney to travel to New Zealand in May of 2023, despite being notified by Immigration New Zealand (INZ) that he was not allowed to board.
