'Need To Resolve Bermuda's Passport Issue' - Bernews

Premier David Burt and Minister Walton Brown met with Her Majesty’s Passport Office in London where they discussed the “urgent need to resolve Bermuda’s passport issue.”

A Government spokesperson said, “Earlier today, during the Joint Ministerial Council meetings in London, Premier the Hon. David Burt, JP, MP and Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Hon. Walton Brown, JP, MP, met with Her Majesty’s Passport Office after forcefully putting forward the urgent need to resolve Bermuda’s passport issue.”

Premier Burt stated, “Today’s meeting moved us closer to resolving the long-standing problem of Bermuda passports being printed and issued in the United Kingdom.

“We met with officials from HM Passport Office and left with assurances that this important matter will be addressed. Minister Brown and I will continue to push until an acceptable solution is in place.”