Hello Djeneba and all,
I paid the same amount (USD153.00) to renew my passport back in January. The
explanation from the embassy made sens to me: More sophisticated passports
due to hightned security, hence higher cost.
But it's been half a year and I still do not have a new passport. Hopefully,
Mali still has the right to issue its own passports...
On another note, I hope they will save us the ridicule of arabic in the new
passports.
- Moumine
>From: "Traore Djeneba" <traore.d@mellon.com>
>To: "Niang Amadou" <niangam@hotmail.com>, <malilink@malilink.net>
>Subject: RE: Re: [mAliLink2] Passeports maliens: Quelle galere !!!
>Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 15:33:13 -0400
>
>Hello Amadou and All,
>
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>
>
>If you got your passport for less than $100.00 you were lucky! I applied
>for a new passport in August of 2003. I paid $153.00($135.00 for the
>passport and $18.00 for the id card) and they said it would take 2 months.
>It actually took 2 months and 2 weeks or so.
>
>I believe the embassy may be adding their own processing fee, which may
>explain the discrepancies between the prices.
>
>
>
>On the web site of the Mali embassy in DC this is what they indicate:
>
>
>
> Passports
> Important information
>
> A consular Identity card is required whenever a new passport is
>issued
> Two (2) completed application forms, Two (2) recent passport size
>photographs
> An application fee of $18
> NB: the total fee for a new passport will be $153
>
> Documents required for new passports
> a)A certified copy of the birth certificate
> b)Two (2) completed application forms
> c)Three (3) recent passport size photographs
> d)The copy of the old passport
> e))An application fee of $135 in money order, cash or check (no
>personal check)
> The passport application will be processed in two (2) months
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-malilink@malilink.net [mailto:owner-malilink@malilink.net]On
>Behalf Of Niang Amadou
>Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 3:11 PM
>To: malilink@malilink.net
>Subject: FW: Re: [mAliLink2] Passeports maliens: Quelle galere !!!
>
>
>
>Je crois que la soeur Fatoumata m' a envoye en prive par erreur sa reaction
>au probleme de passeport. Je crois que son intervention merite d' etre lu
>par tout le monde puisque le probleme nous concerne tous. J' espere que d'
>autres partagerons leurs experiences pour que nous puissions mesurer l'
>ampleur du probleme afin de decider les mesures adequats. Je sais que
>MaliWatch a deja initie des actions concernant la duree du visa
>(felicitation a maliwatch pour le travail de fourmis qu' elle abat sans
>tambour ni trompette).
>
>Fatoumata dit avoir paye "environ $150 U.S." a New York pour son passeport.
>Elle n' a pas precise le moment. Vers juillet 2002 j' ai paye moins de $
>100 pour le renouvellemnt de mon passeport, et cela c' etait passe apres la
>mise en circulation des nouveaux passeports . Les frais ont-ils change?
>
>Amadou Niang
>
>University of Utah
>Salt Lake City
> >From: Fatoumatas@aol.com
> >To: niangam@hotmail.com
> >Subject: Re: [mAliLink2] Passeports maliens: Quelle galere !!!
> >Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 23:59:19 EDT
> >
> >A New York le passeport coute plus cher qu'a Washington si je me refere
>a
> >l'experience du compatriote qui l'a eu a moins de $100 US.
> >Je me rappelle quand j'echangeais le mien par la biais de la
>representation
> >consulaire ici a New York , j'ai paye environ $150.00 US.
> >Donc en conclusion, quelque chose ne marche pas quelque part.
> >C'est a nous de resoudre ce probleme ou simplement de payer le prix.
> >Quel est le bon choix?
>
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