The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has officially cancelled 701 Diplomatic and Service Passports belonging to a wide range of former public officeholders and individuals no longer serving in official capacities.
The affected categories include former ministers and their spouses, former Members of , former members of the Council of State and their spouses, retired justices of the Superior and Lower Courts, former regional ministers, former MMDCEs, and former officers of state institutions, including board chairpersons.
The rest are officials of the National Cathedral Project, former non-career ambassadors and dependents, religious and traditional leaders, businessmen and entrepreneurs, and former government functionaries.
In a statement dated May 6, 2025, the ministry disclosed that the affected passports include 341 unreturned Diplomatic Passports and 360 Service Passports, which are no longer valid for international travel. "Consequently, owing to the failure or refusal of the other holders to comply with the directive, the underlisted 341 unreturned Diplomatic and 360 Service Passports bearing the following serial numbers have been hereby CANCELLED with immediate effect on the instructions of the Honourable Minister for Foreign Affairs.
