The monthly statistics of the transactions completed through General Directorate of Passports in June 2019 showed a significant increase as it offered 1,556,867 transactions through its various departments such as Expatriate Affairs, Borders Passports, Airport Passports, Search and Follow Up, Unified Services and Support Services Department. 

The total number of transactions completed at Expatriates Affairs Department in June 2019 reached 61,432 transactions while Unified Services Department completed 212,763 transactions. Borders Passports offered 7,683 and Airport Passports Department 1,188,034 transactions during the last month. During the same period, Search and Follow up Department recorded completion of 42,922 transactions while Visa Support Services Department completed 47,948 transactions.  

In terms of the number of transactions completed at MOI services centres during June, Al Rayyan Services Center topped with 19.5% of transactions which delivered 41,436 transactions followed by Wakra Services Center with 12.2% which completed 26,025 transactions and Mesaimeer Services Centre which completed  24,233 transactions with 11.4%.

The total number of traffic and fingerprint services at these centres reached 27,667. The number of traffic services delivered last month was 21,035 while the total number of fingerprint transactions were 6,632. 

The General Directorate of Passports provided  718 transactions for the elderly, persons with disabilities in June 2019 while the number of transactions that were exempted from fees for some services for special needs and pensioners in June reached 1270 transactions. 51,383 recruitment approval applications were also submitted during the same period. 

Out of 186,862 transactions carried through various electronic channels, 287 were completed via E-government services while 104,136 were handled by the Ministry of the Interior website and 82,439 transactions were delivered by Metrash2 mobile app. 

The Directorate General of Passports continuously works to develop and improve its services for the public through its specialized departments by implementing the best standards. The Directorate also monitors the various transactions to ensure that the transactions for the public can be completed in simple steps and in record time.