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The ePassport system was set up for Fiji's Department of Immigration by German company Muhlbauer ID Services. [6] The new technology saw the passport fee more than double from FJD $76 to $200. [1] Fiji is the third country in the Pacific region to introduce biometric passports, after Tonga and the Solomon Islands. [7]
Built in the late 1930s as the seat of the colonial administration, the Art Deco buildings today house the Prime Minister of Fiji's offices, the High Court, and several government ministries. It is also the seat of the Parliament of Fiji since 2014, having previously been the seat of Fiji's parliament from independence in 1970 until the 1987 coups.
Visa requirements for Fijian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Fiji.As of 23 July 2024, Fijian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 90 countries and territories, ranking the Fijian passport 54th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Fiji. The capital, Suva , hosts 24 embassies/high commissions and 4 other missions/representative offices. Map of diplomatic missions in Fiji
The first Government House was built in the early 1880s (after the capital moved in Suva) that consisted of two small wood-frame buildings. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] From 1970 to 1987, Government House was the official residence of the governor-general , and became the presidential residence in 1987 after two military coups resulted in the proclamation ...
The ministry states that its objective is "the provision of policy advice to the Government [of Fiji] regarding the formulation and implementation of its foreign policies," and it maintains the country's various diplomatic missions based domestically in Suva, those attributed to Fiji in Canberra, Australia and Wellington, New Zealand, as well ...
The United States ambassador to Fiji is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Fiji. The ambassador is concurrently the ambassador to Kiribati , Nauru , Tonga , and Tuvalu , while residing in Suva , Fiji.
Each province has a provincial council which may make bylaws and impose rates (local taxes), subject to the approval of the iTaukei Affairs Board a government department. . The board must also approve the appointment of the Roko Tui, or executive head of the provincial council, who is usually a high chief, although in recent years, commoners have sometimes been cho