The purpose of this initiative is to implement the issuance and use of the electronic passport in order to advance towards standardization with other countries, improve the security level of the document and respond to the requirements of international organizations such as the International Civil Aviation Organization (OACI, by its acronym in spanish). In the Dominican Republic, the institution in charge of issuing official and ordinary passports is the General Directorate of Passports. This institution has made available to Dominican citizens thirty-six (36) centers for passport acquisition procedures. In the case of citizens residing in the country, thirteen (13) post offices or centers have been established at the national level located in: Santo Domingo (headquarters), Eastern Zone, Sambil Government Point, Santiago, San Pedro de Macorís, Barahona, Puerto Plata, Nagua, Monte Cristi, La Vega, Higüey and Azua. While, Dominicans residing abroad can go to an authorized Dominican consulate that is located in the following locations: Valencia, Barcelona, Boston, Panama, St. Maarten, Hamburg, Madrid, Genoa, Miami, Milan, Puerto Rico, Zurich , New York, Canada, Los Angeles, Guadeloupe, Montreal, Aruba, Washington, Curaçao, Antigua and Barbuda, Rome and Chile.