What is "saime"

SAIME is a Venezuelan government institution, traditionally in charge of Civil registry services. The name derives from the Spanish acronym for Servicio Administrativo de Identificación, Migración y Extranjería (Administrative Service of Identification, and Migration Affairs). The function of this government office is to issue passports, identity cards for immigrants, and other legal nationality documents for Venezuelan citizens and residents. Currently, the director of the institution is Juan Carlos Dugarte.