On 26 September 2025, the Embassy of Japan held a handover ceremony at the Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet for the IOM project to strengthen border control and respond to infectious diseases in Pacific Island countries.
The final batch of equipment completed the three-year project (2022 to 2025). It included:
- 11 new passport scanners
- 12 workstation sets for immigration counters
- furniture and equipment for the refurbished seaport office
- 25 sets of magnifying loupes and UV lights for document examination
- uniforms for all 38 immigration officers
- an immigration system upgrade, completed in August 2025