Biometric residence permits will now be mandatory for all first time visa applicants to UK
The UK government is making it mandatory for all first time visa applicants to the UK to apply for a…
Border and Port Security
Biometric access control systems used at airports and national or regional boundaries to track and manage the flow of humans, and the databases and documents that support them, make up border and port security. Includes national and immigration registries, ePassports and smart card systems, automated border control (ABC) kiosks, and apps for data sharing among other products and services.
SITA installs automated passport control kiosks at Abu Dhabi Airport
Air transport and government IT firm SITA announced that Abu Dhabi International Airport is now using SITA’s new automated passport…
Homeland Security to deploy iris and facial recognition services to Border Patrol
The Department of Homeland Security has announced it will begin deploying iris and facial recognition services to the U.S. Border…
Morpho to provide biometric e-border solution to UAE
Morpho (Safran), through eIMASS, has won a new e-Border management contract from the Ministry of Interior of the United Arab…
Republicans cancel vote on border biometric testing bill
Rep. Chris Collins introduced a proposal that could weaken a proposed $10 billion border security bill that demands the full…
Istanbul Atatürk airport deploys biometric border control gates
TAV IT has implemented a new passport control system at Istanbul Atatürk Airport to expedite passenger waiting times for international…
House Homeland Security Committee pass $10b border security bill
The House Committee on Homeland Security has approved a $10 billion border security bill that demands the full implementation of…
Ukraine begins issuing biometric passports with plans to issue 2.5 million every year
Ukraine began issuing biometric passports this week, as Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk unveiled plans to issue 2.5 million passports every…
Vision-Box deploys ABC eGates at two Bulgarian international airports
Vision-Box announced it has deployed its latest generation of Automated Border Control eGates at Bulgaria’s Varna and Burgas International Airports…
US customs and border protection receives $3m in funding to test biometric exit app
The Department of Homeland Security released a $39.7 billion appropriations bill last week that includes $3 million specifically for testing…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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