Niger joins regional biometric passport initiative with Burkina Faso, Mali
Niger has become the latest member of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) to launch a regional biometric passport as…
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Nigeria achieves full ICAO PKD integration for its biometric passport
The Nigerian government recently announced that it has completed the integration process with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO’s) Public…
Morocco approves new legal framework for more secure biometric passport
The Moroccan government council has given its greenlight to a decree that outlines a litany of new rules for the…
US passport photo plan points to new layer of remote biometric verification
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said this month that the State Department is preparing to make passport applications “almost…
Toppan adds to award collection for new color laser ID printing technology
The Best New Passport of 2026 is Argentina’s ePassport, according to High Security Printing. The recognition follows the HSP Award…
Nepal ID document drama escalates with Veridos, Mühlbauer, gov’t officials charged
There is a split between government officials in Nepal over whether Veridos and Mühlbauer, jointly awarded the country’s passport production…
Pakistan making full transition to biometric passports
Pakistan is phasing out machine-readable passports and plans to fully switch to electronic passports containing an NFC chip that stores…
Armenia prepares to issue redesigned biometric passports this fall
Armenia has announced that the design of biometric passports is ready, and their issuance is scheduled for the fall of…
Pakistan upgrading passport application biometrics, adding home delivery service
Pakistan is planning to upgrade the automated biometric identification system (ABIS) it uses for passport applications as part of an…
Thales supplier Linxens comes under scrutiny by UK’s Labour party
Passport component supplier Linxens is facing scrutiny over ownership links to Chinese investment firms that have been placed on the…
