UK Home Office raises estimate for passport contract to 12 years, £576M
The UK Home Office has opened a third round of market engagement for its next major passport manufacturing and personalization…
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Armenia gets patriotic with biometric passports, ID cards coming in fall 2026
Armenia has a new biometric passport. A release from the government says the prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, can confirm that…
Armenia approves legal framework for biometric passport and ID rollout
The Armenian government has approved amendments to a package of laws related to identity documents, creating a unified legislative framework…
Finland moves to centralize passport, id issuance at foreign missions
The government of Finland has proposed amendments to the country’s legislation on passport and identity card services that would improve…
St Kitts and Nevis mandates biometric enrollment for ‘golden passport’ holders
Caribbean nation St Kitts and Nevis has announced that all who became citizens through the Citizenship by Investment (CBI) program…
ICAO updates e-passport verification platform with advance biometrics sharing options
After more than a decade, the International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO has launched an updated version of its e-passport verification…
Thales supports Dominican Republic’s biometric passport system upgrade
Thales, together with local consortium partner Midas Dominicana, is providing the technology and technical expertise for the implementation of a…
GenKey takes over biometric passport, national ID card production in Comoros
East African archipelago nation Comoros has selected GenKey to produce its biometric passports and national ID cards. GenKey replaces Semlex,…
Veridos and OSD awarded for biometric passport work, KOMSCO finds profits in digital ID
In South Korea, KOMSCO has reinvented itself, moving to find new profitability in mobile IDs. In Georgia, a unified ePassport…
Seamfix revealed as developer of Benin’s biometric passport renewal app
Seamfix has been revealed as the developer of Benin’s self-service passport renewal app with face biometrics and liveness detection. The…
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