More e-passport gates at London airport
As part of its £115 million transformation plan, London Luton airport will be installing additional five e-passport gates at its…
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Turkey issues new biometric passports as part of EU visa agreement
Turkey will begin issuing new biometric passports in November in accordance with its agreement with the European Union to grant…
OT to supply ePassports to Republic of Mali
Following an invitation to tender, OT (Oberthur Technologies) has signed a contract with the Government of the Republic of Mali…
Ireland’s selfie-friendly passport card wins international security award
Ireland’s new selfie-friendly passport card was a joint winner of the Best Regional ID Document at last month’s High Security…
Peruvians start applying for biometric passports this week
Peru’s Interior Minister Jose Luis Perez Guadalupe announced this week that citizens are now able to initiate the required procedures…
Peru to issue 1.6M biometric passports over next three years
Over the next three years, Peru’s National Superintendent of Migrations and Foreign Affairs Ministry will issue 1.6 million biometric passports,…
Bangladesh launching an epassport plan
The home ministry of Bangladesh announced last week that it will launch an epassport plan for the citizens of the…
Dermalog delivers biometric passports and border control system to the Maldives
German biometrics firm Dermalog has delivered biometric passports and an IT system for epassport registration and personalization to the Republic…
Naples Airport introduces self-service immigration technology using biometrics
Naples International Airport has installed SITA’s Automated Border Control Gates (ABCGates) to fast track passengers from the European Union who…
Turkey to begin producing new biometric passports in March
In preparation for the potential lifting of visa regulations for Turkish residents traveling to the EU’s Schengen countries, starting from…
