Schengen visas

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EU parliament formally adopts digital visas

Oct 20, 2023, 3:45 pm EDT

Europe has made one of the final steps towards adopting digital visas for the Schengen area. On Wednesday, the European…

Accenture, Atos, Safran to improve EU visa info and biometric matching system

Sep 27, 2016, 9:29 pm EDT

The European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA)…

Peru to issue 1.6M biometric passports over next three years

Feb 8, 2016, 7:30 pm EST

Over the next three years, Peru’s National Superintendent of Migrations and Foreign Affairs Ministry will issue 1.6 million biometric passports,…

Schengen states make biometric registration mandatory for Indian visa applicants

Oct 29, 2015, 3:29 pm EDT

Starting November 2, the Schengen states will require all Indian visa applicants to visit the consulate or application center —…

Lithuania to deploy MorphoTOP fingerprint scanners for visa requests

Mar 4, 2015, 3:49 pm EST

Morpho (Safran) announced it has signed an agreement to provide 145 MorphoTOP optical fingerprint scanners to the Lithuanian government, which…

Secunet AG provides advanced border control solution for Zurich Airport

Dec 10, 2014, 3:59 pm EST

Secunet AG announced that the Zurich Airport has upgraded its border control technology including adding secunet biomiddle software, enabling authorities…