ARMENIAN CITIZENS CAN RECEIVE BIOMETRIC PASSPORTS FROM SEPT. 2011
PanARMENIAN.Net
December 17, 2010 – 14:00 AMT 10:00 GMT
Armenian citizens can receive biometric passports and electronic ID
cards from Sept. 2011.
“New passports will be issued for all interested persons. Old
passports will also remain valid,” said Norayr Muradkhanyan, chief
of the passport and visa department of Armenian police.
Biometric passports will contain the citizen’s name and last name,
date and place of birth, photograph and two fingerprints. Electronic
ID cards will contain the same data, but with an electronic signature
instead of fingerprints.
8 organizations have applied for biometric passports and electronic
ID cards, whose applications are being discussed. The final decision
will be taken in early 2011.
From: A. Papazian
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