Suriname passes law authorizing new biometric passports
Suriname’s National Assembly passed a law to issue new biometric passports. Biometric data from the country’s Central Bureau for Civil Affairs will be used to prepare the passports. The passports will be more secure and protected against fraud.
Turkey debuts domestically-made biometric passports, driver’s licenses
Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said that the government recently finished a pilot production phase and is closer to serial production of e-passports. The passport will contain a contactless chip running on an operating system developed by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey. The chip contains the holder’s biometric data like fingerprints, along with other identifying information like date of birth.
Denmark biometric passport issuance is on schedule: G+D
Giesecke+Devrient says the release of its biometric passports made by subsidiary Veridos for Denmark is on time, despite the constraints on the global supply chains.
BLS International to process North American visas for Germany
BLS International announced it signed a contract with Germany to process short-term and long-term visas in the U.S. and Mexico for seven years. The company will start its operations with eight American cities and two centers in Mexico within six months. The centers will offer services like visa outsourcing, translation, courier, insurance and photocopying.
Israel extends fingerprint database, cancels requirement for passport
Israel’s parliament agreed to extend a fingerprint biometric database until June 30, 2023. The fingerprint database faced criticism over improper data protection, which led to the Knesset ordering its deletion in October 2020. Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked said the database was needed to buy facial recognition technology.
The passport is a digital ID, a passport and a passport. The passport was designed by Denmark, Germany, Israel, Israel and Suriname and Turkey.
Source: biometricupdate.com