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Police: transition to biometric passports to start in 2014 all over Armenia
YEREVAN, September 28. /ARKA/. The process of replacement of usual
passport with biometric ones will start on January 1, 2014, in all the
provinces of Armenia, Vardan Bichakhyan, chief of the police
department's passport and visa unit, says in a video statement posted
on the police's official website.
Starting from 1 June, 2012, residents of Yerevan, Gyumri and Vanadzor
who want have such passports may do it. According to the police's
decision, the process of elimination of old passports will start on
January 1, 2014.
In his statement, Bichakhyan said that old passports will remain valid
until their validity term is expired.
The introduction of biometric passport came as part of the European
Neighborhood program - they will help Armenian citizens to travel
abroad and will facilitate visa obtaining procedure for traveling to
European countries.
The new system will leave no room for forging documents and will bar
undesirable persons from crossing Armenia's border. Biometric
passports are valid for five years and ID cards for 10 years.
All the citizens of Armenia at age higher than 16 will get
identification cards and passports will be given to those citizens who
want them. In addition to personal data and a photo, there will be
fingerprints in a new passport. An ID card will contain also the
electronic signature in addition to personal data and a photo. ---0---
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YEREVAN, September 28. /ARKA/. The process of replacement of usual
passport with biometric ones will start on January 1, 2014, in all the
provinces of Armenia, Vardan Bichakhyan, chief of the police
department's passport and visa unit, says in a video statement posted
on the police's official website.
Starting from 1 June, 2012, residents of Yerevan, Gyumri and Vanadzor
who want have such passports may do it. According to the police's
decision, the process of elimination of old passports will start on
January 1, 2014.
In his statement, Bichakhyan said that old passports will remain valid
until their validity term is expired.
The introduction of biometric passport came as part of the European
Neighborhood program - they will help Armenian citizens to travel
abroad and will facilitate visa obtaining procedure for traveling to
European countries.
The new system will leave no room for forging documents and will bar
undesirable persons from crossing Armenia's border. Biometric
passports are valid for five years and ID cards for 10 years.
All the citizens of Armenia at age higher than 16 will get
identification cards and passports will be given to those citizens who
want them. In addition to personal data and a photo, there will be
fingerprints in a new passport. An ID card will contain also the
electronic signature in addition to personal data and a photo. ---0---
- See more at: http://arka.am/en/news/society/police_transition_to_biometric_passports_to_start_ in_2014_all_over_armenia_/#sthash.vE8WUVsg.dpuf
More at: http://arka.am/en/news/society/police_transition_to_biometric_passports_to_start_ in_2014_all_over_armenia_/#sthash.vE8WUVsg.dpuf