A Brussels court has referred the Belgian biometrics company Semlex and 13 other defendants to criminal trial over alleged corruption, money laundering and tax fraud tied to a contract to […]

Cyprus is now accepting only biometric Lebanese passports for new visa applications submitted through its embassy in Beirut, aligning the application process with Lebanon’s decision to cancel older non-biometric travel […]

Lebanese citizens in France can now complete biometric passport enrolment at their embassy rather than flying home to do it, after Lebanon launched its biometric fingerprint system at the Lebanese […]

India’s Ministry of External Affairs has begun issuing a new generation of e-passports featuring embedded RFID chips and stored biometric data, alongside a broad upgrade of its domestic and overseas […]

Ukrainian forensic experts have reportedly participated in specialized training on biometric chip authentication in Eindhoven, Netherlands, in mid-September 2025. The program, organized with support from the Organization for Security and […]

Wrocław Airport has become the first airport in Poland to host a full biometric passport issuance service, marking a major development in the country’s travel infrastructure. The facility allows citizens […]

Latvia will stop recognizing non-biometric Russian passports starting July 15, 2025, as part of a sweeping update to its border control policies. The change, confirmed by Latvia’s Office of Citizenship […]

Niger has signed new agreements to develop a national electronic identification system and biometric passport infrastructure. The Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) were formalized on June 27 between Niger’s Interior Minister […]

India has officially launched Passport Seva 2.0, a major upgrade to its passport issuance system, introducing chip-enabled e-passports with advanced security features. The initiative was formally unveiled during the 13th […]

Nepal’s Department of Passports (DoP) has issued Letters of Intent (LoIs) for two major biometric passport contracts, selecting German firms Veridos GmbH and Mühlbauer ID Services GmbH for the modernization […]