Armenia’s New Biometric Passport System Draws 7,700 Applications in First Days
Armenia’s new biometric passport and ID card system received 7,700 applications in its first days of operation, with 2,700 applicants having submitted…
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Cluj Airport Puts 12 SITA Automated Border Control Gates Into Operation
Avram Iancu International Airport in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, has put 12 automated border control gates supplied by SITA into operation for passengers on flights…
Kazakhstan to Add 198 Biometric Border Terminals by 2028
Kazakhstan will install 198 more Q-Gate biometric terminals at its border crossing points by 2028, close to five times the number in service today. Fifty-four…
Cyprus to Replace Airport Passport Scanners With Automated Biometric Gates
Cyprus will scrap the electronic passport control scanners at Larnaca and Paphos airports and install fully automated border control gates in their place, with…
Nigeria Immigration Service Begins Biometric Airport Overhaul
The Nigeria Immigration Service has begun a nationwide overhaul of airport operations, training frontline personnel to use biometric surveillance, automated…
Thailand Signs Airport Modernization Pact With Amadeus and Edgewater
Thailand has signed a memorandum of understanding with travel technology firm Amadeus and systems integrator Edgewater Solutions to draw up a modernization…
Pakistan Approves Joint Interior-Defence Strategy to Unify Airport Screening Under Biometric E-Gate System
Pakistan’s Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi chaired a high-level inter-ministerial meeting yesterday, approving a joint strategy between the Ministry of…
Ireland Signs International Protection Bill Into Law, Mandating Eurodac Biometric Enrollment for Asylum Seekers
Ireland’s President Catherine Connolly signed the International Protection Bill 2026 into law yesterday, triggering the most significant overhaul of the…
India’s Cabinet Approves Rs. 18 Billion Extension of IVFRT Immigration Biometric Platform Through 2031
India’s Union Cabinet has approved a five-year continuation of the Immigration, Visa, Foreigners Registration and Tracking (IVFRT) Scheme, allocating 18…
UK Trials “Passport-Free” Facial Recognition Border Checks at Manchester Airport
Border Force ran a three-week “contactless” border pilot at Manchester Airport in October, allowing British passport-holders to clear arrivals using facial…