India Rolls Out Passport Seva 2.0 and E-Passports, Modernizing Travel Documents Nationwide
India has officially launched Passport Seva 2.0, a major upgrade to its passport issuance system, introducing chip-enabled e-passports with advanced security…
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Nepal Issues e-Passport Contract Letters to Veridos and Mühlbauer Amid IDEMIA Challenge
Nepal’s Department of Passports (DoP) has issued Letters of Intent (LoIs) for two major biometric passport contracts, selecting German firms Veridos GmbH and…
Armenia to Launch New Biometric ID System in 2026 with EU Standards
Armenia will roll out a new biometric identification system in the second half of 2026, modernizing its national passport and ID card infrastructure to meet…
Banco de Costa Rica Questions Integrity of New Biometric Passport System
Costa Rica’s immigration office has officially released the country’s new Biometric Bicentennial Passport booklet. The new documents were available as of March…
Thales Formally Delivers Thailand’s New Biometric Passport
Thales has formally delivered a new e-passport for Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). The company first announced that it was developing the…
In Groupe Acquires Passport Security Specialist SURYS
France’s IN Groupe has completed its acquisition of the optical security specialist SURYS. SURYS is best known as a provider of security components for…
Thailand Orders 15 Million Biometric e-Passports from Thales and Gemalto
Thales will be delivering 15 million e-passports to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in Thailand, which has placed the order through a contract with the…