Uzbekistan Starts Introducing Biometric Passports

Director of the State Personalization Center under the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan Abdusattar Matkarimov spoke to UzA on the introduction of the biometric passports in the country. In accordance with the President’s decree of January 5th, the...

First New Look UK Passport Issued

The first new look UK passport has been issued to five-year-old Elliot Coutts Miller. Elliot, who attends Shortwood Infant School, Staines in Surrey, received his passport at the London passport office based in Globe House in Victoria. How People Arrived...

New United Kingdom Passport Unveiled

Chief Executive of the Identity and Passport Service Sarah Rapson has unveiled the redesigned United Kingdom (UK) passport, now featuring strengthened security features and iconic images from across the nation.

Nigerian Immigration Service to Replace National Passport with ECOWAS E-passport

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced that Nigeria’s international passport would be replaced and would cease to be officially recognized by December 30, this year. The NIS Public Relations Officer, Ekpedeme King, told APA that the passport...

Liberian Government Launches Biometric Passport

The Liberian government has launched through its Foreign Affairs ministry a new biometric passport. The new passports are consistent with the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for Biometric Machine Readable Passports. According...

Togo Adopts New Biometric Passports

Togo has introduced new biometric passports offering greater security guarantees. The diplomatic service and ordinary passports will from now on be biometric. “The government of Togo wants to get in tune with countries that have already opted for...

Rwanda Shuns Hundreds of Ugandans At Border Post

Rwandan immigration officials have denied hundreds of Ugandans entry to Rwanda at Katuna border in keeping with new measures that came into force on Tuesday, APA has learned.

Duma Votes To Back Separatist Efforts In Georgia

Russia’s parliament has urged the government to consider recognizing Georgia’s two separatist regions, Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The move comes as leaders of those breakaway regions step up their campaigns for recognition in the...