BIOMETRIC PASSPORTS AND ID CARDS TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN 2011
Liana Yeghiazaryan

"Radiolur"
08.02.2010 18:08

The current passports will not be valid in Armenia in 2011. They
will be replaced by biometric passports and ID cards. Most probably,
the social security cards will not be necessary, either.

The biometric passports and ID cards will contain more information
about the citizens than the current documents. They will include a
photo, the name, the surname, the middle name, the date of birth, the
address, the prints of four fingers and the signature of the citizen.

The ID cards will be used inside Armenia, while the passports will be
provided only when leaving the country, Head of the Passport and Visa
Department of RA Police Norayr Muradkhanyan said. The new documents
will be valid for ten years.

The changes are required by international organizations, particularly
the Council of Europe.