Germany to introduce biometric passports
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12:56 04/11/2005
Germany is set to be the first country in the European Union to introduce biometric passports, which will allow airport control devices to detect a small electronic tag concealed inside the passport...
US passports to have RFID chips
9:31 31/10/2005
The US State Department announced that all U.S. passports issued after October 2006 will have embedded radio frequency identification (RFID) chips that carry the holder's personal data and digital...
Biometric passports no smiling matter
18:38 14/09/2005
Britons applying for a passport from 12 September will be ordered not to smile and pose with a neutral expression so new biometric scanners can accurately read their facial features. Britain's Home...
US to begin issuing electronic passports
15:02 11/08/2005
The United States will begin issuing electronic passports in December to help tighten border and identity security, the State Department said 9 August. A computer chip will be placed in passport...
U.S. will demand passports from Canadians
11:24 06/04/2005
In order to bolster border security in the United States, by 2007, most Canadians will need a passport to enter the US. By 2008, Americans going to Canada will also need to show a passport in order...
Most Europeans may soon need to apply for US visit visas
14:17 04/04/2005
Many Europeans will need to apply for a visit visa to visit America later this year after the US Congress said that there was little chance of postponing a deadline for the introduction of biometric...
