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Visitors intending to visit Australia and returning Australian residents with an ePassport may have to submit to biometric authentication as part of the Smartgate system, linking individuals to their visas and passports. Biometric data are collected from some visa applicants by Immigration particularly in cases of Refugee or Humanitarian Visas. [2]
Australian Passport Office is an independent operating agency of the Government of Australia with bureaucratic oversight provided through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) portfolio. It issues Australian passports to Australian citizens in Australia and overseas under the Australian Passports Act 2005 and related laws.
The Australian Certificate of Identity (COI) is a biometric travel document issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to individuals who are not Australian citizens and are about to leave Australia or one of its territories.
The Australian Tax file number (TFN) is a 9 digit identity document issued to tax payers. There is no card or official identity document in popular use that shows this number and strict rules on its use means that it is not required to be provided, and there is no practical way a non government entity to verify the holder against the number.
As the validity of Australian passports do not exceed 10 years, all previous Australian passports have now expired and all valid passports are now biometric. In May 2015, the Australian Government announced that SmartGate will be launched at air and sea ports, using solely biometrics to identify and process arriving passengers, with a goal of ...
A new biometric card is set to be ready for 2025. [17] Cambodia: Khmer Identity Card Compulsory and biometric since 2011. [18] Cameroon: Carte nationale d'identité / national identity card Optional, although compulsory for voting, acquisition of both passports and driving licenses and for certain government transactions. [19] [20] Cape Verde
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An Australian passport is a travel document issued by the Commonwealth of Australia to individuals holding any form of Australian nationality.It grants the bearer international passage in accordance with visa requirements and serves as both a form of identification and proof of Australian citizenship.