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VFS Global is a visa and passport administration outsourcing company for governments and diplomatic missions. [2] Zubin Karkaria founded the company in 2001 while he was chief executive at Kuoni Travel. [3]
Australia introduced guidance on biometrics and privacy in 2006, which was developed by the Biometrics Institute. The Biometrics Institute [50] is a self-funded membership organisation that now operates at a global level providing thought leadership, information and an impartial platform for trusted and balanced discussions on biometrics.
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.
Visa requirements for Australian passport holders are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Australia entering with an Australian passport. As of 2025, Australian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 189 countries and territories, ranking the Australian passport 6th in the ...
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 ...
Australia's diplomatic missions have a key focus on Commonwealth, Asian, and Pacific Islander countries. Under the terms of the Canada–Australia Consular Services Sharing Agreement, the two countries provide consular services to each other's citizens at a number of locations around the world. At this time, there are 12 cities where Canadians ...
An Australian passport is a travel document issued by the Commonwealth of Australia to individuals holding any form of Australian nationality.An Australian passport application is the most expensive in the world, costing A$412 as of 1 January 2025. [3]
An identity document (abbreviated as ID) is a document proving a person's identity.. If the identity document is a plastic card it is called an identity card (abbreviated as IC or ID card).