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Together with fingerprint and face recognition, iris scanning is one of three biometric identification technologies internationally standardised since 2006 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for use in e-passports [419] and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.
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] Formerly based in India, the company is now headquartered in Dubai with offices in 147 countries. [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.
Aruba passport stamp (background: Independence Hall, Philadelphia, US) Curaçao entry stamp Sint Maarten entry stamp. A common visa exists since the end of 2010 for the territories of Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten (landen (English: countries) within the Kingdom) and the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, which are part of the country the Netherlands) which form together ...
In 2016, BLS International was awarded a contract by Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MAEC) for global visa outsourcing, valued at €175 million. [9] Additionally, the company was contracted by the Government of Punjab, India to manage 2,147 Seva Kendras as part of an e-governance project.
This biometric symbol is usually printed on the cover of biometric (ICAO compliant) passports. A biometric passport (also known as an electronic passport, e-passport or a digital passport) is a passport that has an embedded electronic microprocessor chip, which contains biometric information that can be used to authenticate the identity of the passport holder.
A Dutch passport (Dutch: Nederlands paspoort) is an identity document issued to citizens of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for the purpose of international travel. As the Netherlands only distinguish one category of citizen (Nederlandse (Dutch), NLD), for all countries in the Kingdom, passports are the same for all four countries.
Liechtenstein began issuing biometric EU-standard ID cards in January 2024. [73] Iceland began to issue new EU-standard ID cards in March 2024, the first in the world to use the new additional ICAO 9303 format with a vertical format. Identity cards issued by EEA states are equally as valid as EU identity cards within the EU and EFTA. [74] [75] [76]