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Bucharest issuing biometric e-passports

Tuesday, January 5, 2010 in News

The first biometric electronic passport are starting to be issued in Bucharest, Romania, according to a report in Financiarul.com.

The first travel document will be issued on Jan. 18. The new e-passport will store on a contactless smart card chip a digital photo and two fingerprint scans along with the holder’s demographic data. Other areas in Romania started issuing the new e-passports last year.

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