UAE should be the first Arab country to offer passports fitted with microchips which house biometric data,
| France rolls out e-passports 14/04/2006 |
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| France is set to issue its first electronics passports today, becoming the first European country to do so. According to a report from AFP, the e-passports will first be made available in the Hauts-de-Seine department near Paris. They will then be rolled out nationwide by the end of June. The EU has established a deadline of 28 August for all EU member states to offer e-passports. The e-passports are being issued in response to new US policies. In tightening its international security in response to 9/11, the US now requires European visitors to hold e-passports to travel without a visa. The e-passports are fitted with microchips which includes biometric data. The first French e-passports will reportedly include a digital photograph of the holder and other personal data. By 2009, the passports are expected to include digital fingerprints. |
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