Biometric chip passports launching in Malta and Jordan this year

Biometric passports are seeing uptake across continents, with new nations implementing a model that has seen significant success in countries as disparate as Costa Rica and Belarus.

Malta to begin issuing e-passports this fall

The government of Malta says it will start issuing biometric passports in October of this year, according to a report from the Times of Malta. The national passport office has moved into a new building ahead of the launch of a national identity data management …

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