Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ), the busiest airport in the Dominican Republic, is using SITA’s Automated Border Control Gates to automate the border process for passengers from the US and Canada, as well as Spain, UK, and France, as they leave the country.

Parts of the security industry have welcomed the British Chancellor's announcement that the ePassport gates at Heathrow will soon be extended to visitors from outside the European Union.

Nepal's Department of Passports (DoP) will call a global tender to print ePassports next year, according to local media.

The UK government is developing a post-Brexit visa check app for EU citizens that would use selfies and ePassports, according to media reports.

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has announced a series of pilot schemes to test the use of biometric technology throughout the end-to-end passenger journey.

Smart Packaging Solutions (SPS) has launched S-Lock (a patented solution) for electronic passports. 

Moscow Domodedovo Airport and S7 Airlines have implemented SITA’s Scan&Fly self-bag drop technology.

WorldReach Software has announced the signing of a multi-year contract with the UK Home Office for the provision of a smartphone based digital enrolment capability.

Airlines and airports are investing in biometric technology as a key priority, according to research released today by global IT provider SITA.

Magicard has launched Ultima, a retransfer card printer adding to its range of direct to card printers.

The International Standardisation committee on Biometrics Working Group 3 (ISO/IEC JTC1 SC37 WG3) is seeking comments after taking the decision to promote a new draft standard.

Planet Biometrics, a sister publication of Security Document World, has joined an international coalition calling for the recognition of September 16 as International Identity Day.

India's Ministry of External Affairs is seeking new bids for its passport issuance programme, according to local media.

The new Italian national eID card, launched in major cities in 2016, is now being rolled out to the rest of the country.

An expert’s guide to using the paper elements of a passport.

Empowering e-government by shifting to smart cards is accelerating the arrival of a new era of mobile identity and electronic documents.

Citizen ID documents such as national IDs and driver licenses will ultimately follow the trend toward mobility.