The new passports will be printed in the Mirzo-Ulugbek district, where new imported equipment has been installed to produce the passports and specialists are being trained to use the system, Uznews.net has learned from the OVViOG (the district passport registry).
The four districts involved are currently gathering biometric data from the population (passport information, photographs, fingerprints, etc.), which will be included in the electronic information contained in the new passport documents.
Before the end of this year, 215 state registration centres will be set up in Uzbekistan to collect biometric data and complete applications for the new passports. Around 40 centres will be opened at foreign embassies and consulates.
The migration from the current system to biometric passports was planned to begin on 1 January this year but was postponed until 1 January 2011. However, delays are still apparent as the process is still at its earliest stages.
Government proposals claim that biometric passports are being introduced “to reduce the risk of passport forgery and to increase the speed and accuracy of identification procedures for individuals crossing state boundaries. This will reinforce the security of civil aviation and increase the efficacy of international aviation.”
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Quelle/Source: uznews, 27.07.2011
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