Armenia enables foreign nationals to get Mobile ID

ArmInfo.  Persons holding a resident card or a certificate confirming legal residence in the Republic of Armenia can undergo identification in the RA and receive a Mobile ID, which will allow them to access state electronic  services. The initiative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was  approved at the government meeting on April 23.

As stated in the draft decision, according to the current legal  norms, only citizens of the Republic of Armenia who have received an  identification card have the right to apply for and receive a Mobile  ID. At the same time, due to the expansion of state electronic  services, it has become possible to make these services available to  foreigners legally residing in the Republic of Armenia.

According to the current legislative norms, a foreigner can apply for  a resident status and receive a residence permit both personally and  through an authorized person. A foreign citizen legally staying and  residing in the Republic of Armenia also has the right to receive a  public service number through an authorized person.

Meanwhile, provision of state electronic services is possible only  with the use of strict identification means, therefore the draft law  establishes the corresponding rules for foreigners, namely, they will  be able to submit an application and receive a Mobile ID after  putting the appropriate mark on identification by the Migration and  Citizenship Service in the foreigners' registration system, for which  the foreigner must first appear at the Migration and Citizenship  Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In the context of the above, in order to ensure uniform legal  application, the draft law provides that the said provision also  applies to foreigners who, prior to the entry into force of these  rules, had resident status and a corresponding valid document  confirming it, as well as a valid certificate confirming the legality  of residence.