System of new biometric passports and ID cards to be implemented in  Armenia this autumn

ArmInfo. The system of new biometric passports and ID cards will begin to be implemented in Armenia this fall. This was announced at a press conference on February 13 by RA Minister of Internal Affairs Arpine Sargsyan.

According to her, every effort is being made to ensure these  deadlines are met, and the biometric passport system will begin to  operate this fall. Work is currently underway on the design of the  documents, which will soon be presented to the public. Production  will then begin.

At the same time, as the Minister noted, old passports will remain in  circulation until their full expiration date. However, citizens who  wish to exchange their old documents for new ones before the  expiration date will be able to do so without any problems.  Reservation systems will be implemented to manage queues, and all  citizen data will be transmitted online to passport offices, where  the process will be completed within a few minutes. In this regard, a  prototype of the new offices is being developed. As for the prices  for the new system, the minister noted that they have not yet been  finalized. Unlike standard passports, the prices will change.