Launching the electronic passport during the current year

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The Ministry of the Interior reveals the latest developments in the electronic passport and its working date

•  Time : 09/12/2021 14:44:00
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{Local: Al Furat News} The Ministry of Interior revealed the latest developments in the work of the electronic passport project and the date of its work in the country.

Interior spokesman Major General Khaled Al-Muhanna told {Euphrates News}, "The plan to change the Iraqi passport is in the works, and the work has been referred to an investment company that takes care of the infrastructure and the {hardware} and software} of the program.
He added, "There is a time limit set for all countries of the world to convert the ordinary passport to an electronic one within the year 2023."
And Al-Muhanna said, "The electronic passport provides great services, including that the citizen passes through electronic gates away from queues, and these gates ensure his entry and exit and his visa."
He pointed out, "Work according to this system and its completion will be in the next year 2022, according to the plans developed for the project."

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After a long wait.. an important comment by the Director of Passports about a promising project

•  Time: 09/24/2021 15:52:25
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{Local: Al Furat News} The Director of Passport Affairs at the Ministry of Interior, Major General Ahmed Abdel Sattar, commented on the electronic passport project.

Abdul Sattar told {Euphrates News} that "the directorate has completed the feasibility study for the electronic passport and all the requirements of the project have been prepared, and there is a committee formed under the chairmanship of the Directorate of Systems and Information in the Ministry of Interior and under the supervision of the minister."

And he added, "But the conditions of the pandemic have led to the disruption of the work of the passport all over the world, and we are continuing to work with it."

And Abdul Sattar indicated that "the current system can be modernized, by adding special devices, and the project will be implemented with its gates in all Iraqi airports."

And the spokesman of the Ministry of Interior, Major General Khaled Al-Muhanna, revealed earlier to Al-Furat News, that the work of the electronic passport will be in 2023, "noting that it "provides great services, including that the citizen passes through electronic gates away from queues, and these gates guarantee his entry and exit and the special visa). with it".

Raghad Daham

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Civil Status and Passports announces its statistics within a week

•  Time: 09/30/2021 12:19:36
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{Local: Al Furat News} The Directorate of Civil Status and Passports announced today, Thursday, its statistics from the documents within a week.

The directorate stated in a statement that {Euphrates News} received a copy of it, that "through the continuous efforts of the Directorate of Civil Status, Passports and Residence in Baghdad and the governorates, and with direct follow-up by the Director General of Civil Status, Passports and Residence, Major General Riyad Jundi Al-Kaabi, the Directorate presents its weekly statistics for the period from 9/ 18 to 9/25". 

And she indicated, "The number of completed national cards reached (42929), the number of passport transactions received reached (35,336 transactions), the number of printed passports (35,476 passports), and (12,803 housing cards) were granted, and 830 transactions were completed by the Directorate of Status Affairs. For the first time, 1,050 citizenship certificates and a replacement for damaged and lost (349) were issued by the Directorate of Nationality Affairs, and the number of arrivals and departures reached (52807 people).

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The Ministry of the Interior sets the date for issuing the electronic passport

•  Time: 10/16/2021 08:15:59
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{Political: Al Furat News} The Ministry of Interior has set the date for issuing the electronic passport, in coordination with the Ministry of Communications.

Director of Public Passports Affairs at the ministry, Major General Ahmed Abdel Sattar, said in a press statement, "The directorate will start issuing after completing all logistical matters related to the project, as it concluded a contract in this context with the Ministry of Communications to facilitate its issuance."

"The electronic passport is characterized as containing an electronic chip includes full information of the passport holder," noting that "the security gates at airports will open in the event of matching the information on the slide, with the central installed, which is impossible to computerized manipulation."

And he indicated that "the electronic passport will dispense with the use of the unified card because it carries the same information, and therefore in the event of the passport's renewal, the citizen does not need the official documents because they are present in it."

He revealed, "the completion of an integrated study of the Directorate to submit a feasibility study on the electronic passport, which will be the same currently used and approved by the Organization (Alakao) form of aviation, pointing out that" the Directorate will enable all citizens of the acquisition, according to official archives of fundamentalism. "

He said, "The Directorate has succeeded and through mobile pouch, by issuing passports to the communities all over the world, as well as the issuing of humanitarian cases in just 24 hours and within ten branches distributed in Baghdad," revealing "coordination with the Ministry of Labor to grant passports for orphans and the elderly in the role of shelter" .

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The Ministry of the Interior: The “electronic passport” will be issued next year

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 Baghdad: Jinan al-Asadi

 

The Ministry of Interior stated that at the beginning of next year it will issue the electronic passport, in coordination with the Ministry of Communications. The Director of General Passport Affairs in the Ministry, Major General Ahmed Abdel Sattar, told Al-Sabah: "The directorate will start issuing after it has completed all the logistical matters related to the project, as it was concluded in this context. A contract with the Ministry of Communications to facilitate its issuance." He added that "the electronic passport has the advantage of containing an electronic chip that includes the full information of the passport holder."

[DWS112]

52 minutes ago, yota691 said:

beginning of next year

 

52 minutes ago, yota691 said:

an electronic chip

 

[Half Crazy Runner]

5 hours ago, yota691 said:

which is impossible to computerized manipulation."

I’m skeptical. It seems like any new security systems or measures are always vulnerable to hacking and manipulation over time. 

[Floridian]

8 hours ago, DWS112 said:

 

 

 

Uh oh!  An electronic chip?  Imbedded on the passport or on the traveler?

[markb57]

after 41 years in IT, I'll just say everything is hackable....given time and resources

[dinarham]

  Wow ,how Orwellian ,just don't let anybody put a chip in your head  and you'll be O.K.  

[markb57]

not Orwellian. just stating facts....

[markb57]

3 hours ago, Floridian said:

 

Uh oh!  An electronic chip?  Imbedded on the passport or on the traveler?

US Passports are chipped. nothing new....

[Floridian]

1 hour ago, markb57 said:

US Passports are chipped. nothing new....

 

Oh, I didn't know.  Thanks Mark.

[yota691]

General Passports Announces The Issuance Of One Million Passports This Year

Author: AhadNA3 On 11/24/2021 - 11:34 AM  71

Today, Wednesday, The Directorate Of General Passport Affairs At The Ministry Of Interior Announced The Issuance Of One Million Passports During The Current Year 2021.

The Director Of General Passports, Major General Ahmed Abdul Sattar, Said That "The Directorate Branches In Baghdad And The Provinces Have Issued Nearly One Million Passports This Year."

Abdul Sattar Added, "The Process Of Issuing Passports Takes Place In A Smooth Manner, Taking Into Account Humanitarian Cases, Where A Specialized Team From The Directorate Goes To The Person's Home Or Hospital, Fingerprints And Eye Prints Are Taken And The Passport Is Granted, And In Many Cases The Directorate Bears These Cases."

And Abdul Sattar Said, "The Directorate Is Also Keen, Through The Ministry's Directions, To Adopt The Mobile Bag Project, Through Which Passports Are Issued To The Iraqi Community Residing Abroad."

He Pointed Out That "The Number Of Passports Granted Through That Bag After Touring Most Of The Countries Of The Year Amounted To About 3,310," Noting That "The Next Few Days Will Witness The Passage Of The Mobile Bags Project In Three Countries: Greece, Bulgaria And India."

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Iraq adopts the electronic passport "soon": we can travel to 28 countries without a visa

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 November 25, 2021 11:04 PM

 

Mubasher: The Iraqi Ministry of Interior revealed, today, Thursday, that it has reached the last stage of completing the electronic passport, while indicating the ability of the Iraqi citizen to enter 28 countries without entry visa.

The Director of Passport Affairs in the Ministry of Interior, Major General Ahmed Al-Azzawi, told the Iraqi News Agency "INA", that the ministry has reached the last stage in contracting to complete the electronic passport, as the Passports Directorate provided the technical study and all the requirements in the Directorate of Systems and Information in the Ministry.

And he indicated that the electronic passport differs greatly from its predecessors, as the first page will be plastic and contain the holder's information that cannot be falsified, according to a certain system and conditions.

He pointed out that the classification of the passport globally does not depend on its validity, but on the entry features granted to the country and on the commercial and political movement.

He added, that an Iraqi citizen can currently enter 28 countries without an entry visa, pointing out that South Korea recently allowed Iraqis to enter it provided they hold diplomatic passports, while Cyprus allowed entry to those who have a passport or a diplomatic passport.

He pointed out that the political and economic situation is constantly improving and helps to advance the Iraqi passport.

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{Al Furat News} publishes statistics for the Passports Directorate for the year 2021

•  Time: 12/22/2021 16:47:58
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{Local: Al Furat News} The Director of Passports, Major General Ahmed Abdel Sattar, revealed, on Wednesday, the Directorate's statistics for the year 2021.

 

Abdul Sattar told Al Furat News that: "The number of passports from 1/1 until today, Wednesday, December 22, reached one million and 204 passports, and the total number of passports was one million, 204 and 771 passports." 
He pointed out that "there is no classification of who issued more for males or females, and the work is continuing, and there is no stopping for the end of the fiscal year."
Abdel Sattar warned, "There are no official working days on holidays," stressing that "work in Karrada offices for humanitarian cases and those in need to get passports out, the damaged allowance office, and express service in all governorates."
He continued, "I saw one to receive the auditors and the evening shift to complete the transactions and receive the transactions from the Iraqi embassies abroad due to the difference in time."
And Abdul Sattar announced, "The total of service and diplomatic passports since January 1, 2021 until today, Wednesday, has reached 4,666 passports."

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The Director of Passports reveals the latest developments of the electronic passport project.. Will it be binding on travelers?

•  Time: 12/29/2021 23:40:29
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{Local: Al Furat News} The Director General of Civil Status, Passports and Residence at the Ministry of Interior, Major General Riyadh Al Kaabi, revealed the latest developments of the electronic passport project.

Al-Kaabi said in a televised statement this evening: "The electronic passport will be a choice for citizens, and it is one of the benefits of the agreement with the World Aviation Organization."

He added, "We have not yet signed the contract with the {Sama'a Horizon} company implementing the project, and the planning and legal objections of the Cabinet Secretariat to the contract with the local company are not acceptable."

He pointed out that "the holder of the Iraqi passport can enter 28 countries without a visa, and the small number of this number is not due to the quality of the passport, but the matter is related to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."

 

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Appointment of a new Director General of Passport Affairs

•  Time: 01/19/2022 15:42:48
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{Local: Al Furat News} The Ministry of Interior has assigned a new director general of the Directorate of Civil Status, Passports and Residence.

The former Director-General, Major General Ahmed Abdul Sattar, told {Euphrates News}: "Brigadier Majid Adnan Ahmed was assigned to the position instead of me."

He pointed out that "I was dismissed from the job from yesterday and until now I have not been assigned to work in any party, and I am still in the office of the Director-General."

And Abdul Sattar, "Brigadier Majid is one of the competent officers in the Directorate of Passports Affairs."

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Disclosure of the date of issuance of the Iraqi electronic passport and the mechanisms of its work

2022.03.22 - 18:21

 

Baghdad - people  

The Ministry of Interior revealed, on Tuesday, the date of issuing the Iraqi electronic passport.  

 

  

The Director of Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs, Major General Riyadh Jundi Al-Kaabi, said in a statement to the official agency, followed by "NAS" (March 22, 2022), that "the work on the electronic passport will end within months," noting that "issuing this passport is subject to the conditions of the International Aviation Organization, which requires The existence of electronic passports.  

He explained that "the mechanism of action will be through electronic gates located in airports, in addition to an electronic chip present in the passport," noting that "the current Iraqi passport's security information is encrypted and difficult to forge."  

He added that "when the database for the work of the directorate is completed, the citizen will not need the documents at all," noting that "the national card and electronic passport will be issued easily according to the database."  

Al-Kaabi stated that "the systems for issuing electronic passports for Iraqis abroad are present in most embassies and consulates."  

He attributed "the reason for the delay in issuing the passport abroad, to the lack of printers in some embassies, which forces the passport to be printed in Iraq and sent to the citizen."  

And regarding the issuance of the national card, Al-Kaabi confirmed that "issuing the unified national card has reached advanced stages, because work on the project began several years ago and in all provinces except for some simple departments in Mosul," explaining that "the total of citizens who review the national card issuance departments on the day." It amounts to 250 thousand references, with 500 to 1000 references for each department, which includes aspects related to cases of marriage, divorce and birth data."  

He continued, "There was a delay in disbursing the cards as a result of the existing shortage, but during the past two weeks we implemented a campaign and accomplished many unified cards in Baghdad, whether in Karkh or Rusafa," noting that "during the next few days, all unified cards will be completed in all governorates." .  

He pointed out that "the electronic reservation has been lifted, except for the review for the first time, but in other cases, you do not need a reservation, but a direct review," explaining that "all ages are included."  

He pointed out that "there is no difficulty in issuing residency to foreigners, according to the residency law in Iraq."  

  

  

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The Ministry of the Interior: The electronic passport bears 17 security marks that cannot be tampered with

2022.05.25 - 08:45

 

Baghdad - people   

The Ministry of Interior announced that the electronic passport, which bears more than 17 non-forgery security marks, will soon be operational, stressing that its issuance will raise its global rating.  

 

  

The Director General of Passport Affairs in the Ministry, Brigadier Majid Adnan, said in a statement to the official newspaper, which was followed by "Nass" (25 May 2022): "The current year will witness the launch of the electronic passport after it has been referred to the executing company represented by the Martyrs Fund and Sky Horizon Company, which reached to advanced stage of its implementation.  

  

He added that "software will soon be installed in passport offices to be ready for issuing and reading the passport."  

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With 17 advantages... the Ministry of Interior: Launching the electronic passport this year

• Time: 05/25/2022 07:27:31
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{Local: Al Furat News} The Ministry of Interior announced, during the current year, the work of the electronic passport, which carries more than 17 non-forgery security marks, stressing that its issuance will raise its global rating.

The Director General of Passports Affairs in the Ministry, Brigadier Majid Adnan Ahmed, said in a press statement, "The current year will witness the launch of the electronic passport after it has been referred to the executing company represented by the Martyrs' Fund and the Sky Horizon Company, which has reached an advanced stage of implementation." "Soon, software and electronic devices (software) will be installed in passport offices to be ready for issuing and reading the passport."

He noted that "issuing the electronic passport to citizens will be gradual, including the passports in force only, and an office in Baghdad will be chosen as a start to be on a trial basis for issuance, after which other offices will be approved, and then all directorates of passport affairs in Baghdad and the governorates will be included in the project."

Ahmed indicated that "there are a number of advantages that the electronic passport carries, as it includes more than 17 security signs that cannot be falsified, and that the data sheet will be made of ivory paper, and it will carry a (Sim card) chip and an eye print in addition to the ten fingers, in addition to that it bears the name of the organization. World Aviation, which includes more than 170 countries, noting that the issuance of the electronic passport will enable it to raise its global classification.

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Launching the electronic passport during the current year

Wednesday 25 May 2022 298

 

 Baghdad: Jinan al-Asadi

 

This year, the Ministry of Interior will launch the electronic passport, which carries more than 17 non-forgery security marks, stressing that its issuance will raise its global rating.

The Director General of Passport Affairs in the Ministry, Brigadier Majid Adnan Ahmed, told Al-Sabah that the current year will witness the launch of the electronic passport after it has been referred to the executing company represented by the Martyrs' Fund and Sky Horizon Company, which has reached an advanced stage of its implementation. Soon, software and electronic devices (software) will be installed in the passport offices to be ready for issuing and reading the passport.

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A statement from the Ministry of the Interior regarding the issuance of diplomatic passports

2022.06.07 - 11:09

 

Baghdad - people   

The Iraqi Ministry of Interior issued a statement, Tuesday, after the controversy related to the issuance of diplomatic passports.  

  

 

The ministry's statement, which Nass received a copy of (June 7, 2022), said that it "seeks to provide services in its specialized departments, whether they are at the security or service level, and to deal with everyone at one level and not to discriminate between one person and another."  

He added that "the Ministry of Interior, through its formations and joints, operates in accordance with the regulations and instructions stipulated by the laws in force, as it is an executive body only in various issues and areas, including those related to the issuance of ordinary and diplomatic passports."  

  

He stressed that "the Directorate of Civil Status, Passports and Residence implements what is legislated in the laws after it receives an official address from the relevant government agencies, especially with regard to the issuance of diplomatic passports and other topics that arrive officially."

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Passports Directorate: Issuing from 400 to 500 passport transactions per day

 

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The General Directorate of Passports of the Ministry of Interior announced, on Monday, official statistics regarding the number of passports issued daily in Iraq, while clarifying the mechanism of legal procedures followed when the passport is lost.

The Director of General Passports, Major General Riyad Jundi Al Kaabi, told the official news agency, "Passports, from the beginning, especially the passport that bears the number A , depended on a large number of documents. Global origins that are difficult to counterfeit.

He explained, "We issue from 400 to 500 passport transactions per day, and we have offices in the governorates and outside Iraq," noting that "a large number of passports were exported this year."

As for the loss of the passport, he pointed out, "according to the law, the lost passport is referred to the court, if the matter is loss, damage or loss, and legal measures are taken against him as a violation and not a misdemeanor or felony, and after the decision comes by mail, the passport is issued on the same day."

He continued by saying, "A citizen who loses his passport a second time also needs a court decision, and who loses his passport twice has a consequential penalty of depriving him of travel for a period of 3 months."

 

 

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