Saudi Arabia on Thursday released a new ePassport with advanced security features to be used in international travel documents. However, Saudi Arabia launches e-passports for its citizens according to latest news.
Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdul Aziz bin Saud bin Naif inaugurated the new Saudi e-Passport. During a visit to the General Passport Office in Riyadh on Thursday. Saudi Arabia launches new e-passport for its inhabitants
The pages of the new passport are adorn with photographs depicting the state’s most famous historical and cultural landmarks. Such as the Clock Tower of Makkah. The new passport can be verified and automatically read by smart gates at international airports report stated.
A new passport can check and automatically read by smart gates at international airports. The move is part of the digital transformation process in Saudi Arabia. One of the goals of the Kingdom’s Strategy 2030.
JEDDAH: Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdul Aziz bin Saud bin Naif inaugurated the new Saudi e-Passport. During a visit to the General Passport Office in Riyadh on Thursday. With its advanced security features and aesthetic design. The passport is a step forward in the country’s digital transformation process. Which is one of the goals of Saudi Vision 2030.
The Minister met with employees of the Command and Control Center, employees of the Unified Information Center 992. And employees of the Recipient Service Center in the Passport Department. It will be verified from the smart gate internationally.
The pages of the new passport are decorate with the most famous historical and cultural sites of the state. They were inform about the services provided to citizens, residents and guests. He also reviewed some of the technical tools that allow the General Passport Office to continue to provide its specialized e-services.
In his speech during the ceremony, the Director General of the Passport Office, Lieutenant General Sulaiman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Yahya, said that his office has seen “great and rapid development in recent years, thanks to Allah and once again for the instructions and support.” Under constant supervision by King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud, Minister of the Interior.
After that, the participants watched a short video showing the birth of the passport sector, its progress, main achievements and awards received. The Minister then present the new passport, which was design with the highest technical specifications and advanced security features for use in international travel documents. The SIM is install in the latest passport that provides identification of the holder.
He signed the inaugural document of the new passport, which is the result of a collaboration between the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Finance and the Saudi Arabian Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority. The passport has an electronic chip to protect the personal data and photos of the holder, in addition to the verification function, which can be automatically scanned at smart gates across international borders.
The pages of the new passport are design to represent the state’s most famous historical and cultural landmarks, such as the Clock Tower of Makkah. The passport also includes three images of the passport holder, each with a different technique.
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