Monthly Archives: February 2020
Texas’ new drivers licence and IDs design
Since last Monday, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has started issuing a newly designed Drivers Licence (DL), Identification (ID) and Election Identification...
EU doesn’t recognise Russian passports from Crimea
The European Union refuses to recognise Russian passports that have been issued in the occupied Crimea and have requested all Organisation for Security and...
India simplifies visa for British visitors
British citizens can now enter India on an e-visa.
Digital Journal reports this process eliminates any kind of paper-based forms or the requirement of any...
Colour-changing afterglow protects banknotes
A team of chemists in China has discovered a single compound that has a colour-modified afterglow.
According to Chemistry World, this technique could protect banknotes...
Two arrests for fake ID production in The Netherlands
Police have arrested a 25 year old man from Amsterdam and a 17 year old boy from Uithoorn on Tuesday for producing fake IDs.
According...
New Ukrainian 200 hryvinia banknotes issued
The design of Ukraine's new 200 hryvinia banknotes has not changed much compared to the old bill.
The same portrait of writer Lesya Ukrainka is...
Argentina doubles Ukrainians visa-free stays
Argentina has doubled the visa-free stay for Ukrainians to 90 days within six months.
The press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated: "From...
UAE travellers can visit Dominica visa-free
As of today, travellers from the United Arab Emirates can travel to the Commonwealth of Dominica without a visa.
According to the National UAE, the...
Australia’s redesigned $100 banknote
The Reserve Bank of Australia launched the redesign of the new $100 dollar banknote today.
According to the Next Generation Banknote Programme, the $100 note...
Ukraine and Grenada visa cancellation agreement
The visa cancellation agreement between Grenada and Ukraine has been approved.
Oleksiy Honcharuk, Prime Minister of Ukraine, confirmed this during the government session, according to...
Kenya Kicks Off Digital Identity Pilot Program [Update]
Update: Just a month after Kenya launched the rollout its new digital identity pilot program, the country’s High Court has ordered the process be...
The UAE Introduces a New 500-Dirham Polymer Banknote
The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has announced the issuance of a new AED 500 (500-Dirham) banknote made of polymer. The announcement came...
Biometric Technologies of the Future: Earlobe Recognition
Expert author Ravi Das has, in previous articles, described DNA recognition and Gait recognition as physical biometric technologies of the future. Here, he presents...
Argentina Upgrades Its Relatively New 2,000-Pesos Banknote
On November 7, just months after issuing its first 2,000-pesos banknote, the Banco Central de la República Argentina (BCRA) has put into circulation an...
Busted: Belgian-Greek Network Smuggling Migrants with fake IDs
The following news story was released by Europe’s Border Security Report earlier this month.
Authorities in Belgium and Greece have dismantled a network that was...
