Monthly Archives: March 2020
UK automatically extends NHS workers’ visas
As part of the UK’s effort to combat coronavirus, doctors, nurses and paramedics will automatically have their visas extended, free of charge, for one...
Russia extends visas for foreigners
Visas for foreigners in Russia will be extended by 90 days regardless of the purpose of their visit due to the coronavirus outbreak.
“Foreign citizens...
Cambodia starts suspending visas
Cambodia’s government has decided to suspend tourist visas, visas on arrival and e-visas to all foreign citizens from 30 March until 30 April.
ScandAsia reports...
Estonia continues to issue passports
Estonia’s Police and Border Guard Board Agency says the country will continue to issue passports to its citizens stranded abroad despite the coronavirus crisis.
Schengen...
Part 1: Biometrics in The Cloud
The Cloud
Before we delve any deeper as to what how biometric technology can be deployed into The Cloud, we must first have a basic...
Tunisia’s new banknote honours female doctor
Tunisia has issued a banknote honouring the country's first female doctor, Tawhida Ben Cheikh.
Abdelaziz bin Said, director of the public treasury of the Central...
China bans foreigners with visas, residence permits
China has banned foreigners with valid visas and residence permits from entering the country in an attempt to stop the spread of the coronavirus....
Japan stops visas issued to 11 countries
Japan announced that it is suspending visas issued to 11 countries in Southeast Asia, Middle East and Africa due to the coronavirus.
The Japanese Embassy...
New white paper highlights digital document revolution
A new White Paper that examines the implications of the transition from physical to digital security documents, has been published by Reconnaissance International.
Physical to...
UAE eases work visa rules
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), where expatriates make up about 85% of the population, eased rules for renewing worker visas due to the coronavirus.
Emirates...
Rwanda’s New 2,000 RWF and 5,000 RWF Banknotes
The National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) has put into circulation redesigned versions of two of its banknote denominations: the 2,000 Rwanda franc (RWF) and...
Advanced Generative AI: The Variational Autoencoder
In this series of articles, author Ravi Das examines some of the more advanced topics that support Generative AI. In this first article, he...
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Kenya Releases an Updated Series of Banknotes
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has made some updates to all denominations of the Kenyan banknotes. All denominations are affected, including the 50...
A Sneak Peek at Indonesia’s New-and-Improved Passport
Indonesia plans to celebrate its 80th Independence Day next year by issuing a redesigned passport to its citizens. The Directorate General of the Ministry...