On January 29, 2026, the European Commission adopted its first-ever EU visa strategy. Below is the press release announcing and detailing the strategy.
Today, the...
In August of last year, Finland launched a pilot program to test its Digital Travel Credential (DTC) with real passengers in real-life border control...
The Lithuanian State Border Guard Service has awarded IDEMIA and Easier (a traveler self-service company) the contract to build a biometric entry/exit border control...
The European border and coast guard agency, Frontex, has launched a new operation at the European Union’s external land border. Joint Operation Terra 2022...
Biometrics will be at the heart of the UK’s planned border control policy.
Science Direct reports that Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to introduce a...
Nigeria says it is working to address security concerns that Donald Trump’s administration officials said had prompted its visa restriction ban.
The restriction bans citizens...
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...
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