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FRENCH EMBASSY INTRODUCED BIOMETRIC VISA PROCESS IN ARMENIA
PanARMENIAN.Net
18.09.2008 19:11 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ To ensure security and combat illegal migration,
the French Embassy in Yerevan will introduce a biometric visa process
from October 6, 2008.
All persons who appealed for visa will have to attend the Embassy and
produce a digital photo. They will also be fingerprinted, Mr. Jackie
Charotte, French Consul in Armenia, told reporters today.
"This system has already been introduced in 20 French Embassies,
including Georgia. It will be introduced in 50 more Embassies from
2009. Such system functions in the British, U.S. and Bulgarian
Embassies," he said, adding that the new system will not cause extra
inconveniences but will help struggling illegal migration.
According to official data, some 1400 people illegally migrated from
Armenia to France last year.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
PanARMENIAN.Net
18.09.2008 19:11 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ To ensure security and combat illegal migration,
the French Embassy in Yerevan will introduce a biometric visa process
from October 6, 2008.
All persons who appealed for visa will have to attend the Embassy and
produce a digital photo. They will also be fingerprinted, Mr. Jackie
Charotte, French Consul in Armenia, told reporters today.
"This system has already been introduced in 20 French Embassies,
including Georgia. It will be introduced in 50 more Embassies from
2009. Such system functions in the British, U.S. and Bulgarian
Embassies," he said, adding that the new system will not cause extra
inconveniences but will help struggling illegal migration.
According to official data, some 1400 people illegally migrated from
Armenia to France last year.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress