Kiev. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – January 3, 2021 – International News
In Belarus, everything is ready for the transition to biometric documents, and more than 800,000 Belarusians will receive an ID card in 2021.
People who receive an ID-card will automatically purchase an electronic digital signature with a 10-year shelf life and a personal electronic account. From the moment of creation, the cabinet will have the status inactive until the person does NOT activate it from the ID-card. There will be all the information with the history of this cabinet.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs explained that the current paper passports will operate in parallel with ID-cards and paper documents are not subject to mandatory replacement.
Another document that Belarusians will be able to receive this year is a biometric passport. Everything in the country is ready for the transition to it.
The document will be needed to travel abroad. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 300 to 500 new foreign passports will be issued per year.
