How to obtain the new electronic passport through the Absher platform will be gradually – video
The Director General of Passports, Lieutenant-General Suleiman bin Abdulaziz Al-Yahya, revealed the method of obtaining the new electronic passport, and said that obtaining the passport will be gradual through Absher, and added that the new passport contains high security standards.
The difference between the new and the old passport
The Assistant Director General of Passports for Technical Affairs, Major General Khaled Al-Sikhan, confirmed that the difference between the old and new passports is summarized in the security features that the new passport contains on the data page.
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Specifications of the new Saudi electronic passport
In a statement she said, Saudi Ministry of Interior The new passport is designed with the highest technical specifications used in international travel documents, and the statement also indicated that it came with a concerted effort between the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Finance, and the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority “SDAYA”, which is a step in the transformation of the number targeted by the Kingdom in Vision 2030.
According to the statement, the new electronic passport contains an electronic chip to raise the level of security protection for the passport holder’s personal data, and its pages have also been decorated with the most famous cultural and historical monuments in the Kingdom, in addition to the feature of verification and automatic reading through smart gates at various international ports.
It is noteworthy that the launch of the new Saudi electronic passport came on the sidelines of the Conference on Innovation and the Future of Government Work, which addresses themes and topics related to innovation in the field of government work in the Kingdom, and sheds light on the leading local and international experiences.
Video | Assistant Director General of Passports for Technical Affairs, Major General Khaled Al-Sikhan:
The new electronic passport includes a smart chip and contains all the data of the passport holder #news #day_news pic.twitter.com/9RXXXalGU9
– News channel (@alekhbariyatv) February 10, 2022
