New passport design submitted for public discussion in Kyrgyzstan

10:51, 11 февраля 2017, Bishkek - 24-kg.com news agency , Anton LYMAR

Фото State Registration Service. New passport design

The Ministry of Justice of Kyrgyzstan submitted a new passport design for public discussion. The Kyrgyz government website reported.

According to it, all interested parties may submit proposals to the resolution «On the passport of a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic of 2004, and ID card — passport of a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic of 2017 (ID card)» to the Ministry of Justice.

As the head of the State Registration Service Taiyrbek Sarpashev told to 24-kg.com news agency, thanks to biometric passports, the citizens will be able to get e-services.

SRS plans to issue new documents from March 2017.

As expected, the new passport will have two chips — contact and contactless from which one can read information from a distance. The chips will store information on ethnicity and place of residence of a citizen.