Ministry of Internal Affairs has announced the start of production of ID card forms
13.11.2025,
15:35
ID card production will begin in the coming days, and the biometric system will be launched in Armenia in the second half of 2026.
YEREVAN, November 13. /ARKA/. ID card production will begin in the coming days, and the biometric system will be launched in Armenia in the second half of 2026. This was announced by RA Interior Minister Arpine Sargsyan.
"Our citizens will finally receive biometric passports and ID cards," she said during a discussion of the 2026 draft state budget in parliament on Thursday.
According to the minister, document security is paramount, and significant progress has been made in implementing the biometric system.
"A corresponding contract has been signed with a French company. The company has established an LLC in Armenia that is actively working on implementing this program," Sargsyan said.
On the implementation of the biometric system
In August 2024, the government decided to provide Armenian citizens with ID cards and biometric passports in a new format. The French consortium "IDEMIA Identity Security France and A.C.I. Technology S.à.r.l.", which won the tender, is creating the necessary infrastructure.
In April 2025, an agreement was signed in Armenia with "HAYPASS," a company created by this consortium. The company will be directly responsible for implementing the biometric passport and ID card system in Armenia. The design of the biometric ID cards, including background art, security features, and data fields, has been approved. According to the schedule, their issuance will begin in the second half of 2026.
The implementation of the biometric system, specifically the provision of new biometric passports and ID cards, is the first step in Armenia's planned reforms to implement the Visa Liberalization Action Plan with the EU.
"Our citizens will finally receive biometric passports and ID cards," she said during a discussion of the 2026 draft state budget in parliament on Thursday.
According to the minister, document security is paramount, and significant progress has been made in implementing the biometric system.
"A corresponding contract has been signed with a French company. The company has established an LLC in Armenia that is actively working on implementing this program," Sargsyan said.
On the implementation of the biometric system
In August 2024, the government decided to provide Armenian citizens with ID cards and biometric passports in a new format. The French consortium "IDEMIA Identity Security France and A.C.I. Technology S.à.r.l.", which won the tender, is creating the necessary infrastructure.
In April 2025, an agreement was signed in Armenia with "HAYPASS," a company created by this consortium. The company will be directly responsible for implementing the biometric passport and ID card system in Armenia. The design of the biometric ID cards, including background art, security features, and data fields, has been approved. According to the schedule, their issuance will begin in the second half of 2026.
The implementation of the biometric system, specifically the provision of new biometric passports and ID cards, is the first step in Armenia's planned reforms to implement the Visa Liberalization Action Plan with the EU.
