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Electronic passports and issuance infrastructure

In operation Status as of July 2022 · Funding type: Not published

IDEMIA's July 2022 case study describes an agreement to deliver two million electronic passports and update Nepal's issuance infrastructure 1. It states that the Department of Passports began issuing the documents in 2021 after international bidding. The work included enrolment, document personalisation and blank booklets, with photographs and fingerprints held on the passport chip. Two million is the agreement's supply quantity, not a verified delivery total. This entry concerns passports, distinct from the national identity-card programme. Price, signature date, duration and contractual data rights are not disclosed in this source.

Key terms

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Buyer
Department of Passports 1
Vendor
IDEMIA
Vendor based in
Not confirmed in the cited case study
Signed
Not published
Duration
Not published
Value
Not published
Funding
Not published
Procurement route
Company describes international competitive bidding following a 2019 tender 1
System ownership
Not published
Data terms
Passport chip holds photograph and fingerprint biometrics. Contractual access and retention provisions are not published 1

Timeline

  1. July 2022: Recorded status is In operation.
  2. The case study includes a named department director's statement supporting the partnership, not an independent audit or regulator finding 1.
  3. Later procurement and court outcomes remain a primary-source verification gap. This historical record does not establish the current supplier or resolve later disputes.

Sources

  1. IDEMIA company statement, case study: Nepal electronic passports (July 2022)

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