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The old and new Latvian passports - How a small (new) country introduced a passport system( By Dz |
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issue 2, 2003
The first ID and travel documents to be issued by the
Republic of Latvia (1992 model) were badly designed and
insufficiently tamperproof. The photograph and personal
particulars on the biographical data page could be
changed without difficulty, while passport pages could
easily be replaced. As a result, the authorities decided
to introduce a new passport system.
Having started her career as Head of the Passport
Division in 1997, Dzintra Peneze currently runs the
Passport Division of the Office of Citizenship and
Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Interior of the
Republic of Latvia. The Passport Division puts forward
proposals for ID documents, coordinates the issuance of
passports, and looks after ID documents in territorial
offices. Dzintra`s unit is currently in the process of
developing new ID cards. |