From the MT:
“Russian Airports to Require
Biometric Checks for Foreign Travelers Starting Next Month”
Foreigners arriving in Russia
through four Moscow airports and a land border checkpoint with Kazakhstan will
be required to submit their photos and fingerprints starting next month,
according to a Russian government decree.
The new rules take effect on Dec.
1 as part of a policy experiment and will last at least until June 30, 2026.
Biometric requirements will be extended to all Russian border checkpoints
starting June 30, 2025. Foreigners with visa-free entry to Russia will be
required to provide their biometrics via a downloadable phone app. Those requiring a visa to enter the country
will have their biometrics automatically entered into a central database and
“linked” with Russia’s unified biometric system, which is accessible to the
police and intelligence services. “A foreign citizen and stateless person’s
biometric personal data shall be transferred to the state information systems
of authorized bodies and organizations involved in the experiment for their
identification or authentication,” the decree states.
Diplomats, employees of
international organizations, Belarusian nationals and children under six are
exempt from the biometric requirements. Rights groups have criticized Russia’s
biometric system for its invasiveness.
^ Foreigners should not be
traveling to Russia – not just because of this new Biometric Check – but because
of Putin’s War in Ukraine and his Crack-Down on Human Rights across Russia. ^
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