De la Rue to supply ePassports

De La Rue has been chosen by Middle Eastern state Qatar to supply ePassports, which can be integrated into the countrys electronic identification (eID) scheme.

The Hampshire-based commercial security and currency printer has supplied the region’s travel documents for the past 15 years.

A new lamination process that enables personalised security tagging will be provided by De La Rue.
De La Rue Identity Systems managing director James Thorburn said: “The new document enables the government to offer an enhanced level of security, marking a new phase in passport issuing in the Middle East.”