During the meeting 15 April, the Ukrainian government officially approved the decision, by which electronic passports are introduced in the country.
According to the press service of the Cabinet, henceforth, passports in a smartphone are officially digital analogues of paper documents.
The government celebrates, what over 17 thousands of Ukrainians are already successfully testing a new feature, and in the near future every Ukrainian will be able to use it using the Diya application.
Some publications mark, what if a person does not have an ID card, he has the opportunity to upload a foreign biometric passport to DJ, he will also verify his identity and provide the same rights and opportunities, like a regular internal passport. As practice has shown, this information is not true. Journalists 619.com.ua tried to load the passport into the application Diya without having an ID card and they did not succeed. Calling a specialist consultant through Viber also did not produce a result.
known, that an electronic passport can be used for identification, as well as by mail, upon receipt of parcels, letters and when purchasing alcohol or tobacco to confirm adulthood.
After quarantine is completed, it can also be used during travel by rail or air and during medical care and banking operations..
