{"id":388303,"date":"2014-05-15T15:26:52","date_gmt":"2014-05-15T12:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/?p=388303"},"modified":"2014-05-15T15:26:52","modified_gmt":"2014-05-15T12:26:52","slug":"double-many-applicants-biometric-passports-moldova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/double-many-applicants-biometric-passports-moldova\/","title":{"rendered":"Double as many applicants for biometric passports in Moldova"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p>The number of applicants for biometric passports in Moldova has doubled. Authorities have registered 40,629 requests in April 2014, while during the same month last year only 18,932 people applied for a biometric passport.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kommersant newspaper, over 1,700 applications have been received daily in April 2014. The same month a year before registered only 800-900 requests.<\/p>\n<p>The increase is owed to the EU visa liberalization. Moldovans willing to travel visa-free in EU\u2019s Schengen zone have to hold a biometric passport in order to enjoy this right. The exemption has been enforced on April 28, 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>The number of applicants for biometric passports in Moldova has doubled. Authorities have registered 40,629 requests in April 2014, while during the same month last year only 18,932 people applied for a biometric passport. According to Kommersant newspaper, over 1,700 applications have been received daily in April 2014. The same month a year before registered [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":378527,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-388303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-society"],"content_social_share":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p>The number of applicants for biometric passports in Moldova has doubled. Authorities have registered 40,629 requests in April 2014, while during the same month last year only 18,932 people applied for a biometric passport.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kommersant newspaper, over 1,700 applications have been received daily in April 2014. The same month a year before registered only 800-900 requests.<\/p>\n<p>The increase is owed to the EU visa liberalization. Moldovans willing to travel visa-free in EU\u2019s Schengen zone have to hold a biometric passport in order to enjoy this right. 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