President Petro Poroshenko called the introduction of
new Ukrainian passports in the form of ID cards on January 1, 2016 a
revolutionary step for the state.
“The launch of production of Ukrainian passports in the form of ID cards
is a true revolution, the last “goodbye” to the Soviet Union and the soviet
passport,” Petro Poroshenko said in the course of the visit to State Enterprise
“Polygraph Combine “Ukraine” where he examined the production of new blanks of
Ukrainian passports.
According to Petro Poroshenko, the introduction of new passports is
crucial in the context of the coming visit to Brussels, where the European
Commission will make a decision on the completion of the assessment mission on
the fulfillment of the visa-free requirements by Ukraine.
The Head of State noted that the introduction of electronic cards was
important for national security. It will be almost impossible to counterfeit
the ID card of the citizen of Ukraine because of the huge number of levels of
protection that guarantee the preservation of information.
The President emphasized that the price for the new document will be
affordable. “UAH 100-160 without VAT,” Petro Poroshenko said.
According to the President, apart from passport data, the ID card will
also contain ID number, tax history and medical data. He is confident that the
Parliament will adopt the decision to expand the limits of use of cards.
The proposal of Ukrainians regarding duplication of information in two
languages - Ukrainian and English was also taken into account.
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