Cigital recalled that for more than a year, has bezviz with the European Union

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For the six months 2018 biometric controls at the border with Ukraine have already passed 350 thousand foreigners, of which 240 thousand – the citizens of the Russian Federation. This was July 19 said the head of the state border service Peter Chekal, reported the press service of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine.

According to him, the state border service of Ukraine is also fully completed the task on introduction bezveza with the European Union and for more than a year within the competence ensures its functioning.

“Our international partners appreciate we have implemented practices of border management. Joint controls and patrolling of the border has already begun with Poland and Moldova, is now preparing for the introduction of such a mechanism with Slovakia,” added Cigital.

From 1 January 2018 at the Ukrainian border has earned the fixation system of biometric data of foreigners and persons without citizenship from 70 countries of migration risk, including the Russian Federation.

Of border crossing for citizens of migration risk countries must be a biometric passport, otherwise the fingerprints off the guards.