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Biometric ID Adoption

The adoption of biometric IDs in various countries, including Colombia, Chile, Bolivia, Guatemala, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

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Jan 27, 2026

Name you name all the in person domestic and legal procedures that requires biometric verification against the biometric chip in your cedula and no other alternative forms of ID is accepted?

There is no authoritative, public list in the provided reporting that declares a set of in‑person domestic or legal procedures in for which against the chip in a cédula is the only accepted identity m...

Jan 24, 2026

Are the national cedula in LatAm Biometric ID?

Most n national cédulas now incorporate biometric elements in practice, but adoption is uneven: several countries already issue , others are piloting or planning biometrics, and a few still use non‑bi...