What needs to be known about fingerprint and genomic registration of the citizens

On January 1, 2021, the Law "On Fingerprint and Genomic Registration" regarding genomic registration came into force. The provisions of the Law regarding fingerprint registration came into force on January 1, 2024.

In addition, there are many situations in life (fires and plane crashes with numerous victims in different states, the discovery of unidentified corpses, biological traces from unsolved crimes, missing persons) when it is impossible to establish or confirm a person's identity.

The presence of fingerprint and genomic information in the relevant databases will make it possible to exclude the facts of illegal documentation, protect documents from forgery, their owners from fraudulent and other criminal acts, and simplify the procedure for restoring identity documents.

Here we will tell you about the rules of fingerprint and genomic registration.