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Bicentenary biometric passport programme

In operation Status as of March 2022 · Funding type: Not published

Veridos says it and GSI Sertracen were contracted by Costa Rica's migration authority to supply biometric passports and personalisation hardware and software 1. Its case study dates issuance to March 2022 and says government stores applicants' biometric details 1. The source does not publish a contract value, procurement route or duration. The status date records the reported start of issuance, not verification of the current supplier term. Claims about security performance are company claims, not an independent audit finding. Detailed retention and access terms remain not published.

Key terms

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Buyer
General Department of Migration and Immigration 1
Vendor
Veridos and GSI Sertracen
Vendor based in
Not confirmed
Signed
Not published
Duration
Not published
Value
Not published
Funding
Not published
Procurement route
Not published
System ownership
Not published
Data terms
The company says the Costa Rican government stores captured fingerprints and facial images. Contractual retention and access rules are not published 1.

Timeline

  1. March 2022: Recorded status is In operation.

Sources

  1. Veridos, company statement: Costa Rica passport case study (undated, accessed 19 October 2026)

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