Vita Anstrate/Latvijas Televīzija

The Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (PMLP) began issuing the existing model passport in 2015. As protection against counterfeiting decreases during the use of identity documents, to mitigate the risks associated with the use of forged documents, the model of identity documents should be periodically improved by changing design and introducing a younger generation of anti-counterfeiting means, PMLP said.

The new passport samples will include “innovative anti-counte...