The #BioCitationNeeded project

Albania
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Argentina
  • Biometric passport: Data retention, LEA access
  • National ID card: Compulsory
  • National Biometric database: Compulsory
Armenia
  • Biometric passport: Yes
Australia
  • Biometric passport: Data retention, LEA access
  • National ID card: No
  • National Biometric database: Rejected
Austria
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Not compulsory
Azerbaijan
  • Biometric passport: Yes
Belarus
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Belgium
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Bolivia
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Botswana
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Brazil
  • Biometric passport: Data retention, LEA access
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Brunei Darussalam
  • Biometric passport: Yes
Bulgaria
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Canada
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Not compulsory
  • National Biometric database: Rejected
Chile
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
China
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Colombia
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Croatia
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Cuba
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Cyprus
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Czech Republic
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Denmark
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: No
Dominican Republic
  • Biometric passport: Yes
Egypt
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Estonia
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Finland
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Not compulsory
France
  • Biometric passport: Data retention, LEA access
  • National ID card: Not compulsory
  • National Biometric database: Rejected
Gabon
  • Biometric passport: Yes
Gambia
  • National ID card: Compulsory
  • National Biometric database: Compulsory
Germany
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Ghana
  • Biometric passport: Yes
Greece
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Guatemala
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Hong Kong
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Hungary
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Iceland
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Not compulsory
India
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Not compulsory
  • National Biometric database: Not compulsory
Indonesia
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
  • National Biometric database: Compulsory
Iran
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Iraq
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
  • National Biometric database: Compulsory
Ireland
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: No
Israel
  • Biometric passport: Pending inclusion in biometric database
  • National ID card: Compulsory
  • National Biometric database: Not compulsory
Italy
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Not compulsory
Japan
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Not compulsory
Jordan
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Kenya
  • National ID card: Compulsory
  • National Biometric database: Compulsory
Kosovo
  • Biometric passport: Yes
Kuwait
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Latvia
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Lebanon
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Liechtenstein
  • National ID card: Not compulsory
Lithuania
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Not compulsory
Luxembourg
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Macau
  • Biometric passport: Yes
Macedonia
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Madagascar
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Malaysia
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Maldives
  • Biometric passport: Yes
Malta
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Mauritania
  • Biometric passport: Yes
Mexico
  • National ID card: Not compulsory
Moldova
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Montenegro
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Morocco
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Mozambique
  • National ID card: Compulsory
New Zealand
  • Biometric passport: Data retention, LEA access
  • National ID card: No
  • National Biometric database: Rejected
Nigeria
  • Biometric passport: Yes
North Korea
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Norway
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: No
Pakistan
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
  • National Biometric database: Compulsory
Palestine, State of
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Panama
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Peru
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Philippines
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: No
Poland
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Portugal
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Qatar
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Romania
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Russian Federation
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Saudi Arabia
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Serbia
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Singapore
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Slovakia
  • Biometric passport: Yes
Slovenia
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Somalia
  • Biometric passport: Yes
South Africa
  • National ID card: Compulsory
South Korea
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
South Sudan
  • Biometric passport: Yes
Spain
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Sri Lanka
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Sudan
  • Biometric passport: Yes
Sweden
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Not compulsory
Switzerland
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Not compulsory
Taiwan
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Tajikistan
  • Biometric passport: Yes
Thailand
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
The Netherlands
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
  • National Biometric database: Rejected
Togo
  • Biometric passport: Yes
Trinidad and Tobago
  • National ID card: Not compulsory
Tunisia
  • Biometric passport: Yes
Turkey
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Turkmenistan
  • Biometric passport: Yes
Uganda
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Ukraine
  • Biometric passport: Data retention, LEA access
  • National ID card: Compulsory
United Arab Emirates
  • Biometric passport: Yes
United Kingdom
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Rejected
  • National Biometric database: Rejected
United States
  • Biometric passport: Data retention, LEA access
  • National ID card: Not compulsory
  • National Biometric database: Rejected
Uzbekistan
  • Biometric passport: Yes
Venezuela
  • Biometric passport: Yes
  • National ID card: Compulsory
Vietnam
  • National ID card: Compulsory