"She entered the country as an Iranian citizen and holds Iranian residency, passport and national identity card, " he said.

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Set up an electronic national identity card that would check people randomly on street corners, in airports and in tall buildings.

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Scrapyards that signed up to the scheme request a passport, national identity card or photo driving licence, as well as proof of address.

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The Mexican government announced last week that it will be the first country to integrate iris scanning as part of its national identity card.

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Under the new policy, Cubans will need only a passport, national identity card, and, if required by the country they are visiting, a visa from their destination.

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James Peck was handed his national identity card by President Fernandez, during a ceremony to mark the 29th anniversary of the end of the Falklands War.

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Talk of a new national identity card has fallen quiet.

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On Saturday, The Washington Post Editorial Board jumped into a center of a decades-old debate by declaring their support for the creation of a universal national identity card.

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If we can improve our systems, we may be able to reap many of the benefits of having a national identity card without the burden or cost of actually having to implement one.

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