Ukraine Equates The E-Passport To The Regular Passport

On March 15, the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers implemented Decree #278,  allowing for e-passports to equate to regular passports. E-passports are digital analogues of paper documents and are currently available in the government based app – "Dija".  

According to officials, the main goal of "Dija" is to introduce a new "government in the smartphone" approach. The application offers a wide variety of services and allows for: 

• the receipt of licences and allowances (development, medicine, logistics); 
• the official establishment your business; 
• one's registestration as a private entrepreneur with the favourable taxation regime in 15 minutes; 
• the receipt of all certificates (Tax, VAT number, etc);