Under legislative amendments taking effect in November, citizens will be charged approximately 29,000 or 6,000 drams to obtain new identity documents or replace existing ones, depending on the type of document chosen and its intended use.
With the newly established tariffs, the government is revising the procedures for issuing passports and identification cards.
The introduction of new pricing thresholds directly impacts every citizen planning to renew their documents in the near future or apply for them for the first time. The roughly fivefold price difference presents the public with a clear choice: either pay more for full capabilities or settle for the basic option.
The smooth rollout of such changes largely hinges on how quickly and queue-free the public service system will operate following the November launch. The technical readiness of state agencies will be decisive.
