Myanmar’s UID System Is Turning Into a Single Gateway for SIMs, Bank Accounts and Passports

Myanmar’s military-run Ministry of Immigration and Population has issued a pre-qualification tender for a “National e-ID Smart Card Pilot Project” covering the 2026-2027 fiscal year, seeking 110,000 cards that combine a chip-based smart card with a Visible Digital Seal (VDS) paper format, according to reporting by biometricupdate.com on September 8, 2026, which reviewed the procurement … Read more