Pensioners need to be registered with Biometric Information Program
In a notice that has been announced by the Pension Directorate at the Ministry of Finance and Economy, requiring pensioners to have registered in the new program if they wish to be paid on regular basis.
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan 24) – The General Directorate of Pensions at the Ministry of Finance and Economy ordered a notice on Monday August 26th, 2024, allowing pensioners to apply for the biometric information program within the next couple of weeks.
The program is to register pensioners’ personal data and save it in the system, for different admin purposes and procedures.
The Biometric Information consists of the full-face photo and fingerprints, as well as the personal information and background of the pensioner.
The Directorate at the Ministry of Finance and Economy announced in a statement on Monday August 26th, 2024 “to the retirees who haven’t applied for the biometric information program, to start to apply and get registered with that program within the next couple of weeks,”
The notice includes:
- Pensioners who haven’t done biometrics, they should apply and get registered in the Biometric Information system within the next couple of weeks.
- Pensioners who have done the biometric information, but not yet returned, they should return it to the relevant and local Pension Office within the next couple of weeks.
- Pensioners who do not do biometrics within the next couple of weeks or who have not returned it to the relevant pension office, their salary will be suspended.