“The idea of electronic documents has been around for a long time. But without paper and plastic media, no country in the world has yet managed. It’s clear that now a lot can be done through the phone and various applications, ”Mukhin said.
According to the expert, we can talk about the fact that the passport through the website of “Gosuslugi” will be downloaded to the phone and you can use your smartphone as an identification document.
“But the media is still needed, whether paper, plastic or in the form of a telephone. This, of course, is beautiful, but in practice it is quite difficult. Most likely, citizens will still keep their paper passport at home, ”he said.
Earlier, Akimov said that in 2022 Russia would no longer issue paper passports.