One of the conditions for abolishment of visas of the
Schengen states in 2011 for citizens of
Bosnia and Herzegovina was the introduction of
biometric passports (
e-passport). Agency for Identification Documents, Registers and Data Exchange of Bosnia and Herzegovina (IDDEEA) and
Ministry of Interior in
Bosnia and Herzegovina tested the system of
biometric passports from 4 July to 15 October 2009. No passport is issued until automated checks with the
Ministry of Interior, Registrar's Offices and other security agencies in
Bosnia and Herzegovina is performed. 162 institutions are involved in the process of issuing biometric passports, and therefore this makes the Bosnian
e-passport one of the safest passports in the world. Originally it was announced that
biometric passports would be tested until the end of 2009. On 15 July 2009, the Bosnian Minister of Civil Affairs announced that
Bosnia and Herzegovina will begin issuing
biometric passports on 15 October 2009, when a larger amount of passports will be delivered from
German producer
Bundesdruckerei. From 15 December 2010 holders of Bosnian passport travel visa free through all Schengen states. In June 2014 IDDEEA announced that Bosnia and Herzegovina will introduce third generation of biometric passports (SAC) in October 2014, whereby Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be one of few countries to have a color image imprinted in poly-carbonate page. ==Diplomatic passports==