YEREVAN. – Some 96,000 people got biometric passports over nine months in Armenia, head of passport department Misha Sardaryan told reporters on Thursday.

As compared with previous year, the number of old passports has reduced.

Sardaryan said 362,000 people got exit permit, as compared to 400,000 last year.

“Since January 9,117 people have applied for citizenship, and 304 refugees got refugee travel documents,” he said.