Information systems

Knock, knock, bang, zip zip zip: At the facilities where Swiss identity documents are produced, the machines are running at full capacity. With just a few months to go before the introduction of the Swiss biometric identity card, preparations are intensifying.

fedpol specialists trace the trail of counterfeit documents and identify series of forgeries using forensic profiling. From Morocco to Italy, via Switzerland, they found the same recurring traces on various documents. This caught the attention of our experts. 

In 2025, preparations for e-ID – electronic identity – at fedpol reached a milestone: a beta version allowed the infrastructure to be tested under real-world conditions, while fedpol established the National Identity Service, responsible for issuing the e-ID. A coordinated collective effort, ahead of the launch scheduled for late 2026.