Polycarbonate e-passport
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A polycarbonate e-passport is a type of travel document that features a biometric data page made from polycarbonate, a durable plastic material, rather than a laminated paper sheet. This construction offers enhanced protection for the passport’s electronic components and personal data. By laser-engraving information into the inner layers of the plastic, polycarbonate e-passports significantly improve resistance to counterfeiting and offer greater durability and reliability compared to traditional laminated pages.[1][2][3]
Finland was the first country to introduce a passport with a polycarbonate data page in 1997.[4] Sweden followed shortly after, becoming the first to implement a biometric polycarbonate data page during the early adoption of e-passports. Since then, the design has gradually been adopted around the world.[5]
As of 2019, over 40 countries have transitioned from laminated paper biometric data pages to polycarbonate alternatives in their passports.[6]
See also
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- ^ "Information about the Next Generation U.S. Passport". travel.state.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ "KINEGRAM for passport protection and passport authentication". www.kinegram.com. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ "Finland Selects Gemalto for Its New Secure Electronic Passport and eID". printed electronics now. Jan 22, 2016.
- ^ "The Paper vs Polycarbonate Passport Debate An ITW Security Division White Paper – March 2017" (PDF). www.itwsf.com.
- ^ Jacquot, Frederic (October 3, 2019). "How Polycarbonate is Creating More Secure Passport Datapages". HID.