Guidance

Biometric passports and passport readers

• From: HM Passport Office
• Part of: HM Passport Office: passports policy
• Published: 13 January 2012
• Last updated: 8 August 2016, see all updates

Information about e-passport design and how to view the data stored on the passport microchip.

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Biometric passports and passport readers

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This guidance includes information about e-passport design and how to view the data stored on the passport microchip.

It also explains what you should do if the e-passport reader fails to read your chip.

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Published: 13 January 2012

Updated: 8 August 2016

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1. 8 August 2016 Updated guidance published.
2. 13 January 2012 First published.

From: HM Passport Office

Part of: HM Passport Office: passports policy