The main difference between biometric and non-biometric passports is the inclusion of electronic biometric data.
Biometric passports are considered more secure than non-biometric passports because they make it more difficult for someone to use a fraudulent passport..
The biodata (personal details) page is at the front of the passport and located on page 2.
The passport chip is located in the cover of the passport.
The invisible printing of the laminate fluoresces strongly.
The laser perforated number consists of variable hole shapes (circle, square and triangle)..
The passport's critical information is printed on the data page of the passport, repeated on the machine readable lines and stored in the chip..
A biometric passport is often referred to as an Electronic Passport or e-Passport. “An ePassport includes all of the information found on a physical passport as well as biometric identifiers (fingerprint, face, iris) about the individual stored on an RFID chip embedded into the passport document,” explains Lisa Shoemaker, Vice President, Corporate .
Omar Osman/Getty Images Biometric passports serve two purposes. “First, they make the process of identity verification faster and more convenient, as a quick scan of the microchip can compare the identity of the holder and the passport,” explains Giulia Di Nola, Senior Product Manager of Biometrics at Onfido. “It also makes the process more secure..
Passport of the Swiss Confederation issued to Swiss citizens
