(PLO)- Passports with electronic chips are capable of storing human biometric information such as fingerprints, face, blood type…
The Ministry of Public Security said it will issue ordinary passports with electronic chips to Vietnamese citizens according to the Law on Exit and Entry of Vietnamese citizens from March 1.
An electronic chip passport is a passport with an electronic device that stores encrypted information about the passport holder and the signature of the issuer.
This is a new improvement step to create favorable conditions for Vietnamese citizens, improve the efficiency of State management on immigration and meet the requirements of international integration of the country.
Passports with electronic chips are a prerequisite and a basis for automating border control, facilitating travel, entry and exit between countries, especially countries with technology applications. biometric identification for electronic passport control at some international border gates.
Because a lot of passenger information can be saved accurately and uniformly in terms of format, immigration procedures in other countries will take place faster and easier, almost no time. for immigration control officers of countries to control and verify the information on the passport because everything will appear quickly when reading the passport.
This type of passport not only stores information written on paper such as full name, date of birth, nationality … but also has the ability to store human biometric information such as fingerprints, face , blood type… The more information that can be stored, the more accurate the identification of a person.
The more information that can be stored, the more accurate the identification of a person. Officers in charge of immigration control quickly confirm passenger’s information when checking in.
| Ordinary passport with electronic chip. BCA photo |
Officers in charge of immigration control quickly confirm passenger’s information when checking in.
Passport holders with electronic chips will be given priority by the foreign side when considering and granting entry visas.
Currently, more than 100 countries and territories around the world use electronic passports, because they store a lot of information in a uniform format between countries. Because of this advantage, e-passport holders are often prioritized by countries to allow easier entry and exit.
Passport with an electronic chip has high information security, because it is stored in a chip, it is difficult to copy information.
An electronic chip is placed on the back cover of the passport to store personal information and biometric information of the passport holder (including face photo, fingerprint …) and digital signature of the issuing authority. mat.
An ordinary passport without an electronic chip and an ordinary passport with an electronic chip are used in parallel.
When submitting an application for a passport, Vietnamese citizens aged full 14 years or older have the right to choose whether to issue a passport without an electronic chip or to issue a passport with an electronic chip (in the Application for issuance of a passport). passports already have the option of a passport form for citizens to fill out by themselves).
Vietnamese citizens who have been issued with an ordinary passport without an electronic chip will continue to use it until the expiry of the passport, and are not required to change to a passport with an electronic chip.
Proposed important changes related to passports
(PLO)- The Ministry of Public Security proposed to supplement regulations on the form, order and procedures for applying for an ordinary passport through electronic transactions.
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