Emergency/Short Term Passports John Mercer Chair, Document Content & Format Working Group

Background Machine Readable Passports (MRP) made to Doc 9303 Part 1 standard Latest edition of Part 1 was published in 2003 Current Standards work will add biometric features on a globally interoperable basis

Passport Issuance - I Domestic issuance Centralized, or select locations Best technology available Best security features Personalization printers expensive Normally requires some time until passport is delivered to the holder

Passport Issuance - II Foreign Issuance No Urgency - Repatriate the application or use resident printers Takes time Full validity passport

Passport Issuance - III Emergency Issuance Urgent time, done quickly Less than optimal issuance conditions Results in Travel Letters, or Short-Term Passports

Short Term and Emergency Issue Passports Not the intent to make a “weak link” document Short Term passports should be MRPs, or at least MRP format

Differences between Short Term and Regular Passports Cover Color-different not garish Validity-not more than one year Book Size-fewer pages, 8 to 12 Book Designation-Emergency or Short Term or Provisional Passport Number-Serial Number Security Features-Two or more Training-Publicity & Brochures