1. TAG/15 Montreal May 17-21, 2004

2. To indicate in the MRZ, the presence of the chip. ANY change to the MRZ will be disruptive. e

3. PE USA TRAVELER<<HAPPY<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 150000003 5 USA 560916 5 M 081115 0 <<<<<<<<<<<< 0 8 Document Type Country of Issue Name Document Number Check Digit Country of Citizenship Date of Birth Check Digit Sex Date of Expiry Optional Data Document type “PE” Confusion - existing use Loss of present valid use

4. E< USA TRAVELER<<HAPPY<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 150000003 5 USA 560916 5 M 081115 0 <<<<<<<<<<<< 0 8 Document Type Country of Issue Name Document Number Check Digit Country of Citizenship Date of Birth Check Digit Sex Date of Expiry Optional Data Document type “E” Existing readers & systems incompatible Maximum disruption

5. P< USA TRAVELER<<HAPPY<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 150000003 5 USA 560916 5 M 081115 0 <<<<<<<<<<<E 0 8 Document Type Country of Issue Name Document Number Check Digit Country of Citizenship Date of Birth Check Digit Sex Date of Expiry Optional Data Use optional field Optional field has existing uses

6. 1. How can presence of chip be indicated in MRZ? 2. How can MRZ reading be made more accurate & reliable? - Least disruption - Backwards compatibility

7. 8<<<<<<<<<<<< 0081115 0560916 5150000003 5 P< USA TRAVELER<<HAPPY<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< USA M Document Type Country of Issue Name Document Number Check Digit Country of Citizenship Date of Birth Check Digit Overall Check Digit Check Digit Sex Date of Expiry Optional Data 150000003 5560916 5081115 0<<<<<<<<<<<< 08 Uncoloured fields have NO error detection Coloured fields have limited error detection

8. Mandatory adoption of a new MRZ check character scheme and version identifier. (i) identify the MRP as an e-Passport (ii) overcome the limitations of the present check digit scheme (iii) make the OCR reading more secure (iv) open the way for future improvements of the MRZ by introducing a version identifier

9. P< USA TRAVELER<<HAPPY<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 150000003 5 USA 560916 5 M 081115 0 <<<<<<<<<<<< 0 8 Document Type Country of Issue Name Document Number Check Digit Country of Citizenship Date of Birth Check Digit Sex Date of Expiry Optional Data First version: number “1” Where? Three check characters: “XXX”

10. P<USATRAVELER<<HAPPY<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 1500000035USA5609165M0811150<<<<<<<<<<<<<<08 P<USATRAVELER<<HAPPY<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< USA M <<<<<<<<<<<<<< 1. All MRZ characters 2. Convert alpha: ‘A’=10, ‘B’=11...’Z’=35,’<‘=36 3. CC1 = (25+36+30+28+.......+8) modulus 37 = 30 => U 25,36,30,28,10,29,27,10,31,14,21,14,27,36,36,17,10,25,25,34,36,36........ 30,28,1022 36,36,36,36,36........ 4. CC2 = (25x1+36x2+30x3+..+8x85) modulus 37 = 8 => 8 5. CC3 = (25x1+36x1+30x1+..+36x2+36x2+..+0x3+8x3) modulus 37 = 25 => P New check characters are ‘U8P’ (=85, less 3 positions check characters occupy!)

11. P<USATRAVFLER<<HAPPV<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 1500000O35USA5609165M0811150<<<<<<<<<<<<<<08 P<USATRAVELER<<HAPPY<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 1500000035U5A5609165M0811750<<<<<<<<<<<<<<08 P<USATRAVELER<<HAPPY<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 1500000035USA5609165M0811150<<<<<<<<<<<<<<08 P<USATRAVELER<<HAPPY<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 1500000035USA5609165M0811150<<<<<<<<<<<<<<08 P<USATRAVFLER<<HAPPV<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 1500000O35USA5609165M0811150<<<<<<<<<<<<<<08 P<USATRAVELER<<HAPPY<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 1500000035USA5609165M0811150<<<<<<<<<<<<<<08 P<USATRAVELER<<HAPPV<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 1500000035USA5609165M0811150<<<<<<<<<<<<<<08 P<USATRAVELER<<HAPPY<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 1500000035U5A5609165M0811750<<<<<<<<<<<<<<08 P<USATRAVELER<<HAPPY<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 1500000035USA5609165M0811150<<<<<<<<<<<<<<08 P<USATRAVELER<<HAPPV<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 1500000035USA5609165M0811150<<<<<<<<<<<<<<08 1. Reliably identify up to 3 errors if positions unknown 2. Correct 1 error if position unknown 3. Correct 2 errors if positions known

12. Where to place the version identifier & check characters? P< USA TRAVELER<<HAPPY<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 150000003 5 USA 560916 5 M 081115 0 <<<<<<<<<<<< 0 8 Maximize compatibility with existing systems “1” and “U8P”

13. P< USA TRAVELER<<HAPPY<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 150000003 5 USA 560916 5 M 081115 0 <<<<<<<<1U8P 0 8 Document Type Country of Issue Name Document Number Check Digit Country of Citizenship Date of Birth Check Digit Sex Date of Expiry Optional Data Use optional field Optional field has existing uses

14. P< USA TRAVELER<<HAPPY<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 150000003 U USA 560916 8 M 081115 P <<<<<<<<<<<< 0 1 Document Type Country of Issue Name Document Number CHECK CHARACTER Country of Citizenship Date of Birth VERSION NUMBER Sex Date of Expiry Optional Data Replace existing check digits CHECK CHARACTER Existing readers are incompatible Better check character scheme - education Better technical solution

15. P< USA TRAVELER<<HAPPY<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<1U8P 150000003 5 USA 560916 5 M 081115 0 <<<<<<<<<<<< 0 8 Document Type Country of Issue Name Document Number Check Digit Country of Citizenship Date of Birth Check Digit Sex Date of Expiry Optional Data Use end of “Name” field Existing check digits still functional Name field may be corrupted for existing readers

16. END TAG/15 Montreal May 17-21, 2004

17. P< USA TRAVELER<<HAPPY<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<1 150000003 5 USA 560916 5 M 081115 0 <<<<<<<<<<<< 0 8 Document Type Country of Issue Name Document Number Country of Citizenship Date of Birth Sex Date of Expiry Optional Data Version identifier only Reliance on one character only Check digit Minimum disruption