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

2. 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

3. 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

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

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

6. 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

7. 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
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