Emergency/Short Term Emergency/Short Term PassportsPassports

John MercerJohn Mercer

Chair, Document Content &Chair, Document Content &

Format Working GroupFormat Working Group

BackgroundBackground

• Machine Readable Passports (MRP) Machine Readable Passports (MRP) made to Doc 9303 Part 1 standardmade to Doc 9303 Part 1 standard

• Latest edition of Part 1 was Latest edition of Part 1 was published in 2003published in 2003

• Current Standards work will add Current Standards work will add biometric features on a globally biometric features on a globally interoperable basisinteroperable basis

Passport Issuance - IPassport Issuance - I

• Domestic issuanceDomestic issuance– Centralized, or select locationsCentralized, or select locations– Best technology availableBest technology available– Best security featuresBest security features– Personalization printers expensivePersonalization printers expensive

• Normally requires some time until Normally requires some time until passport is delivered to the holderpassport is delivered to the holder

Passport Issuance - IIPassport Issuance - II

• Foreign IssuanceForeign Issuance– No Urgency - Repatriate the No Urgency - Repatriate the

application or use resident printers application or use resident printers – Takes time Takes time – Full validity passportFull validity passport

Passport Issuance - IIIPassport Issuance - III

• Emergency IssuanceEmergency Issuance– Urgent time, done quicklyUrgent time, done quickly– Less than optimal issuance conditionsLess than optimal issuance conditions

• Results in Travel Letters, or Short-Results in Travel Letters, or Short-Term Passports Term Passports

Short Term and Emergency Short Term and Emergency Issue PassportsIssue Passports

• Not the intent to make a “weak Not the intent to make a “weak link” documentlink” document

• Short Term passports should be Short Term passports should be MRPs, or at least MRP formatMRPs, or at least MRP format

Differences between Short Term Differences between Short Term and Regular Passportsand Regular Passports

• Cover Color-different not garishCover Color-different not garish• Validity-not more than one yearValidity-not more than one year• Book Size-fewer pages, 8 to 12Book Size-fewer pages, 8 to 12• Book Designation-Emergency or Short Book Designation-Emergency or Short

Term or ProvisionalTerm or Provisional• Passport Number-Serial NumberPassport Number-Serial Number• Security Features-Two or moreSecurity Features-Two or more• Training-Publicity & BrochuresTraining-Publicity & Brochures