ICAO 9303 – Part 1 Vol. 1:2006

Doc 9303, Part 1, Volume 1 defines the specifications for machine readable passports (MRPs), providing for global data interchange using both visual (eye readable) and machine readable (optical character recognition) means. The MRP shall, as a minimum, contain the mandatory data specified in this volume, in the prescribed standard format. This volume also includes specifications for the mandatory and discretionary incorporation of MRP security features, and specifications for a passport card. The combined specifications of this volume and of Volume 2 of Part 1 permit the discretionary incorporation of additional electronic data storage to supplement the machine readable zone, principally to allow for an encoded biometric for identity confirmation of the MRP holder.