ICAO Doc 9303 (ePassport)

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International Civil Aviation Organization standard for machine-readable travel documents including ePassport chip specifications.

  
  
ICAO Doc 9303 is the international standard for machine-readable travel documents, including the contactless chip embedded in the ePassport. It specifies the logical data structure, the printed machine-readable zone, and security mechanisms such as Basic and Extended Access Control that protect the holder's biometric data. Compliance lets automated border-control gates worldwide read and cryptographically verify a passport's authenticity.

  
  

    
    ICAO 9303
    
    
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    Published 2004
    
    
  






  
  

    
    




    
    

    
    

    
    

      
Standard Details

      

        

          
            
            
            
CategoryICAO

            
            
            
Year Published2004

            
            
            
            
StatusActive

          
        

      

    


    
    

    
    

    
    
    
    

      
Compliant Card Types

      

        
        
          

            
ePassport (MRTD)

            Contactless
          

          
Electronic passport with contactless chip storing biometric data (face, fingerprint) for automated border control.