Working Papers for DCFWG
ICAO TAG-MRTD/15
ICAO Document Content & Format
Working Group and
ISO SC17 WG3 TF2 Harmonization
WP2 Enhancing Communication of
Lost/Stolen Passport Information
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Existing Interpol database on Lost/Stolen
passports fed by, and feeds law enforcement
agencies, not passport issuing authorities.
Reporting Lost/Stolen passports Voluntary
ICAO Assembly Resolution A33-19 suggests FAL
Annex 9 SARP and guidance material “to assist
Contracting States in maintaining the integrity and
security of their passports and other travel
documents.”
2-Implementation
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Suggested Standard “Member States shall
notify INTERPOL whenever they are made
aware of lost/stolen passports. This
includes L/S individual books as well as
theft of unpersonalized blank books. As a
minimum, this data should include date of
theft, passport numbers, book inventory
numbers, and type and size of passport.”
2-Action by the TAG/MRTD
Recommend adoption of suggested
Standard into FAL Annex 9
 Contact INTERPOL to request inclusion on
their Lost/Stolen passport notification list
 Provide INTERPOL with contact
information for as many passport and visa
issuing agencies as is available
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WP 3 Photos of Babies
Some baby photos fail to meet minimum
photo size standard of 31mm chin to crown
 Present Instant Photo fixed focus lens
provide photos with 20-25mm height
 New lens is available for larger photos
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WP3-Baby Photo Characteristics
Capture in upright position, or lying on a
white or light colored blanket
 Car seat position OK with white or light
colored blanket, not colorful designs
 Eyes should be open
 No hands or other people in photo
 Suggest shorter validity period for baby
passports
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3-Action by TAG-MRTD
Note the Instant Photo chin-to-crown size
issue and advise if other States have this
problem
 Note advice for capture of baby photos
 Consider inclusion of this advice in
guidelines for photography in technical
paper on biometrics
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WP11 Comments on MRP Data
Page Thickness
Present minimum page thickness is 0.25
mm (0.01 inch) or 250 microns (μ)
 Original requirement in Doc 9303 was
based on requiring enough page thickness
to resist page tearing in swipe readers
 Over time, thin lamina replaced thick, and
data pages put on first inside page
 Opacity of data page also important
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11 Data for Thickness Evaluation
Passports of 142 countries surveyed
 66 States had passport on cover. All met
present thickness standard
 76 States had data page on an inside page.
Of these States, 38 have data page caliper
too thin, 27 meet standard, and 11 could not
be determined.
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11-Action by TAG/MRTD
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Consider the wording of Doc 9303 Part 1,
paragraph IV 2.4.1 minimum thickness
“Selection of the data page thickness is at the
discretion of the issuing State or organization,
bearing in mind that it must pass though passport
swipe readers and thus be durable. It should be
opaque enough to not interfere wth readers.”
Consider including cover thickness when
determining compliance with present thickness
WP12 Guidance for ePass Logo
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Visual logo necessary to indicate presence of
contactless chip in passport
Suggested Guidance
 Logo copyrighted to ICAO
 Usage rights granted when State’s system meets
NTWG standards, or
 Logo used to indicate presence of chip
 ePass logo stamped on cover with title wording,
at least 5mm in height, in 1 cm zone (centered)
at top of cover, above present stamped seal.
WP12 Guidance continued
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If chip in cover, not stamped on that cover
Logo not indicate exact location of chip
Include logo on data page. Suggest either end of
Zone 1, upper left or upper right
Include usage guidance in passport similar to:
“This passport contains sensitive electronics. For
best performance, please do not bend, perforate or
expose to extreme temperature or excess
moisture.”
12-Actions by TAG/MRTD
Note the suggestions for use of ePass logo
 Discuss the merits of the suggestions
 Endorse the approved suggestions for use in
implementation of the contactless chip
passport
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WP13 Proposed Amendments to Doc
9303 to Accommodate Biometrics
Addition of Biometrics compels change
 Include salient parts of Biometric
Deployment Report as Annex K
 Sect II, para 3 Definitions
 Sect IV, para 1 Scope
 Sect IV para 5.4 changes to VIZ
 Sect IV para 6.5 changes in MRZ
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13-More Proposed Changes
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Sect IV, paras 16-19 on Data Storage Capacity,
Machine Assisted Identity Confirmation and
Machine Assisted Document Verification
Sect IV para 20 to include chip on card
Annexes B & C to indicate which technologies are
interoperable
Annex E Bar Codes only for own use
Annex F Contactless Chip remove references to
other than ISO 14443 chips
13 Stage 2 Revision and Action
After Stage 1 approved and completed,
immediately begin Stage 2.
 Object to completely integrate the
Biometric Deployment Report
 Revisions OKed by NTWG
 ACTION BY TAG/MRTD
 Endorse two-stage plan of action
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WP15 Audit Methodology
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Establish a formal Audit program for quality
of MRPs and production process
 Growing number of States seeking
assurances that products meet ICAO spec
 Informal reports to Secretariat of poorquality MRPs being supplied to States
15-Terms of Reference
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Name: Facilitation Audit Standards Team
Aim: Support FAL section in promotion of worldwide adoption of MRTDs
Composition: Small number of discreet, skilled
government personnel
Actions: 1. Respond to general and specific
questions 2. Evaluate production using G-8 factors
3. Determine chip compliance 4. Provide feedback
to process owners of noted problems
15-Evaluation Criteria
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Document Methodology
 Dimensional Characteristics
 VIZ Characteristics
 MRZ Characteristics
 Security Features
 Durability
15 Document Handling & Issuance
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Blank Book Control
Passport Application & Adjudication
ID Verification & Name Check Process
Biometric Identification
Personalization Printers
Physical Security at Issuance Facility
Personnel Standards
Internal Controls
Senior Level Support for Issuance Procedures
15 Actions by TAG/MRTD
Establish the FAST team to aid FAL, under
terms of reference in WP15
 Accept the proposed Terms of Reference, as
amended, for the FAST team
 Evaluate proposed criteria for
appropriateness
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WP16 Three Letter Codes
Doc 9303 specifies use of 3-LTR codes for
State/organization identification
 ISO 3166/MA maintains the official list
 ISO 3166/MA gets codes from UN
Technical Bulletin Country Names and UN
Country and Regional Code for Statistical
Use, published by UN Statistical Division
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16-Code Access and Updates
ISO 3166 supports a web site,
www.iso.ch/iso/en/prods-services/iso/3166ma
Site contains lists of codes available, prices
for sale products, and excellent FAQs
 Newsletters available
 Automatic electronic updates available
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16 Action by TAG/MRTD
Be informed of the updated access to 3-LTR
codes
 Post ISO 3166/MA web site as a hot link on
the icao.int/mrtd web site for most current
code information
 Inform States that they may begin use of
new 3-LTR codes as soon as they are posted
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WP17 ePass Indicators in the
MRZ
First change in MRZ
 EP or PE not good options
 MRZ accuracy important as key for reading
 Error correction possible with codes
 Location: end of MRZ line 1 or replace old
check digits
 Fall back position MRZ line 1, position 44
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WP18 Emergency/Short Term
Passports
Machine Readable Passports made to Doc
9303 Part 1 Standard
 Central Issuance or controlled distributed
issuance
 High quality security features
 Still a need for issuance of passports issued
under less than ideal conditions
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18 Aspects of Short Term Passports
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Not to lower standards, make a “weak link”
Should still be MRPs
Cover Color-different, not garish
Period of validity-not more than 1 year
Book size-Fewer pages (8 to 12)
Book Designation-Short Term, Provisional
Passport Number-Book Inventory Number
Security Features-At least two from list
Training-On features specific to Short Term book
18 Actions by TAG/MRTD
Endorse the guidelines in WP18 for short
term/emergency issuance passport
 Recommend posting this to the ICAO Web
site for guidance to States
 Recommend these guidelines for inclusion
in next revision of Doc 9303 Part 1 MRPs
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WP19 Use of Personal Number
as Passport Number
Passport number basic to international
systems
 Nine number maximum length
 Tracking Lost/Stolen passports hindered by
lack of uniformity among States as to what
a passport number is, and how it is assigned
and how to relate the “number”to illegal use
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19 Passport Number Sources
Use book inventory (serial) number. This is
recommended method
 Derive passport number from separate
tracking number roster. Relation of this
number to book serial number often lost
 National ID number This gives the person
one passport number for life, with
differentiation based on issue date.
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19 Consequences and TAG Action
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If an ID number book is Lost/Stolen, replacement
books will have same number as the L/S book,
causing problems to the holder-secondary,
possible arrest, checks
Recommended Practice:
MRPs should not be issued using the national ID
number as passport number. Passport numbers
should be book inventory control (serial) numbers
WP22 Coping With Success
Sub-title: Consequences of an expanded
ICAO FAL role in operational affairs
 Chicago Convention Articles 22, 23, 37
 Recurring meetings such as TAG-MRTD,
FAL Panel, FAL Division meetings
 Regional efforts
 Drafting, updating of Annex 9, Doc 9303,
circulars, manuals, other publications
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22 Resources and New Tasks
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Staff is Section Chief, Technical Officer and a
Secretary with some part-time
Key Repository for ICAO Blueprint
MRTD Quality Assurance Program
FAL/12 Division Tasks
 Assistance to Developing States
 PNR-access Study Group
 Guidance Material, and Security
22 Requirements for ExtraBudgetary Resources
Specifications & technology administrationupdate Doc 9303, convert biometric reports
to specs,organize QA effort,web site upkeep
 Universal Implementation of MRTDs
project management-coordinate with donor
states, administer, carry out plans
 PKI Directory Management-oversee
development and day-to-day management
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22 Action by the TAG-MRTD
Note the volume and importance of work
requested of FAL Section
 Concur with impossibility of doing all
these tasks with present staff, funding
 Consider ways of assisting Secretariat in
accomplishment of these tasks, e.g. shortterm loan of personnel, establishing a
funding mechanism
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WP23 Report of DCFWG
Three Meetings
 Prague Sept 15-17 2003
 Basingstoke, England March 8-10, 2004
 Montreal, 17 May 2004
 Thirteen Working Papers, including two cowritten, one with TF3, one with NTWG
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23 Working Paper Titles
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2-L/S Info Sharing
3 Baby Photos
11 Data Page caliper
12 ePass Logo guide
13 Doc 9303 Amends
15 Audit Meth TOR
16 3LTR Codes
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17 ePass MRZ *
18 Temp Passport
19 Pers ID not PPT #
22 Coping w Success
23 DCFWG Report
28 ePass Logo*
23 Future Work Plan & TAG Action
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Continue support for Doc 9303 family
Durability test procedures, w/WG3
Procedures for if chip inoperative/broken
Develop Audit Plan for Audit Methodology
Camouflage/Fantasy Passport Information
Biometrics & Visas w/NTWG
Possible Visa Card Specification
Protection of ICAO marks and statements of
compliance to ICAO standards
Other work as needed
WP28 ePass Logo Selection
ePass Logo required
 Needs to be copyrighted
 Needs to be printable in any print method
 Needs to not have negative connotations
 Needs to be attractive
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28-Logo Selection
Design images from Canada, Germany,
Japan, Netherlands and Switzerland
 Election by TAG members
 Run-off election if not clear majority
 Final election and announcement
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