Passports in the UK are about to get a makeover! The UK Passports have been redesigned in an effort to help fight identity theft and passport fraud.
Enhanced passport security features include placing the passport security chip out of view as well as a personal data section of the new passport that features holograms.
The passport holder’s personal details used to be on the back of the passport and now they appear on the passport’s second page. The passport photo of the passport holder now appears twice. The new passports will be in circulation starting October 2010.
Cosmetic changes to the UK passport include pages that will display UK scenes such as the White Cliffs of Dover and the Giant’s Causeway.
The government expects the new passport to give UK citizens added piece of mind as well as solid protection from identity theft and passport fraud.
The main difference between the existing passports and the enhanced passports is that the security chip will now be hidden inside the passport cover.
This new feature is intended to make it more difficult to alter the chip without causing visible damage to the passport cover.
The change of adding the personal data to page 2 of the passport is an effort to speed up passenger wait times when traveling through border patrols.
This combination of physical and electronic security features will make the UK passport one of the most secure passports in the world, in line with the international passport standards.
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