Posts Tagged ‘passport technology’

Passports are About to Become More Secure Thanks to a New Discovery in the UK: Rush Passport

Saturday, May 21st, 2011

Passport security is important to many countries around the world.  Much thought is put in to creating a passport that is difficult to forge.  Fraudulent passports can present a danger to a country’s security.  New technology is constantly being harnessed to produce the most secure passport in the world.

Secure US PassportThe US passport is considered to be one of the most secure passports in the world.  That may be about to change as scientists in the UK have created a substance that may revolutionize the passport industry.   In an effort to protect the integrity of passports, the scientists have developed a pigment-free polymer that can make passports very difficult to copy.

While this doesn’t guard against a person using forged documents to obtain a passport, it makes it more difficult to actually create a fake passport.

This new substance can not only be used in passports, but may also be applied to money.  The part of the technology that makes this difficult to counterfeit is the chemistry involved in making the material.  It has been compared to the way that nature creates color for butterfly wings.

Here at Rush Passport™, we welcome any new technology that will make the US passport more secure.  We hope that this substance proves to be a viable way to thwart passport fraud.  As always, we look forward to new technology that can be employed towards making the US passport as secure as possible.

If you need a US passport card or other passport services such as an expedited passport, emergency passport, same day passport, US Passport book or passport photos be sure to contact Rush Passport™. You can visit us at http://www.rushpassport.com or call us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to speak with a Live Passport Agent. (877) 937-7277 (All 50 States) or (212) 643-9305 New York Passport Agency. Rush Passport™ Official US Passport Expeditors, serving Brooklyn, The Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, Manhattan, Westchester County, Nassau County & Suffolk County, Long Island, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Miami, Florida

Passport Biometrics vs Machine Readable Passports

Sunday, October 3rd, 2010

Biometric Passports or machine readable passports– which is the better choice? According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), biometric Passports are the obvious choice.  The ICAO sets standards regarding passport size, passport  composition, passport  layout and more importantly – passport technology.

Biometric e-passport

To make things easier for passport officials, the passports are color coded. Ordinary passports are green, service passports are blue, and diplomatic passports are red.

The hope is that countries that continue to issue machine readable passports will opt for e- passports or biometric passports as they are sometimes called.  Ghana, for example, began issuing biometric e-passports since March 2010.  Non-biometric passports are still accepted in Ghana, however, the plans are for the machine readable passports to be valid through November of 2015.  At that time, machine readable passports would no longer be acceptable as passport  holders would need to obtain biometric passports.

Under the new biometric passports system, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) passports  are available in three styles of passport: ordinary passports, service passports, and diplomat passports.  To make things easier for passport officials, the passports are color coded. Ordinary passports are green, service passports are blue, and diplomatic passports are red. In addition to the color coded passport revisions, the Ghanaian coat of arms has been replaced by the ECOWAS logo, and the words “Republic of Ghana”  are printed on the passport cover.  Ghana also boasts both French and English on their passports.

With the introduction of biometric passports comes the option of applying for standard passport services or expedited passport delivery service.  There is an additional fee that applies for those who opt for the expedited passport

To assist with the passport expedition application services, new Passport Application Centers (PACs) have been set up across Ghana and there are plans for several more Passport Application Centers to follow in the near future.

Currently, the Passport Office has been issuing the biometric passports alongside the machine readable passports.

If you are thinking about traveling to Ghana or to any other country where a passport is required and you need to get a US Passport  or US Passport Card immediately, visit us at www.RushPassport.com or call us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to speak with a Live Passport Agent.  (877) 937-7277 (All 50 States) or (212) 643-9305 New York Passport  Agency.  Rush Passport™  : Expediter of Passports, serving Brooklyn, The Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, Manhattan, Westchester County, Nassau County & Suffolk County, Long Island, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Miami, Florida.