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Smaller documents such as identity and passport cards are usually in the ID-1 size, which is 85.6 × 54.0 mm (3.37 × 2.13 in), the same size as credit cards. The data of the machine-readable zone in a TD1 size card consists of three rows of 30 characters each. The only characters used are A–Z, 0–9 and the filler character <.
The passport was machine readable, designed for immigration control points equipped with passport scanners. The passport size was 125 mm × 88 mm. The second version of the Hong Kong SAR passport was available either as a 32-page ordinary-size passport or as a 48-page passport.
The passport number is the serial number that uniquely identifies a passport. The passport number changes every time a person is issued a new passport, with the previous passport number noted in an endorsement on the last page of the new passport. The passport number is alphanumeric, with a letter followed by an eight-digit number, e.g. A00000000.
The new passport complies with the standards set forth by the Visa Waiver Program of the United States. [202] However for naturalised citizens, the passport is not ICAO 9303 compliant as the country of birth is used in the "nationality" field and associated MRZ leading to errors being returned on usage (as noted in section 7.1 of ICAO 9303 part 3).
The Machine Readable Zone is part of a machine-readable passport. MRZ may also refer to: Marind language, ISO 639-3 code; Moree Airport, IATA code; Međuopštinske regionalne zajednice, a historical administrative division of Serbia; Mrz, abbreviation of the month of March in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland date and time notation
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Although U.S. passport holders can travel to 147 countries in the world without a visa requirement, “to enter the remaining countries, U.S. passport holders must apply for a visa beforehand ...
Passport number: Includes a total of nine digits; in passports issued from 25 August 2008 onward, the passport number will retain the same 9 digits, but the Issued Local code will be changed to a single letter 'M' denoting PM passports and 'S' for PS passports. The remaining 8 digits will be the serial number.