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A biometric passport has the e-passport symbol at the bottom. There are 32 pages in a biometric passport. Frequent travelers may request 52-page passports for no additional cost. Extra visa pages could previously be added to a passport, [122] but, as of January 1, 2016, the service was discontinued entirely for security reasons. [102]
This biometric symbol is usually printed on the cover of biometric (ICAO compliant) passports. A biometric passport (also known as an electronic passport, e-passport or a digital passport) is a passport that has an embedded electronic microprocessor chip, which contains biometric information that can be used to authenticate the identity of the passport holder.
The Bangladeshi passport is an ICAO compliant, machine-readable and biometric e-passport issued for the purpose of travel to foreign countries by the passport holder. Bangladesh is the first country in South Asia to issue e-passports for all eligible citizens.
These electronic passports, known also as the e-passport, are classified as either "Standard" or "Official", depending on intended use. [ 1 ] Nigerian passports can be applied for either at the physical location of the Nigeria Immigration Services, or by making submission through its website.
The State Department suggests applying for or renewing a passport at least six months ahead of planned travel to avoid any issues.
The Department of Foreign Affairs is mandated under the law to establish and maintain an online application portal and Electronic one-stop shop to digitize passport applications and authorizes it to provide offsite and mobile passport services outside of the consular offices and foreign service posts.
On 17 November 2021, the first electronic passport, or e-passport was introduced and Nepalese writer Satya Mohan Joshi was the first to receive the e-passport. [4] [5] The Nepalis e-passports are produced by IDEMIA, the software that the Passport office uses is also from the same company. [6]
The Rwandan passport is a passport issued by the Republic of Rwanda to Rwandan citizens for the purpose of international travel. Rwanda started issuing East African Community Biometric Passport also known as e-Passport (with which entry to all east African countries is visa-free) in June 2019 replacing the old ones that will only stay valid until June 2021.