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Document: BEL-AO-07001

BEL
BEL-AO-07001
Outside front cover
Printing technique
Inside front cover
Substrate
Printing technique
Inside back cover
Biodata page
Substrate
Watermark
UV feature
Printing technique
Printing technique
Printing technique
Facial image
Document element (if no other qualifier is applicable)
Substrate
Facial image
Facial image
Inner page(s)
UV feature
Printing technique
Inner page(s)
Printing technique
Printing technique
Inner page(s)
Substrate
Watermark
Printing technique
Numbering
Inner page(s)
Inner page(s)

Title:

PASSEPORT_PASPOORT_REISEPASS

Issuing Country:

BEL - Belgium • ROYAUME DE BELGIQUE_KONINKRIJK BELGIË_KÖNIGREICH BELGIEN •

Document Category:

A - Passport

Document type:

O - ordinary document

Document version number:

07001

First issued on:

01/02/2008

Not valid after:

01/05/2019

Valid:

no

Legal status / main purpose:

Travel document issued to nationals of: BEL - Belgium • ROYAUME DE BELGIQUE_KONINKRIJK BELGIË_KÖNIGREICH BELGIEN •

Overall construction:

single booklet

Format width (mm):

88

Format height (mm):

125

Number of pages:

32

Validity

Maximum validity:

5 year(s)

Minimum age for validity:

18 year(s)

Extension is possible:

no

Validity

Maximum validity:

2 year(s)

Minimum age for validity:

0 year(s)

Maximum age for validity:

17 year(s)

Extension is possible:

no

A 64-page version of this type of passport is also available

Outside front cover

Construction:

flexible

Cover embossing:

hot foil stamping

Material:

plastic

Overall colour:

burgundy

Image 253983 of Outside front cover
Cover of French-language version
Image 253982 of Outside front cover

Security features:

Printing technique

Light:

OBLIQUE

Border consisting of cross-shaped flower motifs within lozenges, embossed down the right-hand edge of the cover

Image 253995 of Printing technique
Front cover embossing

Inside front cover

Image 253984 of Inside front cover
Inside front cover in French-language version

Security features:

Substrate

Presence of Fibres:

no

Planchettes:

no

Light:

NORMAL

Security features:

Printing technique

Light:

NORMAL

Security Element:

guilloches / fine line patterns

Description:

design composed of two overlapping motifs formed of a lozenge shape and a cross-shaped flower motif on the one hand and, on the other, a regular pattern of small squares

Security Element:

miniprint

Description:

"BELBELBEL" (repeated, tapering off towards the beginning and the end)

Security Element:

microprint

Description:

"KONINKRIJKBELGIEKÖNIGREICHBELGIENROYAUMEDEBELGIQUE" (repeated)

Description:

"ROYAUME DE BELGIQUE", "KONINKRIJK BELGIE" and "KÖNIGREICH BELGIEN"

Security Element:

rainbow colouring

Description:

shifting from light magenta to dark magenta

Inside back cover

    Same safeguards as on inside front cover

    Image 253985 of Inside back cover
    Inside back cover in French-language version

    This page has no (printed or watermark) page number

    Image 253986 of Biodata page
    Biodata page in French-language version

    Security features:

    Substrate

    Presence of Fibres:

    not known

    Planchettes:

    no

    Light:

    NORMAL

    Security features:

    Watermark

    Light:

    TRANSMITTED

    Unlike on the other pages, the watermark on this page is perpendicular to the long edge.

    Image 254004 of Watermark
    Watermark in biodata page

    Security features:

    UV feature

    Light:

    UV LIGHT

    Description:

    infill other than MRZ code

    Security features:

    Printing technique

    Light:

    NORMAL

    Description:

    overlapping design consisting of a pattern formed of lozenges containing a cross-shaped flower motif and an irregular pattern of small squares, some of which are hatched and some not

    Security features:

    Printing technique

    Light:

    OBLIQUE

    Security Element:

    OVI (optically variable ink)

    Technique:

    intaglio printing

    Description:

    varying between burgundy, gold-coloured and green

    Security Element:

    latent image

    Technique:

    intaglio printing

    Security Element:

    latent image

    Technique:

    intaglio printing

    Security features:

    Printing technique

    Light:

    NORMAL

    Description:

    MRZ code

    Security features:

    Facial image

    Light:

    NORMAL

    Photo type:

    colour

    Photo integration technique:

    inkjet printing

    Document element (if no other qualifier is applicable)

    transparent plastic separating biodata page and page 3

    Security features:

    Substrate

    Light:

    NORMAL

    transparent composite plastic is shiny on one side and matt on the other

    Image 254016 of Substrate

    Security features:

    Facial image

    Light:

    NORMAL

    Photo type:

    black & white

    Photo integration technique:

    laser engraving

    Security features:

    Facial image

    Light:

    TRANSMITTED

    Photo type:

    secondary (ghost) image

    Photo integration technique:

    other

    Image 253989 of Inner page(s)
    Page 1 in French-language version

    Security features:

    UV feature

    Light:

    UV LIGHT

    UV feature:

    fluorescent overprint (invisible under normal light)

    Colours:

    yellow

    Security features:

    Printing technique

    Light:

    NORMAL

    Security Element:

    guilloches / fine line patterns

    Description:

    dual design consisting of hatched squares and a pattern formed of lozenges containing a cross-shaped flower motif

    Image 253990 of Inner page(s)
    Page 3 in French-language version

    Security features:

    Printing technique

    Light:

    NORMAL

    Security Element:

    guilloches / fine line patterns

    Description:

    dual design consisting of hatched squares and a pattern formed of lozenges containing a cross-shaped flower motif

    Security features:

    Printing technique

    Light:

    NORMAL

    Description:

    pictures depicting a number of security elements to be checked

    Image 253991 of Inner page(s)
    Visa page and stitching thread in French-language version

    Security features:

    Substrate

    Planchettes:

    no

    Light:

    NORMAL

    Security features:

    Watermark

    Light:

    TRANSMITTED

    Image 254033 of Watermark
    Watermarks: head and shoulders of King Albert II in centre and page number in bottom right-hand corner

    Security features:

    Printing technique

    Light:

    NORMAL

    Security Element:

    guilloches / fine line patterns

    Description:

    pictures of various buildings, differing from page to page

    Description:

    bilingual caption specifying the location of the building depicted in green on the page

    Security features:

    Numbering

    Light:

    TRANSMITTED

    passports with 32 pages: page 5 up to and including page 30; passports with 64 pages: page 5 up to and including page 62

    Description:

    AA NNNNNN

    Image 254038 of Numbering
    Perforated passport number

    Inner page(s)

      (From) Page number (as printed):

      4

      Up to page number (as printed):

      4

      page 4 is reserved for the authorities responsible for issuing the passport

      Image 253992 of Inner page(s)
      Page 4 in French-language version

      Inner page(s)

        (From) Page number (as printed):

        31

        Up to page number (as printed):

        32 / 64

        Top section of page 32 contains a notice from the authorities responsible for issuing the passport, and the lower section states in 23 languages how many pages the passport contains (32 or 64)

        Image 253993 of Inner page(s)
        Page 31 in French-language version
        Image 253994 of Inner page(s)
        Page 32 in French-language version
        BELThis information is supplied to you by the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union. It has been selected and compiled by document experts in Belgium • ROYAUME DE BELGIQUE_KONINKRIJK BELGIË_KÖNIGREICH BELGIEN •
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