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Document: BEL-AO-08001

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BEL-AO-08001
Outside front cover
Inside front cover
Printing technique
Printing technique
Inside back cover
Biodata page
Watermark
Additional safeguard
UV feature
Printing technique
Printing technique
Facial image
Document element (if no other qualifier is applicable)
Substrate
Other
Facial image
Inner page(s)
UV feature
Inner page(s)
UV feature
Inner page(s)
Inner page(s)
Watermark
UV feature
Printing technique
Printing technique
Numbering
Inner page(s)

Title:

PASSEPORT_PASPOORT_REISEPASS_PASSPORT

Issuing Country:

BEL - Belgium • ROYAUME DE BELGIQUE_KONINKRIJK BELGIË_KÖNIGREICH BELGIEN •

Document Category:

A - Passport

Document type:

O - ordinary document

Document version number:

08001

First issued on:

01/05/2014

Not valid after:

13/10/2024

Valid:

no

Legal status / main purpose:

Overall construction:

single booklet

Format width (mm):

88

Format height (mm):

125

Number of pages:

32

French-language version

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

    Vertical band consisting of a cross-shaped flower motif within lozenge-shaped designs, embossed down the right-hand edge of the outside front cover

    Image 252826 of Outside front cover
    Image 252888 of Outside front cover
    Image 252828 of Inside front cover

    Security features:

    Printing technique

    Light:

    OBLIQUE

    Security Element:

    latent image

    Technique:

    intaglio printing

    Description:

    "BEL"

    Image 252844 of Printing technique

    Security features:

    Printing technique

    Light:

    NORMAL

    Security Element:

    miniprint

    Description:

    "BEL" (repeated)

    Image 252845 of Printing technique

    Inside back cover

      Same security features as on inside front cover

      Embedded chip

      Image 252829 of Inside back cover

      Page 2

      Image 252830 of Biodata page

      Security features:

      Watermark

      Light:

      TRANSMITTED

      Image 252847 of Watermark

      Security features:

      Additional safeguard

      Light:

      NORMAL

      Top left- and right-hand corners each contain a silvery strip displaying just a few colour variations

      Image 252848 of Additional safeguard
      Image 252849 of Additional safeguard

      Security features:

      UV feature

      Light:

      UV LIGHT

      Description:

      fluorescent biographical/other personalisation text

      UV feature:

      fluorescent ink

      Colours:

      red, blue

      Image 252851 of UV feature

      Security features:

      Printing technique

      Light:

      NORMAL

      Security Element:

      microprint

      Description:

      "BELGIEBELGIENBELGIUMBELGIQUE" (repeated)

      Image 252854 of Printing technique

      Security features:

      Printing technique

      Light:

      OBLIQUE

      Security Element:

      OVI (optically variable ink)

      Technique:

      intaglio printing

      Image 252855 of Printing technique

      Security features:

      Facial image

      Light:

      NORMAL

      Photo type:

      colour

      Photo integration technique:

      inkjet printing

      Security Element:

      image (printing) containing invisible personal information (IPI) or scrambled document related information

      Image 252857 of Facial image
      Encrypted image within facial image

      Document element (if no other qualifier is applicable)

      Transparent plastic sheet separating biodata page and page 3

      Transparent plastic sheet with integrated decoder lens and two secondary (ghost) images

      Image 252834 of Document element (if no other qualifier is applicable)
      Image 252832 of Document element (if no other qualifier is applicable)
      Date of birth, passport number and expiry date on laminate
      Image 252833 of Document element (if no other qualifier is applicable)
      Surname and given name on laminate
      Image 252831 of Document element (if no other qualifier is applicable)
      Surname and given name on laminate

      Security features:

      Substrate

      Light:

      NORMAL

      Integrated decoder lens fits over the facial image to reveal the scrambled document number.

      Security features:

      Other

      Light:

      OBLIQUE

      Image 252859 of Other
      Embossing above decoder lens
      Image 252860 of Other
      Close-up of bottom right-hand corner of laminate

      Security features:

      Facial image

      Light:

      TRANSMITTED

      Photo type:

      secondary (ghost) image

      Photo integration technique:

      other

      Inner page(s)

      Page 1

      Image 252835 of Inner page(s)

      Security features:

      UV feature

      Light:

      UV LIGHT (365 nm)

      Image 252863 of UV feature

      Inner page(s)

      Page 3

      Page 3 contains some recommendations for checking security features

      Image 252836 of Inner page(s)

      Security features:

      UV feature

      Light:

      UV LIGHT (365 nm)

      Description:

      holder's facial image, machine-readable zone text, holder's signature and biodata

      UV feature:

      fluorescent overprint (invisible under normal light)

      Colours:

      white, blue, multi-coloured

      Image 252865 of UV feature

      Inner page(s)

        Page 4

        Page 4 contains the sentence "Page reserved for the authorities responsible for issuing the passport"

        Image 252837 of Inner page(s)

        (From) Page number (as printed):

        4

        Up to page number (as printed):

        30

        Image 252838 of Inner page(s)

        Security features:

        Watermark

        Light:

        TRANSMITTED

        Head and shoulders of King Philippe (centred) and page numbering as a watermark (in bottom right-hand corner).

        Image 252866 of Watermark

        Security features:

        UV feature

        Light:

        UV LIGHT (365 nm)

        Colours:

        yellow

        Small hatched squares fluoresce yellow

        Image 252867 of UV feature

        Security features:

        Printing technique

        Light:

        NORMAL

        Security Element:

        iridescent ink

        Description:

        passports with 32 pages: page 4 up to and including page 32, except for page 31; passports with 64 pages: page 4 up to and including page 64, except for page 63

        Image 252869 of Printing technique
        Reflective ink

        Security features:

        Printing technique

        Light:

        NORMAL

        Image 252870 of Printing technique
        Close-up of background printing

        Security features:

        Numbering

        Light:

        NORMAL

        Composition:

        AA NNNNNN

        Image 252871 of Numbering
        Perforated passport number

        Inner page(s)

          (From) Page number (as printed):

          31

          Up to page number (as printed):

          32

          Page 31 lists the biodata headings (1 to 10) in 23 languages; top part of page 32 contains a notice from the passport authorities; bottom part of page 32 indicates in 23 languages how many pages the passport contains

          Note: a 64-page version of this type of passport also exists

          UV security features, watermark and printing techniques are the same as on inner pages 5-30.

          Image 252840 of Inner page(s)
          Image 252839 of Inner page(s)
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