Document: GBR-AO-02001

GBR-AO-02001

Outside front cover
Inside front cover: Substrate; Printing technique; Printing technique; UV feature
Inside back cover: Substrate; Printing technique; UV feature
Biodata page: Substrate; Watermark; Laminate; OVD (optically variable device); UV feature; Additional safeguard
Inner page(s): Substrate; Watermark; UV feature; UV feature
Inner page(s): Substrate; Watermark; UV feature
Inner page(s): Electronic data

Title:

PASSPORT

Issuing Country:

GBR - United Kingdom • UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND •

Document Category:

A - Passport

Document type:

O - ordinary document

Document version number:

02001

First issued on:

06/02/2006

Valid:

yes

Legal status / main purpose:

Document issued to nationals of: GBR - United Kingdom • UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND •

Overall construction:

single booklet

Format width (mm):

Format height (mm):

125

Number of pages:

Validity

Maximum validity:

10 year(s)

Minimum age for validity:

16 year(s)

Validity-additional information:

Since 10 September 2001, UK digital image passports have been valid for up to 10 years and 9 months

Validity

Maximum validity:

5 year(s)

Minimum age for validity:

0 year(s)

Maximum age for validity:

15 year(s)

Business passports have 48 pages

As from 16.06.2014, the validity of this passport can be extended, using stamp GBR-D-02001.

Related / associated document(s)

GBR-D-02001

Outside front cover

Construction:

flexible

Cover embossing:

hot foil stamping

Material:

paper

Overall colour:

burgundy

Security features:

Substrate

Presence of Fibres:

Planchettes:

Security features:

Printing technique

Light:

NORMAL

Technique:

intaglio printing

Technique:

intaglio printing

Technique:

intaglio printing

Cover - front, inside

Security features:

Printing technique

Light:

OBLIQUE

Security Element:

latent image

Technique:

intaglio printing

Description:

latent image "UK" within a guilloche pattern printed in three colours

Latent image on cover - front, inside

Security features:

UV feature

Light:

UV LIGHT

Description:

stylised bird wing design visible under long-wave UV

UV feature:

fluorescent overprint (invisible under normal light)

Inside back cover

Substrate
Printing technique
UV feature

Page has space for holder to provide particulars of contacts in case of emergencies

Security features:

Substrate

Presence of Fibres:

Planchettes:

Light:

NORMAL

Security features:

Printing technique

Light:

NORMAL

Technique:

intaglio printing

Technique:

intaglio printing

Technique:

intaglio printing

Security features:

UV feature

Light:

UV LIGHT

Description:

stylised bird wing design visible under long-wave UV

UV feature:

fluorescent overprint (invisible under normal light)

Biodata page

Substrate
Watermark
Laminate
OVD (optically variable device)
UV feature
Additional safeguard

(From) Page number (as printed):

Up to page number (as printed):

Security features:

Substrate

Presence of Fibres:

yes

Colours:

red, blue

Planchettes:

Light:

NORMAL

Security features:

Watermark

Light:

TRANSMITTED

Watermark and the four different laser cuts

Security features:

Laminate

Light:

UV LIGHT

Laminate UV features:

yes

three stylised birds' wings over the facial image area and a geometric line pattern; some of the radiating lines incorporate microprint

Biodata page laminate under UV

Security features:

OVD (optically variable device)

Some of the holographic replay in the holographic patches

Security features:

UV feature

Light:

UV LIGHT

UV feature:

fluorescent fibres

Security features:

Additional safeguard

Light:

TRANSMITTED

biodata page contains four different laser cut patterns in different positions; three are geometric patterns, the fourth is a stylised head of a bird that resembles the page watermark

Laser-cut stylised bird's head resembling the watermark

Inner page(s)

Substrate
Watermark
UV feature
UV feature

(From) Page number (as printed):

Up to page number (as printed):

Title page displays document serial number. No page number is printed. Principal text is in English, Welsh and Scottish Gaelic. Languages of other EU Member States appear in background design. A unique inventory number is printed vertically in black along the outer edge of the page.

Security features:

Substrate

Presence of Fibres:

yes

Colours:

red, blue

Planchettes:

Light:

NORMAL

Security features:

Watermark

Light:

TRANSMITTED

Watermark on page 1: head of a kingfisher

Security features:

UV feature

Light:

UV LIGHT

Description:

repeated pattern of 6-petalled flower designs

UV feature:

fluorescent ink

Security features:

UV feature

Light:

UV LIGHT

UV feature:

fluorescent fibres

Inner page(s)

Substrate
Watermark
UV feature

(From) Page number (as printed):

Up to page number (as printed):

Four bird designs on visa pages; clockwise: merlin, curlew, avocet and kite

Security features:

Substrate

Presence of Fibres:

yes

Colours:

red, blue

Planchettes:

Light:

NORMAL

Security features:

Watermark

Light:

TRANSMITTED

Watermark is in register with guilloche pattern incorporating page number; beak always points to outer edge of page

Security features:

UV feature

Light:

UV LIGHT

Description:

collation mark at edge of page contains page number; tab descends as page numbers increase

UV feature:

fluorescent ink

Inner page(s)

Electronic data

(From) Page number (as printed):

Up to page number (as printed):

Observations page contains biometric chip and antenna; any printed observations will be within the antenna area

Security features:

Electronic data

Identifiers:

facial image

Biodata integration:

microchip - contactless

Light:

NORMAL

This 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 the United Kingdom • UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND •

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