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Document: IRL-TO-01003

Title:

PAS / PASSPORT / PASSEPORT

Issuing Country:

IRL - Ireland • ÉIRE_IRELAND •

Document Category:

T - Travel document

Document type:

O - ordinary document

Document version number:

01003

First issued on:

14/10/2021

Valid:

yes

Legal status / main purpose:

Travel document issued to nationals of: IRL - Ireland • ÉIRE_IRELAND •

The passport card is available to all Irish citizens who hold a valid Irish passport booklet; it can be used for travel within the EU/EEA, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Overall construction:

card

Format width (mm):

85

Format height (mm):

54

Number of pages:

Validity

Maximum validity:

5 year(s)

Minimum age for validity:

18 year(s)

Extension is possible:

no

Validity-additional information:

The passport card expiry date cannot exceed that of the passport booklet

Validity

Maximum age for validity:

17 year(s)

Validity-additional information:

Passport cards for minors are valid for the same period as their holders' passport booklet

Main difference(s) compared with previous model

The reverse (verso) side now contains a "SealCrypt" 2D barcode data verification feature instead of the optically variable device (silver reflective strip), in addition to a laser-engraved secondary image of the holder and red ultra-violet overprint.

Image 355934 of Recto - identity

Security features:

UV feature

Light:

UV LIGHT (365 nm)

Image 355937 of UV feature

Security features:

UV feature

UV feature:

fluorescent ink

Security features:

OVD (optically variable device)

OVD (optically variable device):

Kinegram®

Image 355941 of OVD (optically variable device)
Image 355938 of OVD (optically variable device)

Security features:

Personal data

Light:

OBLIQUE

Security features:

Personal data

Security features:

Facial image

Photo type:

black & white

Photo integration technique:

laser engraving

Image 355943 of Facial image

Security features:

Printing technique

Image 355944 of Printing technique

Security features:

Printing technique

Image 355950 of Printing technique
Image 355949 of Printing technique

Security features:

Numbering

Light:

OBLIQUE

Image 355952 of Numbering

Security features:

Substrate

Image 355953 of Substrate

Security features:

UV feature

Light:

UV LIGHT (365 nm)

UV feature:

fluorescent overprint (invisible under normal light)

Colours:

red

Image 355955 of UV feature

Security features:

Electronic data

Biodata integration:

2D barcode

Image 355958 of Electronic data

Security features:

Facial image

Photo type:

secondary (ghost) image - black & white

Image 355959 of Facial image
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