Machine readable travel documents.
International Civil Aviation Organization.Secretary General.
Montreal, Québec : International Civil Aviation Organization,
2005.
"Approved by the Secretary General and published under his authority."
"The Third Edition of Doc 9303, Part 2, Machine Readable Visas (MRVs) represents a substantial modification of the specifications in the Second Edition (1994) and completes the work undertaken in ICAO to revise and harmonize the specifications for machine readable passports, visas and official documents. [...] the specifications in Part 2 have been augmented to provide for structural features to enhance the security of the document and expanded machine readable data storage capacity beyond the OCR-based Machine Readable Zone, including optional bar code and/or contactless integrated circuit(s) to accommodate identity confirmation with biometrics. In addition, two policy changes, intended to deter the misuse of a visa by someone other than the rightful holder, are reflected in the new specifications: a provision that only one person be identified on each visa, and a mandatory field in the MRV format for the visa holder's portrait or other identification feature. As a result, this new edition present s a significantly streamlined set of specifications with fewer format style options."--P. iii.
"Doc 9303."
Order no. 9303P2.
Electronic records
Visas
International travel regulations.
Air travel.