Method for imprinting a data carrier comprising the steps: - introducing the data carrier, with an area to be imprinted exposed, into a printer , wherein assigned to the printer is a printing head with two or more inks to be printed onto the data carrier, and a curing station spatially remote from the printing head; - moving the data carrier relative to the printing head, so that the printing head is able to imprint an area of the data carrier to be imprinted; - capturing an image of the data carrier with the area to be imprinted exposed with a sensor arrangement comprising one or more optical cameras; - determining, based on the captured image, position information of the data carrier with a control device ; - shifting and/or rotating a print layout for the area to be imprinted exposed by the control device by means of an image processing method; - imprinting of the area of the data carrier to be imprinted with personal data using at least a first of the inks; - moving the data carrier relative to the curing station in a first direction (F) after the data carrier has been imprinted with the at least one first ink, so that the curing station is able to act upon the area of the data carrier to be imprinted; - at least partial surface drying of the at least one first ink in the area of the data carrier to be imprinted in the curing station ; - moving the data carrier relative to the printing head in a second direction opposite to the first, so that the printing head is able to imprint an area of the data carrier to be imprinted; - imprinting of the area of the data carrier to be imprinted using at least a second of the inks, wherein the imprint using at least a second of the inks differs from the imprint using at least a first of the inks; - removing the data carrier from the printer. - introducing the data carrier, with an area to be imprinted exposed, into a printer , wherein assigned to the printer is a printing head with two or more inks to be printed onto the data carrier, and a curing station spatially remote from the printing head; - moving the data carrier relative to the printing head, so that the printing head is able to imprint an area of the data carrier to be imprinted; - capturing an image of the data carrier with the area to be imprinted exposed with a sensor arrangement comprising one or more optical cameras; - determining, based on the captured image, position information of the data carrier with a control device ; - shifting and/or rotating a print layout for the area to be imprinted exposed by the control device by means of an image processing method; - imprinting of the area of the data carrier to be imprinted with personal data using at least a first of the inks; - moving the data carrier relative to the curing station in a first direction (F) after the data carrier has been imprinted with the at least one first ink, so that the curing station is able to act upon the area of the data carrier to be imprinted; - at least partial surface drying of the at least one first ink in the area of the data carrier to be imprinted in the curing station ; - moving the data carrier relative to the printing head in a second direction opposite to the first, so that the printing head is able to imprint an area of the data carrier to be imprinted; - imprinting of the area of the data carrier to be imprinted using at least a second of the inks, wherein the imprint using at least a second of the inks differs from the imprint using at least a first of the inks; - removing the data carrier from the printer. <EOS>