Colombian passport
Current passport design
Current passport design
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As of 1 September 2015, the Colombian passport includes [biometric technology](/wiki/Biometrics "Biometrics"). It uses the same machine\-readable system, but with an integrated chip where information such as fingerprints, photos and data of the document holder is stored. On 16 June 2010, the Colombian Foreign Ministry officially announced that the new passport design had been made official by the provisions of the [International Civil Aviation Organisation](/wiki/International_Civil_Aviation_Organization "International Civil Aviation Organization"), which required the country to conform to the regulations currently in force in the [European Union](/wiki/European_Union "European Union"), or at least to the standard used by 173 countries. From 15 July 2010, this document could be applied for in [Bogotá](/wiki/Bogot%C3%A1 "Bogotá") and from 5 August 2010 at passport offices in the governorates of the rest of the country and consulates abroad. The biometric photograph of the passport must identify the person and for this reason, has requirements: it must be 4 x 5 cm in size, the background must be clear and uniform, the face visible, taken recently.

This document can be [machine\-readable](/wiki/Machine-readable_document "Machine-readable document"), as the data is laser\-engraved. In addition, the barcode facilitates migration processes because the data of each citizen is uploaded directly to the migration servers at the airports. The document contains embossed and fluorescent holograms, which makes it almost impossible to forge and has the highest security standards.

In September 2018, the Colombian passport was recognized as the safest passport in the world during the first eID Forum.


What are the requirements for a biometric photograph in a Colombian passport?