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Could any UK passport holder, please, explain what "personal information" of page 31 consists of (apart of obvious Name and Surname)?
The Consular Fees Order, detailing the fees, is onthe Office of Public Sector Information website. The Foreign Office has set seearate fees for biometric and non-biometric passports, presumably because they are being phased in across FCO posts, and they'll need separate fees until all posts have been upgraded. The UKPS - on that Order, at least - seem to be charging a flat, lower, fee, regardless of whether the passport is biometric or not. I'd guess that this is because until the new passport equipment has been fully installed in UK, it'll be pretty much luck of the draw whether you get a biometric one or not.ezh wrote:Found on the BritainUSA web page: in the British Embassy in the US they are currently charging $185 (about £110) for a biometric passport . Presumably it will cost £185 here in the UK three times over the current price of £51 - which is fine, I suppose, keeping in mind all this fraud, terrorism etc. I personaly would like to get a biometric passport
ppron747 wrote: Passports are traditionally more expensive overseas than they are in the UK, because it is cheaper to produce a passport when you're producing them in bulk, like UKPS. They produce several million passports a year, in what is effectively a factory, whereas somewhere like Washington produces a few tens of thousands. A smaller operation costs more, per book, and I can't see this changing with the introduction of biometrics.
UK biometric passports launched
The first UK biometric e-passports are to be issued to applicants this week, the Home Office has announced.
The high-tech documents have added security features such as a chip holding the carrier's facial details, in a bid to combat fraud and forgery.
They will be introduced gradually throughout 2006 and will be issued to all applicants by the end of August.
The Home Office said the move was to improve the "integrity and security" of British passports.
"They will also help in the detection of forged or manipulated documents while confirming the identity of the individual," said Home Office minister Andy Burnham.
"Biometric technology makes use of the unique features we all have and there is no doubt that the use of biometric information to link a person to a passport will enhance security.
"In step with our European partners we will also be considering the inclusion of fingerprints as well as facial data in due course."
Facial features
The electronic chip will contain the digitally coded measurements of holders' features, such as the distances between eyes, nose, mouth and ears.
The information will be taken from the applicant's passport photo and can be used to identify them.
The new passport will also feature pages with intricate designs and new complex watermarks.
The UK is one of 40 countries adopting the new technology and in the process of introducing e-passports.
Countries like the UK, which are part of the US visa waiver scheme, must comply with new International Civil Aviation Organisation standards and begin issuing biometric passports, incorporating a facial image, by October to remain in the scheme.