This identity document is an internationally recognized legal document. What are the formalities to obtain it? What does it contain and what technological developments have been necessary since the 1960s to comply with international safety standards?
Report on the biometric passport that will soon replace the electronic passport. Commentary on images of passports, an airport, animations in synthetic images and interviews of travelers.
Reportage. Technological explanations concerning a new electronic passport that transmits information by radio waves, designed and produced by the French company "Axalto" and which will be the norm in all European countries in less than 5 years. Alternation of commentary on illustration images (customs control) and factual and interviews with a marketing manager, Frédéric TROJANI and the vice-president of the company Axalto, Jean-Claude DETRUCHE.
Avant de partir en vacances à l'étranger, il est nécessaire d'établir ou de faire prolonger son passeport ou sa carte d'identité à la mairie ou au commissariat de police. Il est recommandé d'anticiper sa demande pour éviter de longs délais d'attente.
This is a big change for anyone traveling to the USA. From October 1st, you will need a visa or an optical passport for stays of less than 30 days. A new type of passport, for which the Alpes-Maritimes prefecture is pilot.