New security feature for Austrian passport – Austria
There is an innovation with regard to the Austrian passport. From April there will be a new security feature.
During the personalization process, the personal portrait image is “burned into the data page of the newly issued Bordeaux-red documents” using “laser image perforation”, the Ministry of the Interior announced in a press release. In addition, there is now a new emergency passport.
Austrian passport: More protection through security features?
The new security feature aims to increase protection against forgery. IF the data page is viewed against the light, a contoured image of the portrait image becomes visible.
New design for Emergency Passport
The emergency passport will also be redesigned and given a revised design. This can be requested if the passport or identity card has been lost or stolen or the document can no longer be used and an important trip that cannot be postponed is pending. In a transitional phase, in addition to the newly designed emergency passports, those based on the earlier model will also be issued. The price for the emergency passport and the application procedure remain unchanged.
Karner about the Austrian passport
“The Austrian passport is one of the safest documents in the world,” emphasized Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP) in a broadcast. “For many years, the cooperation between the Ministry of the Interior and the Austrian State Printing Office has guaranteed that this travel document is protected against forgery.”