ID – U.S. Passport MRZ Band Verification

Description

Are you unsure about the validity of an identity document that is presented to you, or do you need to verify the validity of an identity document as part of a business process? Our product allows you to analyze the information in the MRZ U.S. passport tape, as well as security keys validating their authenticity.

How does the MRZ online US passport stripe reader work?

After validation of your purchase, you will receive an email with the credentials to connect to our identity web application (check in spam a few minutes after purchase if you have not received the activation email).

You will then have access to the various tools available, including identity document verification: just send the document from the web application, the results are available immediately. You can find all the details on the product page Web Identity Suite.

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Professionals, do you need validation by API or web application?

We also offer a service to verify all credentials or resources via API and via our web application. You can find all the details on these links:

• Identity API
• Resources API

How are the results of the MRZ US passport analysis presented?

The results of the analysis are available for download from the history of the identity suite in PDF / JSON / XML format:

PDF report verification mrz US passport

Is it possible to test the MRZ passport verification service before purchasing?

Yes, of course! Two ID verifications are offered, just make the request at the following address: request a free trial.

(Check spam one day after the request if you have not received the activation email).

What document formats are accepted?

You can send your documents as a jpg/jpeg/png image, or as a PDF. Scans/photos do not need to be cropped or retouched: they are detected automatically. It is possible to send the front with MRZ strip or the two pages of the passport concerned: the MRZ strip of the US passport will be detected and recognition will be carried out without any problems. The same goes for tilting: the scans can be a little tilted / badly oriented: they will be well recognized by our service! Example:

Or:

U.S. Passport Verification

What is the MRZ Readable Zone Tape?

An automatic reading zone, or optical reading zone, is an area, on an official document, reserved for the reading, identification and validation of this document. Thus, documents such as passports, French national identity cards, residence permits, driving licences can or must include, depending on the country and the version of the documents, an optical reading zone. It is located in the lower part of identity documents: it contains all the information on the document with security keys to verify its authenticity and the fact that it has not been modified. The information found in it varies depending on the type of document.

How is the MRZ US passport band/line constituted?

Like all passports, U.S. passports have two lines of text, each containing alphanumeric characters. For the details of the information found there, you can consult our article at the following address: Secure file – Checking the MRZ strip of a passport.

Why use this method to detect fraud?

The data found there is passport data protected by multiple validation keys, making it difficult to modify them. It is therefore one of the verification tools used by airport aviation security to ensure that identity documents have not been falsified.

What data is extracted from the MRZ US passport line?

The data extracted from the MRZ band are as follows:

• Front row:

U.S. Passport Verification Line 1

1. Document Type: A code indicating the type of document, represented by the letter “P”.
2. Type: one character for countries that distinguish between passport types.
3. Country code : 3-character code for the issuing country.
4. Last name and first name : Last name and first name of the person separated by two “<“, then completed by “<“.

• Second line:

U.S. Passport Verification Line 2

1. Document number : 9 alpha-numeric characters.
2. Control key : 1 numeric character, document number control key.
3. Nationality: 3 characters indicating nationality according to ISO 3166-1 alpha-3.
4. Date of birth: 6 numeric characters (two-digit year, month and day in YYMMDD format).
5. Control key : 1 numeric character, control key for date of birth.
6. Gender : 1 character, “M” for male, “F” for female.
7. Expiry date: 6 numeric characters (two-digit year, month and day in YYMMDD format).
8. Control key : 1 numeric character, expiry date control key.
9. Personal number: 14 alphanumeric characters, used by some countries.
10. Control key : 1 numeric character, personal number control key (or “<” if chevrons only).
11. Control key : 1 numeric character, global control key.

Am I charged if the US passport MRZ information is not retrieved correctly from the document?

The answer is no! Only a document that has been correctly recognized is billable! If the attachment is not detected or incorrectly detected, you are not charged: only a successful scan is deducted from your verification credits.

Personal data

We do not store any personal data after analysis: emails and attachments are automatically deleted, as well as data from the analysis. You can find the details of the information relating to personal data on our dedicated page: Privacy Policy.

Terms and conditions of sale

You can find the details of our general terms and conditions at the following address: TrustDocHub T&Cs.