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russotto · 04-23-2004, 11:02 AM

The biometric requirement, which is where the microchips come in, has not been rescinded. But it only applies to NEWLY-ISSUED passports after October 26, 2004.

The machine-readable passport simply uses OCR fonts in a specific location.

04-23-2004, 11:02 AM	#55
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	The biometric requirement, which is where the microchips come in, has not been rescinded. But it only applies to NEWLY-ISSUED passports after October 26, 2004. The machine-readable passport simply uses OCR fonts in a specific location.