Interpol e-Passport Booklet
The biographical data page inside the prototype Interpol e-Passport Booklet
Type	Passport
Issued by	Interpol
First issued	13 October 2009[1]
Purpose	Identification
Valid in	Interpol member countries
Eligibility	Interpol officers travelling on official duty

Interpol e-Identification Card
The front of an Interpol e-Identification Card
The reverse of an Interpol e-Identification Card
Type	Identity Card
Issued by	Interpol
First issued	7 November 2010[2]
Purpose	Identification
Valid in	Interpol member countries
Eligibility	Interpol officers travelling on official duty

AnInterpol Travel Document is atravel document issued toInterpol officers for travel to Interpol member countries. They are intended to reduce response times for personnel deployed to assist with transnational criminal investigations, major events or emergency situations by waiving normal visa requirements.^[3]

The travel documents consist of ane-Passport Booklet and ane-Identification Card identifying the holder as an Interpol officer, granting them special immigration status when travelling on official Interpol duties to participating member countries.^[4]

The Interpol Travel Document initiative proposal was approved by Interpol's Executive Committee in March 2009 and was unanimously ratified by Interpol member countries at the 79th Interpol General Assembly inDoha in November 2010.^[5]

The e-Passport Booklet contains 34 visa pages and a polycarbonatemachine readable bio-data page. The cover is black with silver embossing on the front. The word "INTERPOL" in bothLatin (INTERPOL) andArabic (الإنتربول) script appears at the top, with the Interpol logo below. The word for 'Passport' then follows in all four official Interpol languages: English (PASSPORT),French (PASSEPORT),Spanish (PASAPORTE), and Arabic (جواز السفر). Thebiometric passport symbol appears at the bottom of the cover. The bio-data page features the holder's name, date and place of birth, photograph and signature, their job title, the passport number, the issuer code "XPO", and its issue and expiry dates. A machine readable strip runs along the bottom of the page.

The e-Identification Card is a light blue polycarbonatesmartcard. The front features the Interpol logo overlaid with the holder's biographical data, photograph and signature, the document number and its expiry date. The reverse features the officer's job title, the card's issue date, the issuer code "XPO", and a machine readable strip.

The Interpol travel documents were developed by theEDAPS Consortium^[6] andEntrust, Inc.^[7] The passport contains 29^[8] security features includinglaser engraving and an electronicRFID chip storing the holder's biometric data, as well as holographic, micrographic, and optical security elements.^[9] Both travel documents meet the relevantICAO/ISO standards and have been allocated thethree-letter country code 'XPO'. The passports are produced inKyiv by EDAPS and can be printed and dispatched in less than two hours after an individual's personal data has been received.^[8]

Each participating member country decides whether to recognise either the e-Passport Booklet and/or the e-Identification Card and whether they need be used in conjunction with or without a valid national passport. The holder is then granted visa exemption, expedited visa processing or some other special visa treatment depending on the individual arrangement.

It was anticipated by Interpol that 100 members would have recognised the documents in time for Interpol's 83rd General Assembly in Monaco in November 2014, which marked the 100th anniversary of the first International Criminal Police Congress.^[10] This was achieved by the conclusion of the 83rd General Assembly.

As of December 2024, the travel documents are accepted in either, or both its forms (e-Passport Booklet and/or e-Identification Card), sometimes to be used in conjunction with a valid national passport, by 109 of Interpol's 192 member countries.^[11]

• United Nations laissez-passer

• Official website
• INTERPOL's Travel Document onYouTube

• Travel documents issued by international organizations
• Interpol

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