History
Currently the Passport Control Authority of Tanzania issues Machine-readable Passports. The old model was designed in the 1970s, before computer technology became widely available, hence the holder's data was typewritten or even handwritten on it. The new Tanzanian passport complies with the ICAO Document 9303 standard. When the passport is first issued, the holder's fingerprints, signature and photograph are digitally acquired and stored in a database, but only the holder's digital picture is coded in the physical passport, in a two-dimensional barcode. The latter, as well as the holder's personal identification data and his or her picture are directly laser-printed on the passport.
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