Chilean Passport - Physical Description

Physical Description

Regular passports are deep navy blue. The words "REPUBLICA DE CHILE" are above the Chilean Coat of Arms, with the word "PASAPORTE" below. The color of the coat of arms and the letters is copper. The standard passport contains 32 pages, but it can be issued with 64 pages for an additional fee. The data page is located in the back cover, therefore leaving all 32 pages for stamps and visas. The data page has several security features, such as the digitalized photograph and signature of the bearer, as coat of arms visible under ultraviolet light and a Moai printed with optically variable ink over the upper-left corner of the bearer's photograph.

Since 2003, only machine-readable passports with a digitalized photo of the passport holder are issued. The information page is written in Spanish and English.

  • Photograph
  • Type of Document (P for Passport, D for Diplomatic and O for Official)
  • Country Code (CHL)
  • Passport Number (same as R.U.N. number)
  • Surname
  • Given Names
  • Nationality (Chilena)
  • Booklet Number
  • Date of Birth
  • Issuing Authority (Registro Civil e Identificacion)
  • Gender
  • Place of Birth (Name of the city if born in Chile. For those born outside of Chile, only the country of birth is listed)
  • Issuing date
  • Expiration date
  • Signature

The information page ends with the machine-readable zone.

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