Thoughts on Producing Travel Documents

In this opinion piece, Lic Mónica Peralta (Forensic Document Expert) looks at the current state of physical document security printing and gives her thoughts on how it might be improved in the age of physical/digital co-existence.

Much has been written about the innovation and security that travel documents must display. We know that the passport is an official document issued to a person by a particular country that guarantees their citizenship status. Security elements are added to this document in addition to typical designs, which not only embellish the visa pages, but also strengthen their circulation and prevent counterfeiting and adulteration.

For years, paper has been used as a substrate. This allows numerous security elements, integrated combinations, microcuts, and protection with ultra-thin holographic laminates.