{
  "passport_standard": {
    "model": "Ordinary machine-readable passport (MRP / TD3)",
    "basis": "standard",
    "checked_on": "2026-09-30",
    "photo": {
      "present": true,
      "location": "Data page · zone V"
    },
    "mrz": {
      "present": true,
      "location": "Data page · zone VII, lower"
    },
    "sides": {
      "pagina-datos": {
        "photo": true,
        "mrz": true
      }
    },
    "note": "Forecast per ICAO Doc 9303, part 4, §3.2.4. This is not a verification of this country's model. Emergency, temporary or historical documents may differ.",
    "sources": [
      {
        "label": "ICAO Doc 9303 · part 4 · mandatory zones",
        "url": "https://www.icao.int/sites/default/files/publications/DocSeries/9303_p4_cons_en.pdf"
      }
    ]
  },
  "identity_cards": {
    "CM": {
      "model": "ID · PRADO record CMR-BO-01002 · 2016 reference",
      "basis": "documented",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-30",
      "photo": {
        "present": true,
        "location": "Front confirmed; back to be confirmed"
      },
      "mrz": {
        "present": null,
        "location": "Side to be confirmed"
      },
      "sides": {
        "anverso": {
          "photo": true,
          "mrz": null
        },
        "reverso": {
          "photo": null,
          "mrz": null
        }
      },
      "note": "The record describes a portrait on the front. The MRZ has not been confirmed, nor is it established that this is the latest issue. The absence of a mention of an MRZ is not interpreted as the absence of an MRZ.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Model source and characteristics",
          "url": "https://www.consilium.europa.eu/prado/en/CMR-BO-01002/index.html"
        }
      ]
    },
    "CG": {
      "model": "ID · PRADO record COG-BO-01001 · 2008 reference",
      "basis": "documented",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-30",
      "photo": {
        "present": true,
        "location": "Front confirmed; back to be confirmed"
      },
      "mrz": {
        "present": null,
        "location": "Side to be confirmed"
      },
      "sides": {
        "anverso": {
          "photo": true,
          "mrz": null
        },
        "reverso": {
          "photo": null,
          "mrz": null
        }
      },
      "note": "The record describes a portrait on the front. The MRZ has not been confirmed, nor is it established that this is the latest issue. The absence of a mention of an MRZ is not interpreted as the absence of an MRZ.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Model source and characteristics",
          "url": "https://www.consilium.europa.eu/prado/en/COG-BO-01001/index.html"
        }
      ]
    },
    "IQ": {
      "model": "ID · PRADO record IRQ-BO-01001 · 2019 reference",
      "basis": "documented",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-30",
      "photo": {
        "present": true,
        "location": "Front confirmed; back to be confirmed"
      },
      "mrz": {
        "present": null,
        "location": "Side to be confirmed"
      },
      "sides": {
        "anverso": {
          "photo": true,
          "mrz": null
        },
        "reverso": {
          "photo": null,
          "mrz": null
        }
      },
      "note": "The record describes a portrait on the front. The MRZ has not been confirmed, nor is it established that this is the latest issue. The absence of a mention of an MRZ is not interpreted as the absence of an MRZ.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Model source and characteristics",
          "url": "https://www.consilium.europa.eu/prado/en/IRQ-BO-01001/index.html"
        }
      ]
    },
    "KZ": {
      "model": "ID · PRADO record KAZ-BO-02001 · 2009 reference",
      "basis": "documented",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-30",
      "photo": {
        "present": true,
        "location": "Front confirmed; back to be confirmed"
      },
      "mrz": {
        "present": null,
        "location": "Side to be confirmed"
      },
      "sides": {
        "anverso": {
          "photo": true,
          "mrz": null
        },
        "reverso": {
          "photo": null,
          "mrz": null
        }
      },
      "note": "The record describes a portrait on the front. The MRZ has not been confirmed, nor is it established that this is the latest issue. The absence of a mention of an MRZ is not interpreted as the absence of an MRZ.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Model source and characteristics",
          "url": "https://www.consilium.europa.eu/prado/en/KAZ-BO-02001/index.html"
        }
      ]
    },
    "HT": {
      "model": "ID · PRADO record HTI-BO-02001 · 2005 reference",
      "basis": "documented",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-30",
      "photo": {
        "present": true,
        "location": "Front confirmed; back to be confirmed"
      },
      "mrz": {
        "present": null,
        "location": "Side to be confirmed"
      },
      "sides": {
        "anverso": {
          "photo": true,
          "mrz": null
        },
        "reverso": {
          "photo": null,
          "mrz": null
        }
      },
      "note": "The record describes a portrait on the front. The MRZ has not been confirmed, nor is it established that this is the latest issue. The absence of a mention of an MRZ is not interpreted as the absence of an MRZ.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Model source and characteristics",
          "url": "https://www.consilium.europa.eu/prado/en/HTI-BO-02001/index.html"
        }
      ]
    },
    "ML": {
      "model": "ID · PRADO record MLI-BO-01001 · 2000 reference",
      "basis": "documented",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-30",
      "photo": {
        "present": true,
        "location": "Front confirmed; back to be confirmed"
      },
      "mrz": {
        "present": null,
        "location": "Side to be confirmed"
      },
      "sides": {
        "anverso": {
          "photo": true,
          "mrz": null
        },
        "reverso": {
          "photo": null,
          "mrz": null
        }
      },
      "note": "The record describes a portrait on the front. The MRZ has not been confirmed, nor is it established that this is the latest issue. The absence of a mention of an MRZ is not interpreted as the absence of an MRZ.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Model source and characteristics",
          "url": "https://www.consilium.europa.eu/prado/en/MLI-BO-01001/index.html"
        }
      ]
    },
    "PY": {
      "model": "ID · PRADO record PRY-BO-01002 · 2012 reference",
      "basis": "documented",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-30",
      "photo": {
        "present": true,
        "location": "Front confirmed; back to be confirmed"
      },
      "mrz": {
        "present": null,
        "location": "Side to be confirmed"
      },
      "sides": {
        "anverso": {
          "photo": true,
          "mrz": null
        },
        "reverso": {
          "photo": null,
          "mrz": null
        }
      },
      "note": "The record describes a portrait on the front. The MRZ has not been confirmed, nor is it established that this is the latest issue. The absence of a mention of an MRZ is not interpreted as the absence of an MRZ.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Model source and characteristics",
          "url": "https://www.consilium.europa.eu/prado/en/PRY-BO-01002/index.html"
        }
      ]
    },
    "BF": {
      "model": "ID · PRADO record BFA-BO-02001 · 2008 reference",
      "basis": "documented",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-30",
      "photo": {
        "present": true,
        "location": "Front confirmed; back to be confirmed"
      },
      "mrz": {
        "present": null,
        "location": "Side to be confirmed"
      },
      "sides": {
        "anverso": {
          "photo": true,
          "mrz": null
        },
        "reverso": {
          "photo": null,
          "mrz": null
        }
      },
      "note": "The record describes a portrait on the front. The MRZ has not been confirmed, nor is it established that this is the latest issue. The absence of a mention of an MRZ is not interpreted as the absence of an MRZ.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Model source and characteristics",
          "url": "https://www.consilium.europa.eu/prado/fr/BFA-BO-02001/index.html"
        }
      ]
    },
    "KM": {
      "model": "ID · PRADO record COM-BO-01001 · 2008 reference",
      "basis": "documented",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-30",
      "photo": {
        "present": true,
        "location": "Front confirmed; back to be confirmed"
      },
      "mrz": {
        "present": null,
        "location": "Side to be confirmed"
      },
      "sides": {
        "anverso": {
          "photo": true,
          "mrz": null
        },
        "reverso": {
          "photo": null,
          "mrz": null
        }
      },
      "note": "The record describes a portrait on the front. The MRZ has not been confirmed, nor is it established that this is the latest issue. The absence of a mention of an MRZ is not interpreted as the absence of an MRZ.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Model source and characteristics",
          "url": "https://www.consilium.europa.eu/prado/fr/COM-BO-01001/index.html"
        }
      ]
    },
    "RW": {
      "model": "ID · PRADO record RWA-BO-01001 · 2022 reference",
      "basis": "documented",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-30",
      "photo": {
        "present": true,
        "location": "Front and back (secondary portrait)"
      },
      "mrz": {
        "present": null,
        "location": "Side to be confirmed"
      },
      "sides": {
        "anverso": {
          "photo": true,
          "mrz": null
        },
        "reverso": {
          "photo": true,
          "mrz": null
        }
      },
      "note": "PRADO describes portraits on both sides, including a secondary one on the back. MRZ pending. The year identifies the reference consulted; it does not prove the latest issuance.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Model source and characteristics",
          "url": "https://www.consilium.europa.eu/prado/en/RWA-BO-01001/index.html"
        }
      ]
    },
    "SY": {
      "model": "ID · PRADO record SYR-BO-01001 · 2000 reference",
      "basis": "documented",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-30",
      "photo": {
        "present": true,
        "location": "Front and back (secondary portrait)"
      },
      "mrz": {
        "present": null,
        "location": "Side to be confirmed"
      },
      "sides": {
        "anverso": {
          "photo": true,
          "mrz": null
        },
        "reverso": {
          "photo": true,
          "mrz": null
        }
      },
      "note": "PRADO describes portraits on both sides, including a secondary one on the back. MRZ pending. The year identifies the reference consulted; it does not prove the latest issuance.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Model source and characteristics",
          "url": "https://www.consilium.europa.eu/prado/en/SYR-BO-01001/index.html"
        }
      ]
    },
    "AF": {
      "model": "e-Taskera · AFG-BO-02001 · 2019 reference",
      "basis": "documented",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-30",
      "photo": {
        "present": true,
        "location": "Front and back (secondary portrait)"
      },
      "mrz": {
        "present": true,
        "location": "Back"
      },
      "sides": {
        "anverso": {
          "photo": true,
          "mrz": null
        },
        "reverso": {
          "photo": true,
          "mrz": true
        }
      },
      "note": "Photo on both sides per the record; three-line MRZ verified on the published back. Not extrapolated to the paper Taskera or to other issues.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Model source and characteristics",
          "url": "https://www.consilium.europa.eu/prado/fr/AFG-BO-02001/index.html"
        },
        {
          "label": "Back consulted in PRADO",
          "url": "https://www.consilium.europa.eu/prado/fr/AFG-BO-02001/image-308487.html"
        }
      ]
    },
    "CR": {
      "model": "ID card · design issued since October 2025",
      "basis": "documented",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-30",
      "photo": {
        "present": true,
        "location": "Front and back (secondary portrait)"
      },
      "mrz": {
        "present": true,
        "location": "Back"
      },
      "sides": {
        "anverso": {
          "photo": true,
          "mrz": false
        },
        "reverso": {
          "photo": true,
          "mrz": true
        }
      },
      "note": "Both sides checked in the TSE samples. The previous design used a barcode; it should not automatically receive the same MRZ indication.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Model source and characteristics",
          "url": "https://www.tse.go.cr/comunicado1081.html"
        },
        {
          "label": "Official sample · front",
          "url": "https://www.tse.go.cr/imgs/ced/diseno-ced-frente.jpg"
        },
        {
          "label": "Official sample · back",
          "url": "https://www.tse.go.cr/imgs/ced/diseno-ced-dorso.jpg"
        }
      ]
    },
    "VN": {
      "model": "Căn cước · model since July 2024 · people aged 6 or older",
      "basis": "documented",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-30",
      "photo": {
        "present": true,
        "location": "Front"
      },
      "mrz": {
        "present": true,
        "location": "Back"
      },
      "sides": {
        "anverso": {
          "photo": true,
          "mrz": false
        },
        "reverso": {
          "photo": false,
          "mrz": true
        }
      },
      "note": "The official description lists the photo on the front and the MRZ on the back. Exception: the under-6 variant carries no portrait; it does carry an MRZ. It is not confused with the identity certificate or the old cards.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Model source and characteristics",
          "url": "https://canhsatquanlyhanhchinh.gov.vn/gioi-thieu/bo-cong-an-ban-hanh-mau-the-can-cuoc-mau-giay-chung-nhan-can-cuoc-su-dung-tu-ngay-01-7-2024-2812"
        }
      ]
    },
    "BO": {
      "model": "ID card · November 2023 format",
      "basis": "documented",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-30",
      "photo": {
        "present": true,
        "location": "Front confirmed"
      },
      "mrz": {
        "present": true,
        "location": "Back"
      },
      "sides": {
        "anverso": {
          "photo": true,
          "mrz": false
        },
        "reverso": {
          "photo": null,
          "mrz": true
        }
      },
      "note": "SEGIP confirms the addition of an MRZ on the back in 2023. The text of Decree 4924 places the holder's photograph on the front.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Model source and characteristics",
          "url": "https://www.segip.gob.bo/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Resena-historica-SEGIP.pdf"
        },
        {
          "label": "Text of Decree 4924 · layout of the sides",
          "url": "https://www.lexivox.org/norms/BO-DS-N4924.html"
        }
      ]
    },
    "GT": {
      "model": "Color DPI · design since January 2025",
      "basis": "documented",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-30",
      "photo": {
        "present": true,
        "location": "Side to be confirmed"
      },
      "mrz": {
        "present": true,
        "location": "Side to be confirmed"
      },
      "sides": {
        "anverso": {
          "photo": null,
          "mrz": null
        },
        "reverso": {
          "photo": null,
          "mrz": null
        }
      },
      "note": "RENAP confirms color photograph, ghost image and machine-readable zone. The exact placement by side of this design is pending verification; the previous model's placement is not carried over automatically.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Model source and characteristics",
          "url": "https://ns1.renap.gob.gt/noticias/medidas-de-seguridad-del-dpi-color"
        }
      ]
    },
    "UY": {
      "model": "Chip ID card · official 2015 sample",
      "basis": "documented",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-30",
      "photo": {
        "present": true,
        "location": "Front confirmed"
      },
      "mrz": {
        "present": true,
        "location": "Back"
      },
      "sides": {
        "anverso": {
          "photo": true,
          "mrz": null
        },
        "reverso": {
          "photo": null,
          "mrz": true
        }
      },
      "note": "The AGESIC sample places the photo on the front and the MRZ on the back. AGESIC documents a change of the plastic in November 2022; these placements refer to the 2015 sample and do not verify the 2022 design.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Model source and characteristics",
          "url": "https://www.gub.uy/agencia-gobierno-electronico-sociedad-informacion-conocimiento/sites/agencia-gobierno-electronico-sociedad-informacion-conocimiento/files/documentos/publicaciones/3-seguridad-tramites.pdf"
        },
        {
          "label": "Plastic versions 2015 and 2022",
          "url": "https://www.gub.uy/agencia-gobierno-electronico-sociedad-informacion-conocimiento/comunicacion/publicaciones/documentacion-tecnica-id-uruguay/documentacion-tecnica-id-uruguay-9"
        }
      ]
    },
    "SN": {
      "model": "ECOWAS card · layout described in 2016",
      "basis": "documented",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-30",
      "photo": {
        "present": true,
        "location": "Front (primary and secondary)"
      },
      "mrz": {
        "present": null,
        "location": "Side to be confirmed"
      },
      "sides": {
        "anverso": {
          "photo": true,
          "mrz": null
        },
        "reverso": {
          "photo": null,
          "mrz": null
        }
      },
      "note": "The DGE description places two photographs on the front. This source is not enough to conclude whether the card has an MRZ; it is not inferred just because it is an ECOWAS card.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Model source and characteristics",
          "url": "https://dge.sn/decret-n-2016-1536-du-29-septembre-2016-portant-application-de-la-loi-n-2016-09-du-14-mars-2016-instituant-une-carte-didentite-biometrique-cedeao-publie-au-jors-n-6965-du-5/"
        }
      ]
    },
    "KH": {
      "model": "Cambodian Identity Card · model described by the Department of State",
      "basis": "documented",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-30",
      "photo": {
        "present": true,
        "location": "Front"
      },
      "mrz": {
        "present": true,
        "location": "Front per consular description"
      },
      "sides": {
        "anverso": {
          "photo": true,
          "mrz": true
        },
        "reverso": {
          "photo": null,
          "mrz": null
        }
      },
      "note": "The record places the photo and MRZ in the front section. It does not identify an issue year: check the specimen before using this orientation as a capture rule.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Model source and characteristics",
          "url": "https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Cambodia.html"
        }
      ]
    },
    "DO": {
      "model": "New identity and electoral card · design presented for 2026",
      "basis": "documented",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-30",
      "photo": {
        "present": true,
        "location": "Side to be confirmed"
      },
      "mrz": {
        "present": true,
        "location": "Side to be confirmed"
      },
      "sides": {
        "anverso": {
          "photo": null,
          "mrz": null
        },
        "reverso": {
          "photo": null,
          "mrz": null
        }
      },
      "note": "The JCE confirms laser-engraved photograph and MRZ for the new design. The layout by side is pending inspection; the 2014 model's layout is not automatically reused.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Model source and characteristics",
          "url": "https://nuevacedula.jce.gob.do/conoce-tu-cedula"
        },
        {
          "label": "JCE · MRZ confirmation for the new design",
          "url": "https://nuevacedula.jce.gob.do/sala-de-prensa/noticias/la-jce-presenta-dise241o-de-las-nuevas-c233dulas-a-periodistas-comunicadores-y-l237deres-de-opini243n"
        }
      ]
    },
    "NG": {
      "model": "NINAuth · new digital card · not equivalent to all physical cards",
      "basis": "documented",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-30",
      "photo": {
        "present": null,
        "location": "Side to be confirmed"
      },
      "mrz": {
        "present": true,
        "location": "Side to be confirmed"
      },
      "sides": {
        "anverso": {
          "photo": null,
          "mrz": null
        },
        "reverso": {
          "photo": null,
          "mrz": null
        }
      },
      "note": "NIMC confirms MRZ for this digital card. The photo and the layout by side have not been verified in this review. This design is not attributed to a physical card or to the previous tokenization card.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Model source and characteristics",
          "url": "https://ninauth.nimc.gov.ng/news-room/new-digital-id-card"
        }
      ]
    },
    "LK": {
      "model": "Smart National Identity Card · official DRP service",
      "basis": "documented",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-30",
      "photo": {
        "present": true,
        "location": "Side to be confirmed"
      },
      "mrz": {
        "present": null,
        "location": "Side to be confirmed"
      },
      "sides": {
        "anverso": {
          "photo": null,
          "mrz": null
        },
        "reverso": {
          "photo": null,
          "mrz": null
        }
      },
      "note": "The DRP documentation describes the photograph used for the card. Placement by side and the presence of an MRZ remain unverified. A barcode does not confirm an MRZ.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Model source and characteristics",
          "url": "https://drp.gov.lk/en/faq.php"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}