Britain wants to take full advantage of electronic passport personal chip information

According to foreign media reports, the British first electronic passports have been issued, will use the chip to store personal information age coming round.

According to reports, the British household management headquarters (Home Office) announced that the country is located in the Washington D.C. offices have begun issuing electronic passports, and in the British household management headquarters will since April issued.

In replacement of the early, some people will receive a new electronic passports, some people will still receive the recognition of the existing electronic passport, the conversion period scheduled to end in the summer at the end.

The new electronic passport chip contains the camera's biological (biometric) facial image, and other identification information such as fingerprints and retinal scans may be added later. From the beginning of 2007, the first time a person applying for a passport in the UK will be required to attend an interview to confirm their identity. The use of the old passport will be valid until the expiration date, passport holders do not need to change.

The United States has a visa free program requiring countries to participate in the 2006 before the start of the collection of face images covering biometric passport.