Article: International Travel Totally Relies on Physical Passports: Is There a Better Way?

[AFF Editor]

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International Travel Totally Relies on Physical Passports: Is There a Better Way? is an article written by the AFF editorial team:

International Travel Totally Relies on Physical Passports: Is There a Better Way?

It's 2026. We can send astronauts into space. And yet, international travel still relies completely on a single, physical paper booklet - causing big problems for travellers whose passports are lost are stolen. Surely there's a better digital solution.

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[moa999]

Personally I'd prefer a passport that is lower risk of getting wet or creased, particularly in countries like China where you might have to scan the passport multiple times a day.

Indeed ICAO passport standards (ICAO 9303) include the functionality for a credit card sized card (TM1) format but few countries have issued these.

As I understand US has (but only for travel to Canada) and also Ireland (for European travel) and they are typically issued in conjunction with a paper version.