danielh
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Hi all,
A few weeks ago I read an article on how Australia is going to trial a new type of passport that involves biometrics to uniquely identify the individual and prevent fraud.
Since my passport ran out on June 14th 2005, I decided to not renew it as the article mentioned that it _might_ be available as an option to the public by November 2005 at a nominal increase of $19.
I think they are sorting out some issues regarding verification of the individuals photo but I hope they sort it all out soon.
Since I need to get a passport ready for travel to the United States on Dec 15th I'm probably pushing it a bit but does anyone else know about these new passports and how to apply early?
I do not want to get a standard 5 year passport if I can help it.
Regards
Daniel
[EDIT] I should mention that the Smartgate trials are part of the new passport system and so if anyone was part of the trial, I'd like to know what sort of passport you were given. The new Passports are supposed to have both biometric data and RFID.
A few weeks ago I read an article on how Australia is going to trial a new type of passport that involves biometrics to uniquely identify the individual and prevent fraud.
Since my passport ran out on June 14th 2005, I decided to not renew it as the article mentioned that it _might_ be available as an option to the public by November 2005 at a nominal increase of $19.
I think they are sorting out some issues regarding verification of the individuals photo but I hope they sort it all out soon.
Since I need to get a passport ready for travel to the United States on Dec 15th I'm probably pushing it a bit but does anyone else know about these new passports and how to apply early?
I do not want to get a standard 5 year passport if I can help it.
Regards
Daniel
[EDIT] I should mention that the Smartgate trials are part of the new passport system and so if anyone was part of the trial, I'd like to know what sort of passport you were given. The new Passports are supposed to have both biometric data and RFID.