Passport
MRZ - Visual Data Consistency (List of Field Type)
0
Document class code
1
Issuing state code
2
Document #
3
Date of expiry
5
Date of birth
12
Sex
Special Note: The countries below are having less than 6 checks
China, Norway, Palestine, Brunei
5 Checks (Except Document Class Code)
Russia
4 Checks (Except Document Class Code, Issues State Code)
Check Digit Consistency Check (List of Field Type)
80
Check digit for document number
81
Check digit for date of birth
82
Check digit for date of expiry
84
Final check digit
Passport MRZ Interpretation

1β9
9
Passport number
10
1
Check digit over digits 1β9
11β13
3
Nationality (ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code with modifications)
14β19
6
Date of birth (YYMMDD)
20
1
Check digit over digits 14β19
21
1
Sex (M, F or < for male, female or unspecified)
22β27
6
Expiration date of passport (YYMMDD)
28
1
Check digit over digits 22β27
29β42
14
Personal number (may be used by the issuing country as it desires)
43
1
Check digit over digits 29β42 (may be < if all characters are <)
44
1
Check digit over digits 1β10, 14β20, and 22β43
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