Australia’s new R series passport

The winner of the Best New Passport was Australia’s new R series Passport, one of Note Printing Australia’s most ambitious and transformational projects in its 110-year history. Released in September 2022, the R series is the fifth passport series that Note Printing...

Bangladesh ePassport

Veridos and the Bangladesh Department of Immigration and Passports of the Ministry of Home Affairs for the Bangladesh ePassport programme, which has been overhauled and is currently being rolled out.

Philippines ePassport

The country’s new passport features a visually-striking design as well as a series of new security features. The award was presented jointly to the Department of Foreign Affairs and APO Production Unit. The Philippines consists of more than 7,100 islands, with its...

Malaysian ePassport

The first joint winner was the Immigration Department of Malaysia, of the Ministry of Home Affairs, for the new Malaysian ePassport. Launched in November 2017, it has received a major upgrade in its design and a host of enhanced security features. The country was the...

Oman e-passport

The new Oman e-passport was launched in January 2015 and replaces the country’s machine-readable passports with a document that is fully compliant with the latest ICAO standards and globally interoperable. The new document also incorporates a microchip containing the...