What's the difference between "G" and "E" in a passport? What does "G meets the standard" at the beginning of passport number mean?

G on the passport is the old version, and E is the new version. The difference is:

1, e Passport cover, with electronic chip icon added at the bottom.

2. The background picture on the inside page of the electronic passport changes greatly. It adopts the pattern elements with the theme of "Brilliant China", which are expressed in three forms: constant light, fluorescence and watermark. Among them, Changguang and Fluorescence exhibited 3 1 provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan's landmark landscapes. The watermark selects the characters of 56 nationalities in China.

3. The electronic passport number is changed from the original G code to the E code. Laser drilling technology is adopted to improve the anti-counterfeiting ability.

4.e Passport chip, placed on the last page of passport, is very thin, almost like a small piece of colored stripes printed on paper. The chip stores the digital personal data of the holder, including basic information such as name, gender, date of birth and place of birth, as well as information such as the validity period, date and place of issuance of the passport, and adds biometric features such as the holder's appearance, fingerprint and iris.

"G" indicates that the passport has met the requirements for going abroad.

Extended data

Citizens living in China are approved to leave the country, and the exit-entry administration department of the public security organ shall issue China citizens' passports with exit registration cards. The exit registration card shall not be forged, altered, fraudulently used or transferred, and offenders shall be punished according to law. ?

China citizens who leave the country for the first time and have been approved to obtain passports and exit registration cards should apply for "change of matters" if they need to change their reasons for application or go to the country. After approval, the issuing authority will issue a new exit registration card. If you want to change your destination country, you need to update your exit registration card with a visa, and you don't need to submit other supporting materials.

In case of any of the following special circumstances, you can apply for emergency affairs with corresponding supporting materials:

1, go abroad to treat or visit critically ill patients (provide the diagnosis certificate issued by the national medical institution in this city);

2. Go abroad to attend the funeral (provide the death certificate issued by relevant institutions or the notice issued by the embassy or consulate to handle the funeral of the deceased);

3. Entry or visa is about to expire;

4. Other circumstances that the public security organ considers urgent.

Applicants who apply for emergency handling must fill in the Application Form for Emergency Handling of Citizens Going Abroad for Private Purposes, which will be directly accepted, approved and issued by the exit-entry administration department of the public security bureau at prefecture level. The applicant shall obtain his passport from the Exit-Entry Administration Office of the Provincial Public Security Department with his ID card, residence booklet, expedited certificate and acceptance receipt.

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