Main Elements of Ukrainian Citizen Passport Protection and Methods of Their Counterfeiting

Ukrainian Citizen Passport Protection

Importance and meaning of the passport of a citizen of Ukraine

The Ukrainian citizen’s passport is a crucial document for strict accounting and reporting. It holds significant social and legal importance as it contains comprehensive information about the holder and their relationship to Ukrainian citizenship.
The role of a passport in civil law relations

A passport is a legal document that establishes a person’s identity and provides legal capacity in civil law relations. It is also the main document used for notarial acts. Unfortunately, passports are often targeted by criminals, including internet romance scammers.

Issuance Process and Characteristics of a Ukrainian Citizen’s Passport

The Ukrainian citizen’s passport is valid for civil law transactions, banking operations, and issuing powers of attorney for representation before a third party within Ukraine, unless international treaties state otherwise.
The central executive body responsible for citizenship issues issues the passport to citizens upon reaching 16 years of age.

Features of the passport booklet and card

Passport forms are available in two formats: a passport booklet or a passport card. These formats are based on uniform samples approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

The passport booklet is a threaded trimmed booklet measuring 88×125 mm, consisting of a cover and 16 numbered pages.

Each page depicts the State Emblem of Ukraine and the passport series and number perforated by printing.

The front cover of the passport displays the word ‘Ukraine’ at the top, followed by the State Emblem of Ukraine and the word ‘Passport’.

The inner left side of the cover features the State Flag of Ukraine and the words ‘Passport of a Citizen of Ukraine’.

What information is entered in the passport of a Ukrainian citizen?

The first and second pages of the passport booklet contain the name, surname and patronymic, date and place of birth. The first page also contains a 35x45mm photograph and a space for the passport holder’s signature. The second page contains information on gender, date of issue and issuing authority, as well as the signature of the official responsible for issuing the passport. The entries are certified with a mastic stamp and the photo is certified with a convex dry (heat seal).

The third, fourth, fifth, and sixth pages are intended for photographs, which are added to the passport after a certain age, and the seventh, eighth, and ninth pages are intended for special marks. The tenth page contains information on the marital status of the passport holder, and the eleventh to sixteenth pages contain information on the registration of the permanent residence of the citizen.

Procedure for additional additions to the passport of a citizen of Ukraine

At the request of a citizen, the passport (pages seven, eight and nine) may be supplemented with data on children, blood group and Rh factor on the basis of relevant documents.

An extract from this regulation is printed on the inside right of the passport cover.

It is forbidden to make entries in the passport, which are not provided for by this regulation or legislative acts of Ukraine.

Methods of authentication of a passport of a citizen of Ukraine

When checking a passport, first of all, it is necessary to determine whether the photo on the first page of the passport has been replaced by pasting over, for this purpose, under different angles of light, it is necessary to examine whether the dry (heat) seal on the passport page blank and on the photo continues.

When checking a passport, first of all, it is necessary to determine whether the photo on the first page of the passport has been replaced by pasting over

This picture shows that the impression of the dry (heat) seal on the passport page blank and on the photo does not continue.

This picture shows that the impression of the dry (heat) seal on the passport page blank and on the photo does not continue

Key aspects of determining the authenticity of a passport photo

This picture shows that the impression of the dry (heat) seal on the blank passport page and on the photo has its continuation.
When checking the lumen of the pages of the original passport, there are watermarks in the form of inscriptions “UKRAINE” all over their surface.

When checking the lumen of the pages of the original passport, there are watermarks in the form of inscriptions "UKRAINE" all over their surface

When the pages of the counterfeit passport are examined, the watermarks in the form of the inscription “UKRAINE” are not clear or not visible at all.

When the pages of the counterfeit passport are examined, the watermarks in the form of the inscription "UKRAINE" are not clear or not visible at all

When the original pages of the passport are examined using an ultraviolet radiation source, the image of the State Emblem of Ukraine in the form of a trident on each page of the passport acquires a light green glow, and protective fibers invisible to the naked eye are observed which glow in light green, pink and blue, and the thread with which the pages of the passport are sewn acquires a light green glow.

When the original pages of the passport are examined using an ultraviolet radiation source, the image of the State Emblem of Ukraine in the form of a trident on each page of the passport acquires a light green glow

When counterfeit passport pages are examined using an ultraviolet radiation source, they do not extinguish their luminescence, but turn a bright light green color, the protective fibers are not visible, and the image of the State Emblem of Ukraine in the form of a trident remains unchanged.

When counterfeit passport pages are examined using an ultraviolet radiation source, they do not extinguish their luminescence, but turn a bright light green color, the protective fibers are not visible, and the image of the State Emblem of Ukraine in the form of a trident remains unchanged

Examining the printed texts on the pages of the original passport, the letters and numbers have a matte surface of strokes; superficial, thin layer arrangement of dye on the paper surface, clear, even edges of strokes, which indicates that the texts were made using printing equipment.

the letters and numbers have a matte surface of strokes; superficial, thin layer arrangement of dye on the paper surface, clear, even edges of strokes, which indicates that the texts were made using printing equipment

Comparison of features of real and fake passports

On the forged passport pages, letters and numbers, although generally similar to the printed ones, have a non-standard structure (uneven structure and size of letters of the same name, uneven spacing between characters, irregular shape of ovals and semi-ovals, etc.), uneven distribution of ink in the strokes, blurred edges of strokes, strokes of letters and numbers are formed by numerous, chaotically arranged, multi-colored, intersecting strokes. ), uneven distribution of the dye in the strokes, blurred, uneven edges of the strokes, strokes of letters and numbers are formed by numerous, chaotically arranged, multicolored, intersecting dots, the dye is located in the thickness of the paper, when the dye is exposed to water it becomes blurred, which indicates that the inscriptions were made using an inkjet printer with a color reproduction method.

On the forged passport pages, letters and numbers, although generally similar to the printed ones

The micro-printed texts on the pages of the original passport have a clear appearance, the same structure and size of letters of the same name, the same spacing between characters, the correct shape of ovals and semi-ovals, and smooth stroke edges.

The micro-printed texts on the pages of the original passport have a clear appearance

Text printed by microprinting on the pages of a forged passport has a blurred appearance, uneven structure and size of letters of the same name, uneven spacing between characters, irregular shapes of ovals and semi-ovals, etc., uneven location of dye in the strokes, blurred, uneven edges of the strokes.

Text printed by microprinting on the pages of a forged passport has a blurred appearance

When examining the series and number of the original passport made by the perforated printing method, there are clear, even edges of the holes that form the letters and numbers, the same distance between them in the same digits.

clear, even edges of the holes that form the letters and numbers, the same distance between them in the same digits

When examining the series and number of the counterfeit passport made by perforated printing, it is unclear where the edges of the holes that form the letters and numbers are located. Additionally, the distance between the holes within the same digits is unequal, and the holes themselves are slightly larger in diameter than those in the original passport.

the distance between the holes within the same digits is unequal, and the holes themselves are slightly larger in diameter than those in the original passport

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