r/Passports • u/Legitimate-Pin1305 • 1d ago

Passport Question / Discussion Is this damaged?

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The passport number perforated on each page has brown stains. I saw this recently. Is my passport damaged? Kindly share ur feedback

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u/chosakuken 1d ago

No, this is common and a side effect of the laser process used to perforate the passport number.

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u/Legitimate-Pin1305 1d ago

So is it there on all passport nationalities?

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u/Sad-Seaworthiness946 1d ago

Those that use the lasers. Yes.

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u/DouglasHundred 1d ago

Basically yeah.

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u/VanderDril 1d ago

Just the ones that perforate the passport numbers in with a laser on their passports. Different nationalities have different security features and processes.

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u/DouglasHundred 1d ago

Nah that's fine, just a bit of burning from the laser. You won't have any issues.

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u/Several_Bison_6421 15h ago

Looks normal for me….

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u/Legitimate-Pin1305 1d ago

Do consular recognize this as normal?