SecureID
U.S. Digital Passport
Proposal for the U.S. Department of State

Retire the paper passport.Issue a credential, not a booklet.

SecureID is a phone-native, ICAO-compliant digital travel credential for U.S. citizens. The chip is the document. The booklet is window dressing.

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ICAO DTC compliant FIPS 140-3 cryptography Privacy by design
Traveler clearing a biometric eGate with a digital passport on their phone
United States of America
Passport portrait
Digital Passport
Type / Code
P  USA
Surname / Given
DOE
JANE MARIE
Passport No.
X92837465
Nationality
USA
Date of birth
14 MAR 1989
Sex
F
Place of birth
BOSTON, MA
Expires
20 NOV 2034
P<USADOE<<JANE<MARIE<<<<<<<<<<<<<
X928374651USA8903146F3411205<<<<<<<<<<04
SECURED · BIOMETRIC
ICAO DTC · eMRTD
300,000
U.S. passports lost or stolen each year
60%
Faster border processing (Singapore, 2024)
<8s
Avg eGate crossing (Finland DTC pilot)
~50%
Americans without a passport today
The problem

A 24-page booklet you can ruin with a washing machine.

We've already built a global system that scans your face, fingerprints, and travel history in milliseconds — then asks you to back it all up with paper. The chip is the document. The booklet is window dressing.

  • 300k+ U.S. passports reported lost or stolen annually
  • Tens of millions of entries in Interpol's stolen-document database
  • $130 application fee + in-person renewal at consulates
  • 45–50% of Americans don't hold a passport at all
  • Damaged passports void travel and require embassy visits
How it works

Four steps. No paper.

01
Apply online
Citizens enroll from a phone in under 10 minutes — no post office trip.
02
Verify biometrics
Liveness selfie matched to existing State Dept records and ICAO DTC chip.
03
Issue credential
Signed digital passport delivered to Apple/Google Wallet with secure enclave storage.
04
Cross borders
eGate biometric match in under 10 seconds. Paper passport optional, not required.
What government gets

A modern credential system, end to end.

Faster borders
Cut average eGate processing from 25s to under 10s. Reclaim hours per traveler per year.
Lower fraud
Cryptographically signed credentials are unforgeable. Stolen-document fraud collapses.
Reduced consular load
Emergency replacements drop. Embassies stop processing lost-passport tickets.
Universal access
More than 90% of Americans own a smartphone. Onboarding moves from offices to apps.
ICAO 9303 DTC
FIPS 140-3
NIST 800-63-3 IAL3
Section 508 / WCAG 2.2

See it in action.

Walk a traveler from curbside to jet bridge, enroll a citizen, or step into the government admin console.

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