Hi everyone,
Has anyone encountered this message when applying for the DTV after uploading their passport scan?
“Biodata page of travel document – We are unable to retrieve data from the MRZ. Please enter your travel document’s biographic information manually.”
Does this mean my passport scan isn’t clear enough? I used a scanner, and it looks clear to me and has high definition even after zooming in so I wonder why it couldn’t read the information from it 🙏🏻
TLDR : Answer Summary
Users are experiencing issues with the DTV application where their passport scans are not being accepted. The message indicates that the system cannot read the biographic information from the machine-readable zone (MRZ) of the passport. Suggestions from other users include using a photo instead of a scanned image, trying an iPhone's notes app for scanning, and ensuring the MRZ is clearly visible. A past experience highlights that photos can sometimes work better than scans for this process.
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