Ever wonder who is responsible for printing your country’s passport? Below we’ve compiled a list of every country in the world and its respective passport printer.
Passport printing is a high stakes job and only the most secure companies and facilities are up to the task. Many security features go into a passport, such as special holograms, fibers, tamper-proof materials and electronic information, that make it next to impossible to forge or counterfeit. Passport specifications are set out by the International Civil Aviation Organization, but each country can choose which security features to include in its passport.
Secure printing is not easy, but the below companies can handle producing the world’s most secure travel documents.
Our list is a work in progress. If you have any additions or corrections for us, please don’t hesitate to let us know at [email protected].
| COUNTRY | COMPANY |
| Afghanistan | Afghan Ministry of Interior |
| Albania | Sagem Sécurité |
| Algeria | Hôtel des Monnaies de la Banque d’Algérie. e-Cover by Gemalto |
| American Samoa | |
| Andorra | |
| Angola | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | |
| Argentina | |
| Armenia | Polish Security Printing Works |
| Australia | Fujitsu Australia/ePassport by Gemalto |
| Austria | AUSTRIACARD |
| Azerbaijan | Semlex Group |
| Bahamas | De La Rue |
| Bahrain | |
| Bangladesh | Polish Security Printing Works |
| Barbados | |
| Belarus | |
| Belgium | Gemalto |
| Belize | |
| Benin | Groupe Imprimerie Nationale |
| Bhutan | |
| Bolivia | |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | Veridos |
| Botswana | Giesecke & Devrient/Veridos |
| Brazil | Casa da Moeda do Brasil |
| Brunei Darussalam | |
| Bulgaria | Printing Works of the Bulgarian National Bank Corp. |
| Burkina Faso | |
| Burundi | |
| Cambodia | |
| Cameroon | De La Rue |
| Canada | Canadian Bank Note |
| Cape Verde | |
| Central African Republic | |
| Chad | |
| Chile | Morpho |
| China | Bundesdruckere |
| Colombia | Gemalto |
| Comoros | Semlex Group |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa) | Semlex Group |
| Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) | |
| Costa Rica | |
| Ivory Coast | Groupe Imprimerie Nationale |
| Croatia | AKD Ltd. |
| Cuba | |
| Cyprus | Veridos |
| Czech Republic | |
| Denmark | Gemalto |
| Djibouti | |
| Dominica | |
| Dominican Republic | |
| East Timor | Gemalto |
| Ecuador | |
| Egypt | |
| El Salvador | Semlex Group |
| Equatorial Guinea | |
| Eritrea | |
| Estonia | Gemalto |
| Ethiopia | |
| Fiji | |
| Finland | Gemalto |
| France | Groupe Imprimerie Nationale ePassport by Gemalto |
| Gabon | Groupe Imprimerie Nationale / Semlex Group |
| The Gambia | |
| Georgia | Semlex Group |
| Germany | Bundesdruckere |
| Ghana | |
| Greece | |
| Grenada | |
| Guatemala | |
| Guinea | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Semlex Group |
| Guyana | |
| Haiti | Giesecke & Devrient/Veridos |
| Honduras | |
| Hong Kong | C & C Security Printing Company Ltd. |
| Hungary | ANY Security Printing / Penzjegynyomda |
| Iceland | |
| India | India Security Press |
| Indonesia | Perum Percetakan Uang Ri (The Indonesian Government Security Printing and Minting Corp.) |
| Iran | |
| Iraq | |
| Ireland | DLRS Limited |
| Israel | |
| Italy | Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato/ePassport Gemalto |
| Jamaica | |
| Japan | Japan National Printing Bureau |
| Jordan | |
| Kazakhstan | Banknote Factory of the National Bank of Kazakhstan |
| Kenya | |
| Kiribati | |
| North Korea | |
| South Korea | Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corp. |
| Kosovo | Veridos |
| Kuwait | |
| Kyrgyzstan | |
| Laos | |
| Latvia | Giesecke & Devrient/Veridos/ePassport by Gemalto |
| Lebanon | Groupe Imprimerie Nationale/ePassport by Gemalto |
| Lesotho | |
| Liberia | |
| Lybia | |
| Liechtenstein | |
| Lithuania | Polish Security Printing Works |
| Luxembourg | Veridos/ePassport by Gemalto |
| Macau | C & C Security Printing Company Ltd. |
| Macedonia | Giesecke & Devrient Slovakia S.R.O./Veridos |
| Madagascar | Semlex Group and Veridos |
| Malawi | |
| Malaysia | Iris Corporation Berhad/ePassport Gemalto |
| Maldives | |
| Mali | |
| Malta | De La Rue/ePassport Gemalto |
| Marshall Islands | |
| Mauritania | |
| Mauritius | |
| Mexico | |
| Micronesia | |
| Moldova | Semlex Group/ePassport Gemalto |
| Monaco | |
| Mongolia | |
| Montenegro | |
| Morocco | Gemalto |
| Mozambique | Semlex Group |
| Myanmar, Burma | |
| Namibia | |
| Nauru | |
| Nepal | |
| Netherlands | |
| New Zealand | |
| Nicaragua | |
| Niger | |
| Nigeria | Iris Corporation Berhad |
| Norway | Gemalto |
| Oman | ePassport by Gemalto |
| Pakistan | |
| Palau | |
| Palestinian Territories | Groupe Imprimerie Nationale |
| Panama | |
| Papua New Guinea | |
| Paraguay | |
| Peru | Groupe Imprimerie Nationale |
| Philippines | |
| Poland | Polish Security Printing Works S.A. |
| Portugal | Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda/ ePassport Gemalto |
| Qatar | |
| Romania | Imprimeria Nationala |
| Russian Federation | Goznak |
| Rwanda | |
| Saint Kitts & Nevis | |
| Saint Lucia | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| Samoa | |
| San Marino | |
| Sao Tome and Principe | |
| Saudi Arabia | |
| Scotland | De La Rue |
| Senegal | Iris Corporation Berhad |
| Serbia | |
| Seychelles | |
| Sierra Leone | De La Rue |
| Singapore | Toppan Security Printing Singapore. e-Cover by Gemalto |
| Slovakia | Giesecke & Devrient Slovakia S.R.O. |
| Slovenia | |
| Solomon Islands | Iris Corporation Berhad |
| Somalia | |
| South Africa | Gemalto |
| South Sudan | |
| Spain | Royal Mint of Spain |
| Sri Lanka | |
| Sudan | |
| Suriname | |
| Swaziland | |
| Sweden | Gemalto |
| Switzerland | |
| Syria | |
| Taiwan | |
| Tajikistan | Banknote Factory of the National Bank of Kazakhstan |
| Tanzania | |
| Thailand | |
| Tibet | |
| Togo | |
| Tonga | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | |
| Tunisia | |
| Turkey | Turkish Mint and Stamp Printing House. e-Cover by Gemalto |
| Turkmenistan | Giesecke & Devrient/Veridos |
| Tuvalu | |
| Uganda | |
| Ukraine | State Enterprise ‘Polygraph Combine “Ukraina” for Securities Production’ |
| United Arab Emirates | Bundesdruckere |
| United Kingdom | Gemalto |
| United States | United States Government Publishing Office and the United States Department of State
ePassport by Gemalto |
| Uruguay | Groupe Imprimerie Nationale |
| Uzbekistan | |
| Vanuatu | |
| Vatican City | |
| Venezuela | Giesecke & Devrient/Veridos |
| Vietnam | |
| British Virgin Islands | |
| Yemen | |
| Zambia | |
| Zimbabwe |
*Arton Capital has compiled the above list using extensive open-source research. Not all countries and companies are listed. Please don’t hesitate to contact us should you feel any part of our list is out of date or incorrect.
