#passport-verification

#passport-verification

In a similar fashion, users can now snap a shot of the photo page of their physical passport and take a verification selfie to pass to the authorities, who then verify the user is who they're claiming to be. Unlike the driver's license/state ID version, Apple said in Wednesday's press release that the process also uses an iPhone to read the chip embedded in the rear cover of a user's passport to validate the legitimacy of the document.

"We are working with partners on fixing the issue. We apologize for any inconvenience this outage may cause and thank you for your patience," said the CBSA on social media.

Now, new users will be able to use a U.S. passport instead of a driver's license or state ID card in the digital identity proofing process, which requires users to take a selfie for Login.gov to match against their ID photo. Login.gov offers in-person identity checks at certain post offices for some agencies if people can't or don't want to go through the online process.