Scan the two printed lines.
Point the camera at the two lines at the bottom of the photo page, or type them in. They are the key that lets the chip answer.
Read the chip in your passport. On your iPhone, and nowhere else.
Passriva reads the chip inside your own passport and shows you what it holds: your details, your photo, and whether the issuing country’s signature on that data checks out.
Join the beta on TestFlightBeta opens soon
Free. iPhone with iOS 17 or later.
A sample of the two machine-readable lines printed at the bottom of a passport, for the specimen state Utopia and the fictional holder Sample Alexandra.
Sample data. Utopia is the fictional state used in passport specimens.
How it works
Two steps, a few seconds.
Hold the iPhone on the passport.
Rest the top of the iPhone on the closed passport for a few seconds while the chip is read.
See what the chip holds.
Name, passport number, dates, nationality and the photo stored in the chip, with the result of each check beside them.
What stays on your phone
Everything.
- No account, and nothing to sign in to.
- No server. Passriva has nowhere to send your passport data, because we do not run one.
- No analytics, no advertising, no tracking.
- Your details and photo are shown on screen and are not stored. Close the result and they are gone.
- If a read fails, you can look at a technical report that contains no passport data, and decide for yourself whether to send it to us.
Lock the app with Face ID.
Arabic and English, with full right-to-left layout.
What “verified” means
A precise claim, and its limits.
What it means
Each passport chip carries a signature from the country that issued it. Passriva checks that signature against a master list of country certificates published by Germany, which is built into the app. “Verified” means the data in the chip was signed by that country and has not been altered since.
What it does not mean
It does not mean the passport is still valid, that it has not been reported lost or stolen, or that the person holding it is its owner. Passriva is not an identity check.
If your country’s certificate is not in the built-in list yet, the app says it could not verify the signature. That is a limit of the beta, not a problem with your passport.
Questions
Short answers.
Which documents does it read?
Passports with the chip symbol on the cover. Identity cards and residence permits are not supported yet.
Where is the chip?
Usually in the back cover or the photo page. Rest the top edge of the iPhone on the closed passport and move it slowly until the reading starts. Take the phone out of a thick case if nothing happens.
Why does it need the printed lines first?
The chip only answers a reader that already knows part of what is printed inside the passport. That is how passports stop someone from reading the chip through your pocket.
What is the PACE option?
A newer way of opening the chip, used by many passports issued in the EU since about 2015. It is experimental in this beta. If your passport does not offer it, the app tells you and the ordinary reading still works.
Is it free?
Yes. It is a beta on Apple’s TestFlight, limited in features and in the number of testers.
Who makes it?
Passriva is designed and developed by bysamra.
Read the chip in your passport. On your iPhone, and nowhere else.
Join the beta on TestFlightBeta opens soon
Free. iPhone with iOS 17 or later.