Machine readable zone missing from Vietnam visa. Is this going to be a problem?
I just received my Vietnam visa today, I'm leaving on the 5th of December. I noticed that my visa was missing some information (in the big white space) while I was referencing a similar image online.
I'm now told the big white space is called the MRZ.
Is this going to cause any problems?
I'm in Chicago and had to receive the visa by mail from New York. I doubt I'd be able to get a replacement before I depart on Tuesday.
My last trip I did the visa on arrival, and the visa I received looked different than this one. I just want to make sure I'm good to go before I begin my trip.
Is not having my passport information in the MRZ going to cause any problems?
EDIT:
I have contacted the Consulate in New York with this email:
Hello, I received my Visa on Saturday. I noticed that none of my passport information was included in the big white space at the bottom of the visa (which I believe is called the MRZ). I attached a picture of what I'm talking about. Is this going to cause any problems not having my information there? Thanks, OP
And I received this in reply
It's consulat of vietnam visa. Thanks
Not sure how to take that reply. But it seems like it won't matter.
To be safe, who can I contact further to reassure that this won't be a problem?
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What is machine-readable zone line in passport?
It's a machine-readable zone or in short MRZ and its purpose is to facilitate automated reading of basic personal details from the document during the verification process. An MRZ consists of two or three lines of characters, checksum numbers and separators.How do you know if your passport is machine-readable?
A machine-readable passport can generally be identified by the presence of two typeface lines printed at the bottom of the biographical page that can be read by machine. These lines electronically provide some of the information contained on the upper part of the biographical page.What is machine-readable zone on permanent resident card?
MRZ, or Machine-Readable Zone is a codified element of identity documents. Its purpose is to facilitate easier automated scanning of basic personal details of the document holder, such as their full name, document number, nationality, date of birth, and the document expiration date.Are visas being issued for Vietnam?
Effective March 15, 2022, the Vietnamese government has resumed pre-pandemic visa issuance policies. All previous visa restrictions have been lifted.MRZ/MRTD (Machine-readable zone/travel documents) recognizer from *single image* using AI
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