I do not know if it’s true for all countries, but at least the USA and the UK require your passport to be signed to be valid. And I know that when I fly, I sometimes get checked if it is signed.

Is there a practical reason for this? Does the signature get checked against anything? Or is it simply that the law says a passport must be signed to be valid, so there you go?

I googled around a bit, but only found resources on how to sign, but not why it needs to be signed.

Thank you Internet hive mind!

  • Ziggurat@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    Not even a disability, but kids under 5-6 can’t sign by themselves, and will nead at least another decade to come with a real signature.

    Think about this 9 year old with a toddler photo on their passport and a parent signature over is

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      6 months ago

      Had to make a passport for my (at the time) 1yo. It had “not able” where the signature would go.