Passport is a legal document issued by a country to prove the nationality and identity of its citizens when they enter and leave the country and travel or stay abroad. Electronic identity is an essential part of public security organs' network service, and it is the fundamental way to solve the problems of "difficult to handle affairs" and "difficult to perjury". As a supplement to the entity ID card, electronic identity has not been popularized all over the country, nor has it been included in the valid identity documents required for passport processing.

I. Definition and use of passports and electronic identities.

Passport is an international travel document, which is mainly used to prove the holder's nationality and identity, so that he can get necessary assistance and protection when entering or leaving the country or traveling abroad. Each country has its own passport format and issuance procedures, but it usually contains information such as the holder's name, photo, date of birth, passport number, validity period and issuing country.

Electronic identity, also known as network identity authentication, is an identification method based on network environment. It mainly uses public key cryptography, digital signature technology and security authentication mechanism to realize identity authentication in network environment. Although electronic identity has advantages in network security and convenience, it has not been widely used in China.

2. Valid identity documents required for passport.

According to the provisions of the Passport Law of the People's Republic of China, valid identity documents are required to apply for a passport. These documents usually include resident identity cards, household registration books and temporary resident identity cards. Although electronic identity can be used as a way of identification, it is not clearly included in the valid identity documents required for passport processing.

Third, the limitations of electronic identity.

Although electronic identity has been applied in some occasions and fields, its popularity and recognition need to be improved. In addition, because the storage and transmission of electronic identity need to rely on specific equipment and network environment, there may be certain security risks in the use process. Therefore, it is still recommended to use traditional physical identity documents when handling affairs with high security and reliability requirements such as passports.

To sum up:

You can't use an electronic identity as a valid identity document when you apply for a passport. Passport processing needs to follow the provisions of the Passport Law of the People's Republic of China and provide qualified entity identity documents. Although electronic identity has certain advantages in convenience and network security, it has not been widely used in the whole country, nor has it been included in the scope of valid identity documents for passports. Therefore, when applying for a passport, it is recommended that the applicant bring his/her physical identity documents to the relevant institutions.

Legal basis:

Passport Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 4 provides that:

Ordinary passports are issued by the Exit-Entry Administration of the Ministry of Public Security or the Exit-Entry Administration of the public security organs of local people's governments at or above the county level entrusted by the Ministry of Public Security, as well as China's embassies and consulates abroad and other overseas institutions entrusted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Article 6 provides that:

When applying for an ordinary passport, a citizen shall submit a resident identity card, a residence booklet, recent bareheaded photos and relevant materials of the reasons for the application. State functionaries who leave the country to apply for an ordinary passport for reasons specified in Article 5 of this Law shall also submit relevant supporting documents in accordance with relevant state regulations.

The exit-entry administrative organ of the public security organ shall issue an ordinary passport within fifteen days from the date of receiving the application materials; Do not meet the conditions, it shall explain the reasons in writing, and inform the applicant of the right to apply for administrative reconsideration or bring an administrative lawsuit according to law.