The passport ID number is in the upper right corner of the personal information page of the passport.
The number format of an ordinary electronic passport is E plus an 8-digit code; the number format of a service passport is SE plus a 7-digit code; the number format of a diplomatic passport is DE plus a 7-digit code; the number format of an ordinary official passport is The number format is PE plus 7-digit code. The passport number is usually located in the upper right corner of the personal information page of the passport, or in the hollow at the bottom of each visa page of the passport. The passport number is different from the passport number. The passport number is located in the middle part of the rightmost page of the passport and is a row of vertical Arabic numerals.
Contents of the passport personal information page:
1. Document type identification: indicate whether the passport is ordinary, official, diplomatic, etc.;
2. Country code: Indicates the International Organization for Standardization code of the country that issued the passport;
3. Passport number: a unique document number, used to confirm personal identity;
4. Name: the last name of the license holder and name, which may contain pinyin or Latin alphabet expressions;
5. Nationality: the nationality information of the license holder;
6. Date of birth: the license holder recorded in accordance with international standard formats Date of birth;
7. Gender: the gender of the license holder, usually expressed as M (male), F (female) or X (unknown);
8. Place of birth: The city and country where the license holder was born;
9. Issue date: the date of issue of the passport;
10. Validity period: the expiration date of the passport;
11. Issuing authority: the name of the official organization that issues the passport;
12. Photo of the license holder: a front-facing photo of the license holder used for identity verification;
13. Personal signature: License holder’s autograph.
To sum up, the passport ID number is usually located in the upper right corner of the passport's personal information page, and its format varies according to different types of passports.
Legal basis:
"Passport Law of the People's Republic of China"
Article 7
Registration items of ordinary passports Including: passport holder's name, gender, date of birth, place of birth, passport issuance date, validity period, issuance place and issuing authority.