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Passport Covers and Travel Document Leather
What a passport cover protects against, sizing for US passports, and whether it interferes with scanning.
Passport covers protect the corners and the data page — the two areas immigration officers actually check.
Size to the passport
A US passport is 125 × 88 mm; covers should fit closely without gripping the pages.
Scanning is unaffected
Officers remove the passport from the cover to scan; a cover never blocks the chip.
Combine with tickets
A cover with one card slot holds a boarding pass and a payment card.
Definitions
- Data page
- The photo and machine-readable page most vulnerable to wear.
Supporting attributes
- US passport
- 125 × 88 mm
- Card slots
- 1–2 recommended
Entity relationships
- Passport Accessories
- Travel Essentials
- Leather Accessories
Frequently asked questions
Buying advice
Choose a cover thin enough that the passport still fits your travel wallet.
Summary
A five-year passport survives its five years much better with a cover.
Visual references
- Passport cover with boarding pass and card
