[MaxPengwing]

I don't know how you all do it in the US, but ever since Biometrics was introduced after 9/11 we have had open public access to verify passports on the Swedish Police website. https://polisen.se/en/services-and-permits/passport-and-nati...

and we have a central organisation called PRADO with information on how to verify any EU country's passport. https://www.consilium.europa.eu/prado/en/prado-start-page.ht...

[krageon]

The PRADO website says it is not (yet) fit for purpose and you should go to your own country's agency to verify passports. The fact of the matter is that for most EU countries, you simply cannot verify them unless you are a government agency. I have had to figure out ways around this professionally, so I am reasonably certain this is accurate (at least up to a year or two ago).