Visa Paper
Our visa papers are relied upon by governments in their battle against ever more skilful and resourceful forgers. While they seek to take advantage of the explosion in foreign travel, we are continuously innovating to ensure that visas cannot be counterfeited or tampered with without detection.
Tullis Russell Coaters let you create visas to the exact specification you require in a totally secure environment.
Security features
- Compliant with ICAO9309, European Union & US waiver programme standards.
- Manufactured in a secure & controlled environment.
- New improved adhesive formulation.
- ‘Dry edge’ designed for trouble-free intaglio conversion.
- Bespoke covert/overt solutions in the Paper or Coating.
The paper
- Frangibility
- Watermarks
- Chemical sensitisation
- Visble & UV visible fibres
- Planchettes
- Toner adhesion
The coating
This is the foundation on which our layers
of additional security features are added
and makes trusecurity® papers unique.
- Smoother paper with controlled absorbancy improving the look, feel and durability.
- Our own specialist coatings - Many of the security features of a paper can also be applied in a coating giving greater complexity;
Benefits
- Ideal for bespoke production - different security combinations, overt or machine readable printing, security inks, finishes.
- Coatings designed to maximise the effectiveness of printed security features such as optically variable security inks and iridescent coatings.
- Coatings enhance the appearance and adhesion of holographic foils.
- Excellent print results with multicolour offset, intaglio, inkjet and laser printing.
- Machine readable authentication.
- Paper is destroyed on attempting to remove from a passport.
- 'Dry edge' reduces adhesive bleed and improves convertability and efficiencies.
- Excellent dimensional stability and lay-flat properties.
- Resistant to ageing.
- Documents can be written on where personalisation is required.
