Researches were carried out to determine how to achieve high degree of security for the VISA and indeed how to identify the security risks and prevent them. The creative combination of theoretical and practical expertise in the fields that we have looked at and the experiences of others along with our own, have helped us creating a knowledgebase necessary to create a state-of-the art VISA issuing system.
The carefully selected leaders in various fields of security print and biometrics as our partners, we believe, will enable us to deliver an international standard VISA that will provide the most needed border control and help in the suppression of illicit migratory flows and organized crime. SAVIS new VISA features:
ICAO DOC 9303 standardized Machine Readable Visa (MRV) covering both Format-A and Format-B Visas
Meets international and European standards
High security incorporated colored photograph with ghost image
Highly secure identity check on applicants using OCR and ICR technology
Biometric features of the finger and face of the holder can be incorporated in the visa application
Fast and accurate issuing system with rapid multi document and passport scanning
Basestock control and secure bio logon user access
Centralized system as well as stand alone, with the availability of interconnection between various embassies
Security paper incorporating polychromatic and partly fluorescent features issued exclusively for the authorized manufacturer
Banknotes print style using sophisticated security technique
Invisible and infrared reactive ink
Personalization using inkjet printing. The use of inkjet printers makes the ink penetrate deep into the Visa paper, leaving clear traces in any attempt of interference
The most important anti-counterfeiting device is the Kinegram with Optical Variable Object (OVO), displaying differing movement patterns depending on the direction of the light. The Kinegram can contain a machine-readable feature too.
Today SAVIS is installed in over 60 issuing systems covering all embassies of the Republic of Angola around the globe. Over 300,000 Visa were issued in the last 2 years and over 700,000 were delivered ready to issue.