RFID chip not scanning on Passport!

I have an iPhone 15 Pro. I know I’ve scanned my passport before and it worked fine. That doesn’t mean it wasn’t with my older iPhone. I have downloaded every single program designed to scan the RFID chip on my passport. I have the latest OS installed. I’ve tried everything that anybody recommended aside from simply going to an Apple store and having them replace the phone. Also, if somebody has a passport, could you download a free program to scan it to see if you have similar problems? I have a United States passport and a United States passport card. I’m having the same problem with both. Any suggestions would be helpful. I’d like to find people with actual experience with their passports and their iPhone 15 Pro with the latest software. iOS 18.2.1.

I originally was testing this because I thought I would need it for the check-in app for a cruise ship. I have still not checked in for those cruises, but the cruise line said that it doesn’t use the RFID chip. It only does a visual scan. So I probably have no urgent need, but I really like the feature. I’m disappointed it doesn’t work.

iPhone 15 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Jan 14, 2025 9:22 PM

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Posted on Apr 2, 2025 1:40 PM

I was having trouble getting the phone to scan the chip and found I had to remove the cover that I have over the camera lenses. I think it wasn't allowing the chip and the back of the phone to get close enough to be readable. I tried about 8 times and even pressing down on the passport cover to try to get it to touch the phone and started reading this thread and then decided I would try to remove all barriers before downloading another software to try to read the chip. First try after removing the lens covers it read the chip.

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