Passport identification document and personalization and assembly process

An identification document having personalized data sealed therein, comprising:

• a polymeric data receiving substrate;
• a first adhesive receiving surface;
• a first security laminate having the first adhesive receiving surface affixed to one surface thereof, the first adhesive surface of said first security laminate positioned adjacent to one side of the polymeric data receiving substrate;
• personalized data in the form of a fused toner transferred from a silicone release coat of a donor release sheet, said personalized data transferred to the first adhesive receiving surface prior to positioning the first adhesive surface adjacent to the polymeric data receiving substrate;
• a second adhesive receiving surface;
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• a second security laminate having the second adhesive receiving surface affixed to one surface thereof, said second security laminate positioned with the adhesive surface adjacent to a second side of the polymeric data receiving substrate opposite from the first security laminate, thereby sealing the personalized data on the polymeric receiving surface between the first security laminate and the second security laminate.