They are intended to reduce response times for personnel deployed to assist with transnational criminal investigations, major events or emergency situations by waiving normal visa requirements.

The front features the Interpol logo overlaid with the holder's biographical data, photograph and signature, the document number and its expiry date.

The reverse features the officer's job title, the card's issue date, the issuer code "XPO", and a machine readable strip.

[8] Each participating member country decides whether to recognise either the e-Passport Booklet and/or the e-Identification Card and whether they need be used in conjunction with or without a valid national passport.

As of December 2024, the travel documents are accepted in either, or both its forms (e-Passport Booklet and/or e-Identification Card), sometimes to be used in conjunction with a valid national passport, by 109 of Interpol's 192 member countries.