This document defines requirements and provides guidance on: " capturing of facial images to be used for verification or identification purposes in applications based on reference images in identity or similar documents and traveller or visa databases; " capturing of fingerprint images to be used for verification or identification purposes in applications based on reference images in identity or similar documents and traveller or visa databases; " data quality maintenance for biometric data captured by/for verification or identification applica-tions; " data authenticity maintenance for biometric data captured by/for verification or identification ap-plications. This document addresses the following aspects which are specific for biometric data capturing: " biometric data quality and interoperability assurance; " data authenticity assurance; " morphing and other presentation attacks and biometric data injection attacks; " accessibility and usability; " recognition algorithms and their evaluation; " privacy and data protection; " optimal process design. The following aspects are out of scope: " other aspects of IT security; " data capturing for ID document enrolment purposes, e.g. passport or ID card enrolment.