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title: Photos of my passport and cards are in my camera roll
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description: Photos of IDs, cards and documents sit in your camera roll, in iCloud and in search. Move them into a vault and clean up the copies. Here's how.
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# My passport is in my camera roll

_By [Diogo Ferreira](/about/), founder & engineer_

Photos of your passport, licence and cards are handy and risky: they sit in your camera roll, sync to iCloud and show up in search for "passport". Keep them in a vault, encrypted, and delete the copies.

## Move them
1. In Photos, search for "passport", "card" or "document" to find them.
2. Import them into Mavaul, where they're encrypted with AES-256 on the phone.
3. Let Mavaul delete the originals, then empty Recently Deleted.
4. Delete any you sent in Messages or email, if you don't need them there.

## Keep them handy
Put them in a folder in Mavaul so they're one tap away at a check-in desk. Pinch to zoom on the number you need.

## Questions
### Can Photos search find my ID photos?
Yes. Photos recognises text and objects, so a search for "passport" often finds them.

### Can Mavaul store PDFs?
Mavaul is for photos and videos. Save a screenshot or photo of the page.

## Sources
- [Apple Support: How to recover deleted photos](https://support.apple.com/en-us/124460)

## Read next
- [Move photos into a vault without leaving copies](/guides/move-photos-to-vault-without-copies/)
- [On-device encryption](/features/on-device-encryption/)
- [Are hidden photos saved to iCloud?](/guides/are-hidden-photos-saved-to-icloud/)

## Try Mavaul
[Download Mavaul on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/pt/app/mavaul-photo-video-vault/id6759567727?l=en-GB)