Abstract: A document, a method for producing a document, and a device for carrying out the method. The document, in particular a banknote, an identity document, a visa or a security, here includes a carrier substrate and a decorative ply, wherein the single- or multi-layered carrier substrate has an upper side and an underside, and the decorative ply is applied to the upper side of the carrier substrate, and wherein at least one layer of the carrier substrate is perforated in one or more first regions by means of a laser such that the decorative ply is visible in the one or more first regions when the document is viewed from the underside of the carrier substrate.