Identifying Different Types of Passports. Objectives By the end of this topic, you will be able to:...

Identifying Different Types of Passports

Objectives

By the end of this topic, you will be able to:• Identify different types of passports• Identify the identity cards issued in lieu of

passports

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What Is a Passport?

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Section 3What Is a Passport?

A passport is a formal document issued by a government to its citizens, subject, or nationals, which officially establishes the bearer’s identity and nationality.

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Section 3What Is a Passport?

A passport is an authorized document that allows the bearer to travel outside his or her own country. To travel internationally, passports must be current and valid.

Date of Expiry01/05/2016

Some passports limit the countries to which travel is authorized.

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Types of Passports

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Passports are of different types.

Click each type to learn more.

NationalPassport

Official/Special/Service

Passport

AliensPassport

Laissez-Passer

Diplomatic/ConsularPassport

JointPassports

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National Passport

These are standard National Passports

issued by a country to its citizens.

Most passengers travel by this passport.

NationalPassport


Passport

AliensPassport

Laissez-Passer


JointPassports

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Aliens Passport

Issued by a country to a resident who does not have citizenship. It also

serves as a re-entry permit to a passenger to his or her country of

residence.

NationalPassport


Passport

AliensPassport

Laissez-Passer


JointPassports

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Diplomatic or Consular Passport

Issued to diplomats, consular and other

government officials on missions. Under the

International Law, the holders of this passport are entitled to certain diplomatic immunities and privileges, such as exemption from

customs.

NationalPassport


Passport

AliensPassport

Laissez-Passer


JointPassports

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Joint Passport

Travel documents shared by: Husband and wife with or

without children Holder of the passport and a child/children under a certain age who may not necessarily

be related Two or more children.

The person named as the bearer can only travel alone

with this passport.

NationalPassport


Passport

AliensPassport

Laissez-Passer


JointPassports

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Laissez-Passer

International Red Cross passports issued by the

United Nations.

NationalPassport


Passport

AliensPassport

Laissez-Passer


JointPassports

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Official, Special, or Service Passport

Some countries issue Official, Special or Service

Passport to officials or other persons on

government missions. The word Official, Special or Service is mentioned on

the cover of these type of passports.

NationalPassport


Passport

AliensPassport

Laissez-Passer


JointPassports

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Children’s Identity Cards

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Section 3Children’s Identity Cards

Some countries issue a Children’s identity cards to minor instead of a passport. For children under 10 years of age, these identity cards do not require a photographs too.

An Identity Card

issued by The German

Government to

children up to 16

years old.

Check Your Understanding

Match the following passports with the correct descriptions.Drag each circle on the left to its appropriate position on the right.

Laissez-Passer Official passports

Aliens passports

Diplomatic or consular passports

National passports

Joint passports

Official passports

Issued by a country to its citizen

Entitles more than one person to travel

Issued by the UN

Entitles diplomatic immunity

Issued to a non citizen

Passports Description

Summary

You have completed the topic Identifying Different Types of Passports.The key points of this topics are:• A passport is a travel document issued by a country to

its citizens.• The six different types of passports are:

– National passports– Aliens passports– Diplomatic or consular passports– Joint passports– Laissez-Passer – Official Special or Service Passports

• Some countries issue a Children’s card to minors in lieu of passports

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