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ANNEX I

List of travel documents which entitle the holder to cross the external borders and which may be

endorsed with a visa

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PART I

TRAVEL DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY THIRD COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIAL ENTITIES

(Article 3(2) of the Decision No 1105/2011/EU)

DISCLAIMER

The fact that a country/entity figures on the list does not imply that it is recognised by one or more Schengen

states.

The titles in the original language of the travel documents presented in this list are given for information only

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AFGHANISTAN (1)

· Ordinary passport

· Diplomatic passport

· Service passport

· Trade passport

· Student's passport

ALBANIA



· Service passport

· Travel document (Refugees, Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951)

· Laissez-passer (2)

· Repatriation travel document

· Seaman's book

ALGERIA



· Official passport/ Passeport de service (3)

· Collective passport

· Refugees travel document

· Stateless persons travel document

· Emergency passport

· Laissez-passer

· Seaman's book

ANDORRA (4)



ANGOLA



· Service passport

· Aliens passport (5)



· Seaman's book

(1) There are two models of Ordinary, Diplomatic and Service passports: one reading ‘Republic of Afghanistan’ and a more recent one

reading ‘Islamic Republic of Afghanistan’. (2) Document in loose-leaf format. (3) It reads on the cover 'Passeport de service/ Official passport'.

(4) Andorran authorities do not issue any more Identity cards for their nationals but only passports valid for 4 years; last issued Andorran

ID cards expired in July 2013. (5) Laissez-passer type of document.

(6) Page one reads 'Valid for return to Angola and may be used for a single journey only'.

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ANTIGUA and BARBUDA



· Official passport


· Seaman's certificate of identity

· Seafarer's book

ARGENTINA (1)


· Diplomatic passport (2)

· Special diplomatic passport (3)

· Official passport (4)

· Special official passport (5)

· Official passport - Military mission

· Service passport

· Consular passport (6)

· Aliens passport

· Aliens special passport

· Aliens special passport (Refugees, Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951) (7)

· Aliens special passport (Stateless persons, NY Convention of 28 September 1954) (8)

· Provisional passport (9)

· Emergency passport (10)

· Travelling certificate (11)

· Seaman's book

ARMENIA (12)



· Non-citizenship certificate



· Certificate of return

AUSTRALIA




(1) Argentina issues a 'Travelling authorization' which is obligatory for minors travelling unaccompanied by their legal guardians. The

'Venia de Viaje' is not a travel document as such but without it, a minor cannot travel abroad (in case of shared parenting rights, an

express consent of both parents is required so that that minor could travel abroad.).

(2) 5 years validity; issued to high-ranking officials.

(3) 3 years validity; issued to high-ranking officials.

(4) Issued for official external missions.

(5) Issued for special missions abroad.

(6) Issued to Argentine citizens abroad.

(7) The 'Aliens special passport' is issued to refugees in compliance with the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

(8) The 'Aliens special passport' is issued to stateless persons in compliance with the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless

Persons.

(9) A-category document in loose-leaf format, valid for 60 days and issued to Argentine citizens abroad only to return to Argentina.

(10) Issued to Argentine citizens abroad.

(11) Issued to holders of passports from Kosovo, Nauru, Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic, Taiwan, Tonga y and Tuvalu.

(12) There is also a Special passport which is not a travel document but a special residency status passport, only for use in Armenia.

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· Certificate of identity (1)


· Certificate of identity (Stateless persons, NY Convention of 28 September 1954) (2)

· Document of identity (3)

· Provisional travel document (4)


· Document for travel to Australia (DFTTA)

· Migration Status Immicard (5)

· Seaman’s document of identity

· Seaman's book

AZERBAIJAN (6)

· Ordinary passport (7)



· Service passport

· Identity card of any permanent resident (non-citizen) (8)


· Stateless persons travel document (9)

· Identity certificate of the apatride

· Identity card (10)

· Travel document (11)

· Certificate of return (12) · Re-entry certificate to the Republic of Azerbaijan (13)

· Seafarer's identity document

· Seaman’s book

BAHAMAS (the)




· Children's passport

· Certificate of identity

· Seaman's record book

(1) Issued to third country nationals who are about to leave Australia or to stateless individuals or to those who are unable to obtain a travel

document from their country of nationality.

(2) The 'Certificate of identity' is issued to stateless persons in compliance with the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless

Persons.

(3) Issued to Australian citizens where the issue of an Australian passport is deemed unnecessary or undesirable. In very limited

compassionate circumstances it may be issued to people who possess the nationality of a Commonwealth country and who have an

urgent need to travel but cannot obtain a travel document from their own embassy/ country.

(4) Document in loose-leaf format, generally only issued by accredited Honorary Consuls and approved Canadian missions to who

requires an identity document to enable travel to the nearest passport issuing overseas mission.

(5) It is issued since May 2015 and will progressively replace the Document for travel to Australia (DFTTA). It is one-way, single travel

and entry to Australia.

(6) There is also a 'Permission document' for permanent residence in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

(7) Also known as: Civil passport.

(8) Permanent residents (non-citizens) can travel abroad based on this document and an official permission (visa) issued for entering any

foreign country within a fixed period.

(9) Stateless persons are being issued with an identity document entitling them to travel.

(10) ID card for persons without citizenship - living permanently in the Republic of Azerbaijan - to use outside the boundaries of the

Republic of Azerbaijan.

(11) Document in loose-leaf format.

(12) Intended for permanent residents (non-citizens) of the Republic of Azerbaijan (serial number-AB).

(13) For citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan (serial number-AA) and for permanent residents (non-citizens) of the Republic of Azerbaijan

(serial number-AB); the validity is maximum one month.

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BAHRAIN



· Service passport

· Special passport


· Children's identity document

· Aliens travel document



· Travel document

· Travel document (single journey)

BANGLADESH (1)




· Travel permit

· Seaman's book

BARBADOS





· Emergency passport/ Passeport provisoire

· Seaman's identity book

BELARUS




· Re-entry certificate to the Republic of Belarus

· Certificate for returning to the Republic of Belarus (5)


· Seaman's identity card

· Seaman's book

BELIZE


(1) There is also a 'Special passport' valid for direct travel between Bangladesh and India only (quote from page one).

(2) Issued to Bangladeshi citizens.

(3) Issued to Ministries officials posted abroad.

(4) Issued to Ministry officials working in Bangladesh.

(5) Replaced by the 'Re-entry certificate to the Republic of Belarus' since 1 February 2008. 'Certificates for returning to the Republic of

Belarus' issued before this date are valid until their expiry date.

(6) This document is issued to foreign citizens residing in Belarus including refugees, stateless persons and aliens.

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· Service passport

· Temporary passport (1)

· Form of affidavit to be used in lieu of a passport

· Seaman's book

BENIN



· Official passport/ Passeport de service

· Aliens travel document (2)


· Laissez-passer in lieu of passport/ Laissez-passer tenant lieu de passeport

· Laissez-passer

· Seaman's book

BHUTAN





· Emergency travel document (4)


BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)




· Service passport

BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA



· Service passport


· Travel document for aliens


· Travel document (Stateless persons, NY Convention of 28 September 1954)

· Repatriation certificate for BiH citizens (7)


(1) Document in booklet format.

(2) 'Sauf-conduit' type of document.

(3) Issued by the Royal Bhutanese Embassies or Missions abroad in the event of loss, damage or expired passport.



(6) Issued to high-ranking government officials (President, VP, ministers and Vice- Ministers), to top officials of the legislative and for

senators.

(7) Only valid for return to home country: one-way document.

(8) Issued by the UN based in BiH.

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· Service record 'Brodarska Knjizica'

· Seaman's book

BOTSWANA






· Travel certificate in lieu of passport (1)

BRAZIL




· Passport for foreigner

· Passport for foreigner (Refugees, Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951) (3)

· Passport for foreigner (Stateless persons, NY Convention of 28 September 1954) (4)


· Authorisation to return to Brazil/ Permit to return to Brazil

· Safe-conduct

· Laissez-passer

· Seaman's book

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM





BURKINA FASO



· Service passport



(1) Emergency type of travel document

(2) Replaced the Service passport since 2009.

(3) The 'Passport for foreigner' is issued to refugees in compliance with the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

(4) The 'Passport for foreigner' is issued to stateless persons in compliance with the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless

Persons.

(5) There are two versions of this document: a newer version with MRZ issued from December 2014; and an older non-machine readable

version, still being issued.

(6) Only issued to permanent residents of Brunei Darussalam who do not hold any foreign passport and to stateless persons who reside in

the country. In order to assure the return to Brunei Darussalam, any holder must have a valid re-entry visa and an entry permit. There is

also a 'General certificate of identity' valid for 10 years.


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BURUNDI (1)



· Service passport

· Special passport






CABO VERDE



· Service passport





· Seaman's book

CAMBODIA



· Service passport


· [Travel document for Cambodian workers overseas] (4)


· Seaman’s book

CAMEROON



· Service passport

· Special passport


· Provisional travel document

· Laissez-passer

· Seaman’s discharge book

· Seaman's book

CANADA


(1) There is also a 'Travel document/ Titre de Voyage' in loose-leaf format/ Laissez-passer valid only in the East African Community

(ordinary passport format).

(2) Issued to Cabo Verde citizens abroad to return to their own country in case of urgent need for travel.

(3) Issued to aliens who cannot apply for a new travel document due to the lack of embassy or consulate.

(4) Issued to Cambodian workers to use solely in a country where they have obtained employment contract, to complete the application for

residence permit and to enter and exit from the country where they are employed. For those Cambodian workers overseas, who are

currently holding the Cambodian ordinary passport, they can use it until its expiration date. (5) Issued for travel to the Kingdom of Cambodia.

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· Special passport (2)


· Travel document (Refugees, Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951) (4)


· Emergency travel document for a single journey only (6)

· Single journey travel document (7)

· Seaman's book

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (the)



· Service passport

· Service passport (8)

· Child passport




· Temporary passport

· Safe-conduct in lieu of provisional passport

· Non-consular Laissez-passer

· Document for travel purposes

· Emergency passport (single journey)

CHAD



· Service passport




· Collective Laissez-passer (11)

CHILE


(1) Issued to top ranking Government of Canada officials, diplomats as well as representatives and delegates of the Gov. of Canada.

(2) Issued to persons holding office, such as MPs, senators, members of provincial cabinets and to people employed by the Government of

Canada.

(3) Issued to permanent residents of Canada who are not yet Canadian citizens, and who, although not considered to have refugee status in

Canada, are otherwise stateless or unable, for a valid reason, to obtain a national passport or travel document from any source. It is not

valid for travel to the bearer's country of citizenship.

(4) Issued to persons in Canada with protected-person status, including Convention refugees and persons in need of protection.

(5) Issued to Canadians with an urgent and proven need of passport, while they wait to receive a regular, special or diplomatic passport.

(6) Issued to Canadians stranded abroad.

(7) There are two types of Single journey travel documents: one is used for resettlement to Canada and the other is used to facilitate

travel to Canada under limited and exceptional circumstances for clients otherwise unable to obtain a prescribed travel document.

Individuals coming to Canada temporarily under a Single journey travel document must have documents valid for return to their

country.


(9) Temporary cancelled for technical reasons (document security).


(11) May be issued for urgent missions of Chadian administration.

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· Service passport

· Special passport






· Consular passport – Travel document/ Documento de viaje

· Consular passport – Travel document for foreigners/ Documento de viaje para extranjeros

· Consular passport – Travel permit for foreigner/ Título de viaje para extranjeros

· Consular passport – Laissez-passer/ Salvoconducto - Laissez-passer

· Consular passport – Loose-leaf passport


· Seaman's book

CHINA



· Service passport

· Passport for public affairs

· Travel document

· Entry and exit permit (1)

· Permit for entry (2)

· Declaration of identity for entry purposes (3)

· Seafarer's identity certificate

· Seafarer's passport

· Seaman's book

COLOMBIA (4)








· Provisional passport

· Exempt passport (6)

(1) It substitutes the Travel permit.

(2) Document in A4 format.

(3) Can be used as the Travel document.

(4) There is also a 'Border passport' (Pasaporte Fronterizo) issued to Colombians in Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru and Venezuela, which

is only valid for travel between Colombia and the country from which it was issued, and a 'Land Crew Passport' (Libreta de

tripulante terrestre) which was established by the Decisions of the Board of the Cartagena Agreement on International Transportation

of Persons and Merchandise by Land.

(5) Travel Document is issued to stateless persons; to the asylums; to the refugees; to the foreigners in Colombia from countries that don't

have diplomatic or consular representation in the country and other foreigners considered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as unable

to receive a passport of the Country of origin or that prove the impossibility to obtain the passport of this country. It is valid for three

years.

(6) It is a one-page document, valid for 30 days and issued to Colombian nationals who were deported, expelled repatriated or stowaway.

It is also issued in case there is an order of the competent authority to void the valid passport and in extraordinary situations such as

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· Seaman's book

COMOROS (the)



· Service passport




CONGO (the)



· Service passport

· Children's identity document (passport)


· Certificate of identity and travel (2)

· Laissez-passer in lieu of passport

· Laissez-passer in lieu of diplomatic passport

· Safe-conduct

· Seaman's book

CONGO (the DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE)



· Service passport

· Pilgrim passport


· Attestation in lieu of passport (5)

· Seaman's book

COSTA RICA



· Service passport

· Special passport

· Consular passport (6)





force majeure or fortuitous case, in order to return immediately to the country.

(1) The Congolese authorities no longer recognise the old passports; only the ordinary passports [brown cover], diplomatic passports

[burgundy cover] and Service passports [dark blue cover] issued after 16/12/1998 may be stamped.

(2) Valid as a provisional passport.

(3) As of 1 January 2010, the Congolese authorities no longer recognize ordinary passports issued before 1 April 2009.

(4) As of 1 December 2009, the Congolese authorities no longer recognise diplomatic and service passports issued before 1 April 2009.

(5) Issued by Embassy of Congo to the Kingdom of Belgium.

(6) The document reads "Passport" in the cover (and not "Consular passport") and is issued only by some diplomatic representations of

Costa Rica abroad. Some models may depict a lower level of security (watermark is missing, personal information is handwritten) and

may not comply with ICAO standards (no ID-3 format, no MRZ).

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· Travel and identity document/ Documento de identidad y viaje (1)

· Travel and identity document/ Documento de identidad y viaje (2)

· Safe-conduct/ Provisional passport (3)

· Consular safe-conduct (4)

CôTE D'IVOIRE



· Service passport

· Special passport




· Travel document (Refugees, Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951) (5) · Stateless persons travel document

· Safe-conduct

· Laissez-passer

· Seaman's book

CUBA




· Service passport

· Identity and travel certificate

· Transit and travel document

· Seaman's book

DJIBOUTI (6)



· Service passport

· Special passport


· Collective official passport





· Laissez-passer replacing passport (7)

(1) Document in booklet format, valid for one year and issued to foreigners who don't have diplomatic/ consular representation in the

territory of Costa Rica, as well as to refugees and stateless persons. (2) Document in loose-leaflet format, valid for 7 months and for one single exit. It is issued to foreign citizens (tourists or deportees). (3) Document in booklet format, valid for 8 months and for one single journey. It is delivered in the territory of Costa Rica or at the

diplomatic representations abroad to nationals of Costa Rica which, for exceptional reasons, cannot be issued with a standard passport..

(4) Document in loose-leaf format, valid for 8 months and for one single journey. It is delivered in the territory of Costa Rica or at the

diplomatic representations abroad to nationals of Costa Rica that, for exceptional reasons, cannot be issued with a standard passport. It

is also issued to individuals or group of citizens for reasons of public interest.

(5) Issued by the High Commissioner for Refugees/ UNHCR.

(6) There is also a 'Special Laissez-passer' valid only for the neighbouring countries.


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· Identity and travel document

· Seaman's book

DOMINICA (1)







· Seaman's certificate of nationality and identity

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (the)





· Repatriation certificate (2)

· Seaman's book

ECUADOR




· Special passport




· Temporary passport/ Salvoconducto

· Seaman’s book

EGYPT



· Service passport

· Special passport


· Travel document for Palestinian refugees

· Provisional travel document (3)

· Laissez-passer

· Seaman's passport

EL SALVADOR




(1) There is also the 'Inter Commonwealth Caribbean travel document'.


(3) Issued to Egyptian citizens without a passport. It is valid for one time only and solely for travel to Egypt.

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· Special passport

· Refugees travel document (1)


EQUATORIAL GUINEA




· Service passport




ERITREA



· Service passport

· Alien's passport

· Laissez-passer

ETHIOPIA



· Service passport

· Pilgrim travel document

· Alien's passport (3)




· Seaman's book

FIJI





FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA/ FYROM (6)



(1) Issued as a Safe-conduct or provisional travel document.

(2) Issued as a single-use travel document for return to El Salvador.

(3) Issued to persons living in Ethiopia not being able to obtain a travel document of their country of origin. The document is issued to

stateless persons as well. Validity is one year.

(4) Issued to aliens who cannot obtain a travel document of their country of origin, or to stateless persons who want to exit Ethiopia. It is

valid only for exiting and will be issued up to three months validity. In practise the document is issued mostly to aliens who cannot

apply for a new travel document due to the lack of embassy or consulate.

(5) Issued to Ethiopian citizens living abroad to return to Ethiopia. Validity is six months.

(6) Although the name - 'Republic of Macedonia' - appearing on the travel documents is not recognised, the document itself is a valid

travel document.

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· Passport for foreigners (1)




GABON



· Service passport



· Diplomatic section (4)

· Certificate in lieu of passport/ Certificat tenant lieu de passeport

· Seaman's book

GAMBIA (the)



· Service passport

· Aliens card



· Seaman's book

GEORGIA



· Service passport


· Travel passport (5)

· Neutral travel document (6)

· Travel document for return to Georgia (7)

· Seaman's book

GHANA (8)


(1) Equivalent to an 'Aliens travel document'.

(2) Issued to a citizen of the FYROM when he/she due to various reasons (lost, damaged, stolen, no longer valid passport, birth abroad or

other reasons) finds himself/herself abroad without a travel document. The Emergency travel document serves only for returning to the

country and is valid thirty days from the issuing date.

(3) Issued in collaboration with the High Commissioner for Refugees/ UNHCR.


(5) Issued to stateless persons.

(6) Issued to the residents of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in Georgia. The neural status document does not indicate the holders' citizenship.

(7) Issued as a single-use travel document for return to Georgia. It is issued to Georgian nationals and to foreigners having Georgian

residence cards, persons having the status of stateless person in Georgia and persons having neutral ID cards/ travel documents, as well

as to family members of Georgian nationals, persons having the status of stateless person in Georgia and persons having neutral ID

cards/ travel documents in case of declared state of emergency in the country of their residence.

(8) There is also the 'ECOWAS travel certificate' but this document allows travelling only in the Economic Community of West African

States (ECOWAS).

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· Service passport



· Seamen’s certificate of nationality and identity

GRENADA





· Seamen's certificate of nationality and identity

GUATEMALA




· Special passport

· Consular passport



GUINEA



· Service passport



· Travel document/ Titre de voyage (2)

· Diplomatic sheet in lieu of diplomatic passport/ Feuillet diplomatique tenant lieu de passeport Diplomatique

· Seaman’s book

GUINEA-BISSAU



· Service passport

· Special passport



· Laissez-passer

· Seaman's book

GUYANA



· Service passport

· Emergency certificate

(1) The acronym 'ECOWAS' appears on the front cover of the new biometric passport.

(2) Issued by Guinea Consulate General in Portugal.

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· Seaman's book

HAITI







HOLY SEE (the) (see VATICAN CITY STATE)

HONDURAS




· Special passport



· Stateless persons travel document · Emergency passport

· Laissez-passer · Seaman's book

HONG KONG (SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION) (1)


· Document of identity for visa purposes


INDIA (2)




· Identity certificate


· Seaman's book (3)

INDONESIA



· Service passport

· Pilgrims passport

(1) There is a 'Re-entry permit' which enables the holder to re-entre HKSAR from the mainland of China and the Macao SAR.

(2) There is also a 'Person of Indian Origin' card (PIO) which is no longer issued but is still in circulation, and an 'Overseas Citizen of

India' card (OCI) which replaced it. Both cards facilitate quicker immigration clearance in India. In addition there is the 'Indo-China

border trade pass' (issued and in circulation) and the 'India-Bangladesh passport' (no longer issued but still in circulation).

(3) No longer issued but still in circulation.

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· Passport for aliens

· Travel document in lieu of a passport for Indonesian nationals (1)

· Travel document in lieu of a passport for foreign nationals (2)

· Certificate of identity and travel document (in lieu of service passport)

· Seaman's book

IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)



· Service passport


· Aliens’ passport


· Stateless persons travel document (4)



· Seaman's book

IRAQ (6)

· Ordinary passport series A (7) · Ordinary passport series H (pre - 19/03/2003)

· Ordinary passport series H (post - 19/03/2003)

· Diplomatic passport series D (8)

· Service passport series E (9)

· G series (10)

· S series (11)


· Seaman's book

ISRAEL



· Service passport

(1) Issued to Indonesian nationals in case the ordinary passport cannot be granted; it is valid only for traveling one-way to Indonesia and is

valid for a maximum period of 2 years. It cannot be extended.

(2) Issue to foreign nationals in case they do not hold a valid travel document and there is no representation of his/her country in Indonesia.

It can also be issued in case the foreign national wants to leave Indonesia by his/her free will and there are no other precautions; in

cases of deportation or repatriation. It is valid for a maximum period of 6 month and is a one-way document to their home country. It

cannot be extended.

(3) Equal to one year residence permit and it is renewable.

(4) Equal to a residence permit valid for one year or more and it is renewable.

(5) Issued only in emergency cases and only by embassies and consulates.

(6) M and N series are no longer issued and were declared invalid.

(7) A-series passports can be issued in any provincial capital as well as in Iraqi embassies abroad that possess the technical equipment to

do so. The place of birth of an Iraqi citizen born outside Iraq will always be referred to as 'Baghdad' in the passport.

(8) Document is still issued and valid. They are issued with similar security features as the ones used in the 'A'- passports since October

2009; older versions still remain valid.

(9) Document is still issued and valid. They are issued with similar security features as the ones used in the 'A'- passports since October

2009; older versions still remain valid.

(10) Issued until 07/10/2009. This series is no longer issued but, with a period of validity of eight years, some are still in use. The passports

are machine readable, unlike earlier versions. (11) No longer issued but since the period of validity of the passport is eight years, some are still in use. At present, the S series can also be

renewed.

(12) One-way Laissez-passer travel documents are issued to citizens abroad who have lost their passport.

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· Travel document in lieu of national passport/ Provisional passport (1)



· Seaman’s book

JAMAICA




· Travel permit (7)


· Permit under the Jamaica passport act (8)

· Seamen's certificate of nationality and identity (9)

JAPAN



· Official passport · Travel document (Refugees, Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951)



· Re-entry permit to Japan (13) · Travel document for return to Japan (14)

· Seaman’s book

JORDAN



· Service passport

· Special passport





(1) Issued to an Israeli citizen, usually a new immigrant who is not residing in Israel or to a citizen who has either lost or damaged a

number of passports and receives this document for a period of one year.

(2) Issued to stateless people, aliens, refugees, people with undefined or Jordanian nationality, like Druses in the Golan, Palestinians in

East Jerusalem, etc. Page one reads "The bearer of this travel document is not a citizen of the State of Israel".

(3) Issued to Israelis who have lost their passport while abroad; used for return to Israel.

(4) There is an adult and a minors' passport.

(5) Validity up to 5 years.

(6) Validity up to 5 years.

(7) Validity up to 1 year.

(8) Issued to citizens of Jamaica as well as to foreign nationals. The permit is issued to foreign nationals temporarily resident in Jamaica

who are legitimately not in possession of their national passport and have an urgent need to travel.

(9) This certificate is a Seafarer’s identity document for the purpose of International Labour Convention No. 108, and is valid for so long

as the holder remains in seagoing employment.

(10) Valid for 5 or 10 years.

(11) There are three different types of emergency passports: ordinary, diplomatic and official. It is a passport without IC chip.

(12) Issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and all the consular services abroad to foreign nationals who do not have a valid

passport recognized by Japan.

(13) Issued to a foreign national who resides in Japan and wishes to leave Japan with an intention of re-entering Japan before his/her period

of stay, or the period within which he/she is eligible to stay in cases where he/she has no fixed period of stay.

(14) Issued to Japanese citizens.

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· Travel document


· Laissez-passer

· Seaman’s record book and certificates of discharge

KAZAKHSTAN



· Service passport


· Stateless person certificate

· Travel document for refugees

· Certificate of arrival/ return to the Republic Kazakhstan (1)

· Certificate of return to the Republic of Kazakhstan (2)

KENYA







· Seaman's record book and identity document

· Seaman's book

KIRIBATI

· Ordinary passport · Diplomatic passport · Official passport · Emergency certificate

KOSOVO (3)




· Collective travel document (4)

· Travel document for foreigners



· Travel document (single journey)

(1) Issued to citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan as well as to persons without nationality.

(2) Issued to persons without nationality.

(3) This designation is without prejudice to positions on status and is in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10/06/1999 and

the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.

(4) Issued for a group not smaller than 5 and not larger than 50 citizens, for a single journey to a specific country. The leader of the group

should have his/her own passport, while other persons enlisted in the travel document should be in possession of any other document

with a photo proving their identity.


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KOREA (the DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF)



· Service passport

· Passport (for official trip)


· Seafarer's passport

· Seaman's book

KOREA (the REPUBLIC OF)





· Travel certificate


· Seaman's book

KUWAIT



· Special passport

· 'Article 17' passport (1)

· Emergency travelling document valid for one trip to Kuwait only

KYRGYZSTAN



· Service passport

· Stateless person document

· Certificate for returning to the Kyrgyz Republic

· Seaman's book

LAO (PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF)




· Service passport


LEBANON

· Ordinary passport · Diplomatic passport

· Service passport

· Special passport


(1) Issued to stateless persons.

(2) Issued to government officials on missions abroad. It reads on the cover "Passeport de service/ Official passport".

(3) Issued in case the holder has lost his/her passport abroad.

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· Travel document for Palestinian refugees · Laissez-passer · Seaman's book

LESOTHO








LIBERIA




· Service passport

· Special passport






· Travel certificate

· Permit to re-enter

· Laissez-passer

· Seaman's identification and record book

LIBYA



· Service passport

· Special passport







· Temporary travel document



(1) 32-page booklet

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MACAO (SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION)


· Travel permit

MADAGASCAR



· Service passport

· Children’s identity document




· Safe-conduct for people of uncertain nationality (1)


· Seaman's book

MALAWI



· Service passport





MALAYSIA








MALDIVES


· Diplomatic passport · Official passport

· Special passport







· Continuous discharge certificate

· Seaman's book

(1) Issued to persons of unknown nationality living for a long period of time in Madagascar.

(2) Issued to Malagasies who are not in the possession of a passport or have lost their passport; valid for one entry.

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MALI



· Service passport

· Travel document in lieu of exit authorization for children up to 18 years old/ Titre de voyage tenant lieu

d’autorisation de sortie pour enfants âgés de zéro à 18 ans


· Travel document in lieu of passport/ Titre de voyage tenant lieu de passeport

· Seaman's book

MARSHALL ISLANDS (The)






· Seafarer’s identification and record book

MAURITANIA



· Service passport



· Laissez-passer

· Seaman's book

MAURITIUS



· Passport for minors



· Seamen’s certificate of nationality and identity

MEXICO




· Service passport




· Identity and travel document (3)

(1) The acronym 'ECOWAS' appears on the front cover. The previous Mali versions remain valid until their date of expiry.

(2) Issued to Mauritius citizens to return to Mauritius; valid for one single journey.

(3) Issued to foreigners that find themselves on the Mexican territory without a valid passport and have no nationality.

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· Seafarer's identity and seaman’s book

MICRONESIA (FEDERAL STATES OF)




MOLDOVA (the REPUBLIC OF)






· Passport for persons without citizenship/ Passeport pour personnes sans nationalité

· Travel document for beneficiaries of humanitarian protection/ Titre de voyage (Protection Humanitaire)

· Emergency travel document/ Titre de voyage provisoire (1)

· Seaman's book

MONACO





· Identity card

MONGOLIA




· Passport enclosure/ children (4)

· Travel document

MONTENEGRO



· Service passport

· Collective passport (5)




· Emergency travel document/ Laissez-passer (6)

· Seaman’s book

(1) Issued to Moldovan citizens to return to the Republic of Moldova; valid for one journey.

(2) The document can also be issued to persons who don’t have the Monegasque citizenship. It reads on page one 'Passeport de service/

Official passport'.

(3) Equivalent to the previous Service passport.

(4) Document issued to a child born abroad to return to Mongolia or to a child who has lost his/her passport abroad.

(5) Mainly used for schools' excursions.

(6) Only valid for Montenegrin citizens to return to Montenegro.

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MOROCCO



· Service passport

· Special passport




· Laissez-passer

· Seaman's book

MOZAMBIQUE



· Service passport


· Alien emergency certificate (1)

· Emergency certificate (2)

· Repatriation certificate (3)


· Seaman's book

MYANMAR




· Special passport




· Temporary passport (5) · Certificate of identity (6)

· Certificate of identity for minors

· Seaman's book

NAMIBIA




· Document for travel purposes (7)


· Emergency travel certificate

· Travel document

(1) Issued to foreigners who do not have a diplomatic representation in Maputo and have lost their passport.

(2) Issued only to miners - currently in the process of discontinuity. It allows only for extensions in existing documents.

(3) Issued by diplomatic missions and consulates of Mozambique abroad for repatriation purposes and valid for one single journey only.

(4) Issued to workers of the mining sector or farms.

(5) Issued to persons under the age of 15 as well as to persons living abroad to return to Myanmar.

(6) Document is issued both in booklet and loose-leaf format for one-way journey to Myanmar.


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NAURU




· Presidential passport

· Document of identity

NEPAL







· Travel document

· Seaman's record book and certificates of discharge

NEW ZEALAND

· Ordinary passport · Diplomatic passport · Official passport · Certificate of identity (

3)




· Seaman's identity card (5)

· Seaman's book

NICARAGUA




· Service passport




· Safe-conduct

NIGER (the)



(1) Replacing the previous Special and Service passports' models.

(2) Document in booklet format, issued to aliens without own travel passports in case of asylum applicants who want to travel to Nepal, as

well as to aliens who are holding a residence permit of Nepal with a validity of more than one year.

(3) Equivalent to an 'Aliens travel document'. The holder is not a citizen and is not able to obtain a passport of their nationality while in

New Zeeland (either in-person application in his country or no representation in New Zeeland).

(4) Issued when or where passports are not available, e.g. outside New Zeeland with an urgent need for travel.


(6) Granted to Nicaraguans who have lost/ damaged or have their passport expired while outside Nicaragua; valid for one year.

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· Service passport


· Stateless person travel certificate

· Seaman's book

NIGERIA







OMAN



· Service passport

· Special passport


· Laissez-passer

· Seaman's book

PAKISTAN





· Children's identity document (5)



· Seaman's book

PALAU




PALESTINE (8)

· Ordinary passport/ travel document

· VIP passport/ travel document

(1) Issued only to Nigerian citizens who do not hold an identity document and they need to travel to Nigeria.

(2) According to official information from the Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 24/11/2010, there are

two types of Diplomatic passports: one with a crown on the front cover and one without.


(4) Laissez-passer type of document; issued for a few days up to two weeks.

(5) The legal provision of issuing such document exists but it may be that no such document was ever issued.

(6) Issued by the local UN High Commissioner for Refugees/ UNHCR office.


(8) This designation shall not be construed as recognition of a State of Palestine and is without prejudice to the individual positions of the

Member States on this issue.

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PANAMA




· Special passport


· Student's passport






· Safe-conduct (1)

· Seaman's book

PAPUA NEW GUINEA






· Seaman's book

PARAGUAY












· Seaman's book

PERU



· Service passport

· Special passport




· Travel document

(1) 'Salvoconducto' is issued by the Ministry of the Interior and of Justice and the only way to be issued is through-out the Embassies of

Panama worldwide. They are authorized to provide a Safe-conduct on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

(2) It is a temporary travel document (Salvoconducto) for one single journey/ return (e.g. if a person has not received a passport on time).

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· Seaman's book

PHILIPPINES (the)




· Aliens certificate of registration


· Travel document for stateless persons

· Travel document in lieu of Philippine passport


· Permit to re-enter the Philippines

· Seafarer's identification and record book

· Seaman's book

QATAR



· Service passport

· Special passport

· Passport for a mission


· Travel document

RUSSIAN FEDERATION (the)



· Service passport


· Residence permit to a stateless person

· Certificate for return (3)


· Seaman's book

RWANDA (4)

· Ordinary passport · Diplomatic passport

· Service passport


(1) Document is issued both in booklet and loose-leaf format as a Laissez-passer type of document.

(2) Includes also the Aliens travel document.

(3) It is a repatriation certificate type of document. It reads in the title: 'Certificate for return' or 'Re-entry certificate to the Russian

Federation'.

(4) Passports issued before 01/01/2004 are no longer valid. There is also: Collective Laissez-passer - issued by the National Intelligence and Security Service, Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration for a single

journey to Rwanda nationals travelling as a group to a certain destination; mainly for social activities, valid within the neighbouring countries only;

Laissez-passer [green colour] - enables travel within regional countries, including all member states of the East African Community and other

countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Southern Sudan;

Economic Community for the Great Lakes Region (CEPGL) travel document - Autorisation spéciale de circulation CEPGL (Communauté

Economique de Pays des Grands Lacs), sheet of hard paper recto/ verso, front side with the identity of the holder and his photograph on the backside,

four columns to register the entry and departure dates. Issued to Rwandans and foreigners residing in Rwanda while travelling within CEPGL

Member States (as Rwanda, Burundi and DRC).

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SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS







· Seaman's book

SAINT LUCIA (2)










SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES (4)




· Emergency passport/ Passeport provisoire (5)


SAMOA




· Stateless persons travel document (Certificate of identity)

· Document of identity

· Seaman's record book and certificate of discharge

SAN MARINO



· Service passport

· Laissez-passer

(1) Issued to both Rwandans and foreigners in emergency situations.

(2) The national ID card can be used for inter-regional travel within the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States [OECS]. There is also

an 'Inter-Caribbean travel permit'.


(4) There is also an 'Emergency certificate' and an 'Inter-Caribbean travel document' to travel within the Caribbean Community

[CARICOM] countries only.

(5) Document in loose-leaf format: can be either a one-way travel document or a return travel document.

(6) Issued to citizens, to minors, to stateless persons.

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· Identity card

SÃO TOMÉ AND PRINCIPE



· Service passport



· Seaman's book

SAUDI ARABIA



· Service passport

· Special passport







· Laissez-passer

SENEGAL




· Special passport Mecque



· Emergency travel document/ Sauf-conduit

· Laissez-passer

· Seaman's book

SERBIA




· Travel document for foreigners/ Laissez-passer pour étrangers



· Emergency travel document/ Laissez-passer

· Seaman's book

SEYCHELLES


(1) Issued to São Tomé citizens having as destination São Tomé and Principe.

(2) Issued to foreign citizens having as destination their country of origin.

(3) It reads on page one 'Passeport de service/ Official passport'.

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· Emergency travel document

· Fisherman's record book

SIERRA LEONE



· Service passport

· Special passport








SINGAPORE




· Certificate of identity for stateless persons

· Certificate of identity and return visa


· Document of identity (2)



SOLOMON ISLANDS









SOMALIA



· Service passport

· Special passport



(1) Document in loose-leaf format, issued for a single journey.

(2) Only for Singapore nationals issued in lieu of a passport. Document in A4 format.

(3) Letter of identification issued to travel out of the country.

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· Laissez-passer

· Seaman's book

SOUTH AFRICA




· Child passport/ Passeport enfant



· Emergency passport/ Passeport provisoire (single journey)

· Document for travel purposes/ Document de voyage (2)

· Seaman's identity certificate

SOUTH SUDAN




· Special passport

· Business passport (3)



SRI LANKA




· Identity certificate

· Temporary travel document (4)

· Non machine readable passport (5)



SUDAN (the)



(1) According to the website of the South African Department of Home Affairs, South Africa no longer issues Temporary Passports, but

they can still be found in circulation.

(2) Issued to permanent residents who are unable to secure travel documents from their country of nationality.

(3) It is the same as the ordinary passport with additional pages. Unlike other countries having ordinary passports with additional pages,

this one actually reads 'Business passport' in the cover.

(4) Identity Certificate Overseas Mission (ICOM)/ Non-Machine Readable Passport (NMRP)/ Outpass.

(5) According to the official Sri Lanka site of the Department of Immigration and Emigration, it is issued by the Overseas Sri Lankan

Missions to Sri Lankans whose passports have been lost, stolen or expired whilst in a foreign country. The cover reads 'Non machine

readable passport'.

(6) According to the official Sri Lanka site of the Department of Immigration and Emigration it is issued only to Sri Lankan Buddhist

pilgrims visiting India and Nepal.

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· Special passport




· Entry permit

· Seaman's book

SURINAME



· Service passport

· Ordinary passport for trade

· Passport for aliens




· Laissez-passer

· Seaman's book

SWAZILAND (2)



· Service passport


SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC



· Service passport

· Special passport







· Laissez-passer


TAIWAN (Province of China)




· Certificate of entry permit (3)


(2) There is also a 'Travel document' for travelling to the Southern African Development Community [SADC] countries only. An

'Emergency passport/ Passeport provisoire' is issued to travel to Mozambique only.

(3) Issued to enter Taiwan for Taiwanese passport holders without permanent registered residence in Taiwan.

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· Entry certificate (1)

· Seaman's service book (2)

· Seafarer's identification and service book

TAJIKISTAN



· Service passport

· Children’s identity document



· Identity card of stateless person


· Certificate of return (3)

· Seaman's book

TANZANIA (UNITED REPUBLIC OF) (4)



· Service passport



· Stateless persons passport



· Seaman's record book and identity document


THAILAND





· Travel document for aliens





· Seaman's book

TIMOR-LESTE



(1) Issued to enter Taiwan in case of loss or stolen passport abroad.

(2) Document in blue and yellow colour was phased out since 1 February 2015 and replaced by the 'Seafarer’s identification and service

book' in dark blue and red colours.

(3) Emergency type of travel document.

(4) There is also an 'East African passport' which is a local passport valid for travel to the countries named on the passport; may be

endorsed for additional countries (page 03). The 'East African Community (EAC) includes Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and

Uganda.

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· Service passport



· Alien's passport




· Seaman's book

TOGO (1)



· Service passport



· Travel document in lieu of temporary passport/ Titre de voyage tenant lieu de passeport provisoire

· Travel permit

· Laissez-passer

· Safe-conduct

· Seaman's book

TONGA






TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (4)




· Passport for members of Parliament


· Seaman's book

TUNISIA



(1) There is also the 'ECOWAS travel certificate’ but this document allows travelling only in the Economic Community of West African

States (ECOWAS)/ Communauté Économique Des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (CEDEAO).

(2) Issued to a Tongan or resident of Tonga born in Tonga and not in possession of a passport for the purpose of travel to the place or

destination; once upon arrival into Tongan borders, the CI is cancelled and it cannot be used again to travel from Tonga to overseas

ports.

(3) It is also known as 'Letter of authorization', which is issued to foreigners travelling to Tonga i.e. on a One-Way airline tickets and then

depart Tonga via shipping vessels or cruise ships. It is also for foreigners who require a visa to enter Tonga, in which their visas will be

granted upon arrival into Tonga but this allows foreigners to travel through the last port of entry before Tonga.

(4) There is also an 'Emergency certificate' issued only to citizens or residents of Trinidad and Tobago to facilitate travel in an

emergency where a current travel document is unavailable for travel within the Caribbean Community countries only.

(5) Issued to nationals in distress abroad, to facilitate their return to Trinidad and Tobago.

(6) Issued even to new-born babies; there is no other travel document for children.

(7) Issued to diplomats serving abroad, President, ministers, MPs.

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· Seaman's book

TURKEY (3)



· Service passport

· Special passport




· Travel document (for stateless persons)

· Border transit document (border pass)

· Travel document only for returning to Turkey


· Temporary passport for entering Turkey (5)

· Emergency aliens travel document

· Laissez-passer

· List of personnel certified by the vessel master

· Seaman's book

TURKMENISTAN



· Service passport

· Special passport






· Certificate for return to Turkmenistan


TUVALU



· Service passport

(1) Issued to Government officials on mission abroad only for the duration of the mission.

(2) There are two types of Laissez-passer: one issued by the Ministry of Interior to foreigners in Tunisia who, for various reasons, have no

other travel document and it covers refugees and stateless persons; another one issued by the Tunisian consulates abroad to Tunisians

who have lost their passports; valid only to return to Tunisia.

(3) Old non-biometric passports issued until 2010 and still valid can be used until 24 November 2015.

(4) On page one it reads: 'Passport of limited validity issued for urgent travel purposes'.

(5) Issued since 15/09/2011 in visa format, it is valid for one single journey to return to Turkey.

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· Investor passport




· Seamen's record book and certificate of discharge

UGANDA (1)







UKRAINE



· Service passport

· Travel document of a child

· Refugee's document for travelling abroad (Refugees, Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951) (2)

· Stateless person's travel document

· Certificate for return to Ukraine

· Crew member certificate

· Seaman’s identification card (3)

· Seaman's book

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (the)



· Service passport

· Special passport







· Travel document

· Returning document


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (the)


(1) There is also: i) the 'East African passport' which is a local passport valid for travel to the countries named on the passport; may be

endorsed for additional countries (page 03). The East African Community (EAC) includes Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and

Uganda; and the ii) 'Temporary movement permit' which is intended to ease the cross border movement of border communities only

(info available on the Uganda Citizenship and Immigration Control site).

(2) The 'Refugee's document for travelling abroad' is issued to refugees in compliance with the 1951 Convention relating to the Status

of Refugees. Document cover is in Cyrillic only. Data page reads: 'Refugee's document for travelling abroad' and page one reads: 'This

document is a refugee's document for travelling according to the Convention on the Refugee's Status, 1951'.

(3) Document issued in booklet format.

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· Travel document - Refugee travel document (1)

· Travel document - Permit to re-enter (2)


· Merchant mariner’s credential (3)

URUGUAY





· Identity and travel permit (4)


· Document valid for a single trip (6)

· Seaman's book

UZBEKISTAN (7)



· Identification and travel document for minors (9) · Travel document of stateless person (10)

· Identity card for persons without citizenship (11)

· Travel document for return to the Republic of Uzbekistan

VANUATU







· Travel document

· Seaman's book

(1) Document cover reads 'Travel document' and bears on data page above the photo the wording 'Refugee travel document'. The 'Refugee

travel document' and the 'Permit to re-enter' make use of the same booklet.

(2) Document cover reads 'Travel document' and bears on data page above the photo the wording 'Permit to re-enter'. The 'Permit to re-

enter' and the 'Refugee travel document' make use of the same booklet.

(3) Older versions were issued in card format called 'Merchant Mariner’s Document'; they may still be valid.

(4) Identity and travel permit issued to refugees, stateless and aliens.

(5) It is valid for six month to travel worldwide. This document is a replacement of a regular passport in cases of loss or theft.

(6) Single journey travel document, issued by the Uruguayan consulates abroad in special circumstances, e.g., when a traveller needs to

return to the country under unusual circumstances: lost passport, deportation without documents.

(7) With the exception of the 'Certificate for return to Uzbekistan', all previously issued non-biometric travel documents of the Republic of

Uzbekistan remain valid until 31 December 2015.

(8) Biometric passport model. The non-biometric passport model, reading on the cover 'Citizen’s passport', is still in circulation and valid

until 31/12/2015.

(9) Valid until 31/12/2015.

(10) Biometric travel document model; cover reads 'Travel document' and page one reads 'Travel document of stateless person'. It is not

issued in accordance with the New York Convention of 28 September 1954. Non-biometric travel document is still in circulation and

valid until 31/12/2015.

(11) Non-biometric model.

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VATICAN CITY STATE (1)



· Service passport

· Temporary service passport

VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF)



· Service passport

· Special passport

· Collective passport (3)

· Children's identity document (4)




· Temporary passport (for Venezuelan citizens)

· Emergency passport (for foreigners)

· Seaman's book

VIET NAM (5)







· Entry and exit Laissez-passer

· Laissez-passer for repatriation (6)


· Crew member passport (8)


YEMEN



· Service passport/ Official passport

· Special passport






(1) The Holy See is the issuing authority for the Diplomatic, Service and Temporary passports.

(2) Issued by the Vatican City State.

(3) Not yet delivered but stipulated by law.

(4) Children can also have an ordinary passport. With this 'Identity document' they can travel only in other countries from Latin America.

(5) There is also a 'Border Laissez-passer' granted to Vietnamese citizens travelling to countries bordering onto Vietnam.

(6) Granted to overseas Vietnamese citizens for immigration in Vietnam.

(7) Granted to overseas Vietnamese citizens - for a single journey - who do not settle overseas for immigration in Vietnam in certain cases

foreseen by the national law.

(8) Issued to Vietnamese citizens who are crewmembers for exit and enter on board seagoing vessels.

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· Transit permit

· Laissez-passer

· Citizenship certificate and seamen's document

· Seaman's book

ZAMBIA (1)




· Travel document of identity (2)

· Seaman's book

ZIMBABWE



· Service passport





(1) There is also a local 'Travel document of identity'.

(2) Issued for the purpose of providing the holder identity papers in lieu of a national passport. Form G.

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