World Passport

World Passport

The World Passport is a document issued by the World Service Authority, a non-profit organization [ [http://www.romingerlegal.com/tenthcircuit/10th_circuit/99-1334.htm 99-1334 - U.S. v. Thomas - 07/07/2000 ] ] , citing Article 13, Section 1, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. World Passports have reportedly been accepted on a "de facto", case-by-case basis by over 150 countries and, at one time or another, on an explicit, legal or "de jure" basis by Burkina Faso, Ecuador, Mauritania, Tanzania, Togo and Zambia. However, BurkinaFaso withdrew its de jure recognition of World Passports in 1992,and Zambia has also reportedly withdrawn its recognition. Immigration authorities in Canada [ [http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/op/op16e.pdf OP 16 - Passports and Travel Documents ] ] , New Zealand [ [http://www.immigration.govt.nz/nzis/operations_manual/5495.htm A2.15 Unacceptable travel documents (01/07/2002) ] ] , Switzerland [http://www.bfm.admin.ch/etc/medialib/data/migration/rechtsgrundlagen/weisungen_und_kreisschreiben/weisungen_vgk/vgk_a.Par.0002.File.tmp/a_vgk_f.pdf] and the United States [http://foia.state.gov/masterdocs/07fam/07m1310.pdf] have stated that they do not recognize such documents because they are not issued by a competent government authority, and thus do not meet the definition of a passport. The latest edition of the World Passport, issued January 2007, is an MRD (machine readable document) with an alphanumeric code bar enabling computer input plus an embedded "ghost" photo for security, printing overcovered with a plastic film.

See also

* Passport
* World Service Authority
* Camouflage passport
* Nansen passport

References

External links

* [http://www.worldpassport.tk World Passport, take one they're free] An artist's take on a world passport, by Sonya Spry.
* [http://www.slate.com/id/2138567/ What's a World Passport?] article by Daniel Engber in slate.com (March 24, 2006)
* [http://www.worldservice.org/docpass.html The World Passport] on the World Service Authority website


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