A passport is a formal travel document issued by a government that certifies a person's identity and nationality for international travel. A passport allows its bearer to enter and temporarily reside
Clockwise, from top left: Dutch ordinary, Nepalese diplomatic, Chinese service, and Polish ordinary passports
Passport control at Dubai International Airport
First Japanese passport, issued in 1866
Italian passport, issued in 1872
The British passport is a travel document issued by the United Kingdom or other British dependencies and territories to individuals holding any form of British nationality. It grants the bearer intern
Polycarbonate data page of the current Series D British biometric passport
British passport issued in 1924
British passport issued in 1991 prior to the complete changeover to machine-readable European Community passports
European Community passport as introduced in 1988 before the Community became the European Union