United States passport
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United States passports are passports issued to citizens and non-citizen nationals of the United States of America. They are issued exclusively by the U.S. Department of State. Besides passports, limi
The polycarbonate data page and the endorsement/signature page of a next-generation U.S. passport (NGP)
A US passport issued by John Quincy Adams at London in 1815
U.S. passport issued to James H. Blake and his wife, Aves E., passport no. 116933, dated September 4, 1925. The passport gives the couple permission for travel to all countries.
Cover of a passport (1930)
United States passport card
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The United States passport card is an optional national identity card and a travel document issued by the U.S. federal government in the size of a credit card. Like a United States passport book, the
United States passport
…nationals of the United States of America. They are issued exclusively by the U.S. Department of State. Besides passports (in booklet form), limited-use passport cards are issued subject to the same requirements. It is unlawful for US citizens and nationals to enter or exit the country without a valid US passport or…
The front of a United States passport card
The back of a United States passport card
Figure 1: Front of Card blank artwork (2008).
Figure 2: Card back artwork (2008).