Passport Attractions & Activities - The Best Holiday Destinations for 2020
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This article is a travel topic.
Typical passport displaying the issuing nation, "passport", and a symbol.
A passport is a government-issued identification which allows the passenger to travel freely outside his homecountry (subject to regulations of other countries) and receive assistance from officials representing the aliens' homecountry (i.e. in an embassy or consulate) in the country he intends to visit. This is a major requirement for international travel. These are usually complemented by visas, which are issued by the country the alien intends to visit (through an embassy or consulate in the aliens' homecountry) and pasted or stamped in one of the passport pages. Neither document however guarantees entry into another country.
When purchasing tickets over-the-counter for foreign travel, a passport is usually required to be presented to the agent. Within a homecountry, a passport can also be used as identification to obtain certain services such as application for a new bank account.
The Most Frequently Asked Travel Questions about Passport
