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  2. British passport - Wikipedia

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    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 international passage in accordance with visa requirements and serves as proof of citizenship. It also facilitates access to consular assistance from ...

  3. Identity document - Wikipedia

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    An identity document (also called ID or colloquially as papers) is any document that may be used to prove a person's identity. If issued in a small, standard credit card size form, it is usually called an identity card (IC, ID card, citizen card), [a] or passport card. [b] Some countries issue formal identity documents, as national ...

  4. Passport - Wikipedia

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    A passport is an official travel document issued by a government that certifies a person's identity and nationality for international travel. [ 1 ] A passport allows its bearer to enter and temporarily reside in a foreign country, access local aid and protection, and obtain consular assistance from their government.

  5. HM Passport Office - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.gov.uk /hmpo. His Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO) is a United Kingdom government agency. As a division of the Home Office (HO), it provides passports for British nationals worldwide. It was formed on 1 April 2006 as the Identity and Passport Service (IPS), but was renamed HM Passport Office on 13 May 2013.

  6. National identity cards in the European Economic Area and ...

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    ID-1. National identity cards are identity documents issued to citizens of most European Union and European Economic Area (EEA) member states, with the exception of Denmark [5] and Ireland (which however issues an equivalent passport card). [6] As a new common identity card model replaced the various formats in use from 2 August 2021, recently ...

  7. Identity Cards Act 2006 - Wikipedia

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    The Identity Cards Act 2006 (c. 15) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was repealed in 2011. It created National Identity Cards, a personal identification document and European Economic Area travel document, which were voluntarily issued to British citizens. It also created a resident registry database known as the National ...

  8. Passports of the European Union - Wikipedia

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    With a valid passport, EU citizens are entitled to exercise the right of free movement (meaning they do not need a visa, a certain amount of money, or a certain reason to travel freely and no residence permit for settling) in the European Economic Area (European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway), Switzerland and, before 31 December 2020 in the United Kingdom.

  9. Travel document - Wikipedia

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    Travel document. Automated travel document inspection at Dubai Airport. A travel document is an identity document issued by a government or international entity pursuant to international agreements to enable individuals to clear border control measures. Travel documents usually assure other governments that the bearer may return to the issuing ...