Fantasy passport
Fantasy passports are passport-like documents issued as novelties or souvenirs, to make a political statement or to show loyalty to a political or other cause, such as independence movements, as well as sovereign citizen, freemen on the land and redemptions movements.[1] Souvenir United States state passports have also been issued, for Nevada or the Republic of Texas for instance, but these typically are clearly marked as novelties.
Examples
- Intergovernmental Institution for the use of Micro-algae Spirulina Against Malnutrition (IIMSAM) issued dubious UN-like Laissez Passer[2] that were also blacklisted by the European Union[3]
- The Haudenosaunee Confederacy has issued Haudenosaunee passports which its lacrosse team has attempted to use when participating in international competitions.[4]
- Conch Republic passports. A micronation declared as a tongue-in-cheek protest secession of the city of Key West, Florida, from the US in 1982.[5]
- Manchukuo passports. Issued by the Manchukuo Temporary Government[6]
- Newfoundland passports. Found at various tourist shops to serve as souvenirs of Newfoundland and Labrador. These mark the distinct culture of the most eastern Canadian province and oldest place of European colonization in North America. They are also reminders that Newfoundland was once an independent British Colony of Newfoundland and Dominion of Newfoundland before joining Canada in 1949.
- Neue Slowenische Kunst passports.[7] Issued by the non-territorial Slovenian art collective championed by the rock band Laibach.
- Republic of Taiwan passports. Issued by various groups supporting Taiwan independence.[8] In 2001, a Los Angeles resident successfully obtained a Brazilian visa on such a passport, and used it to travel to Brazil. In news interviews, he stated that he faced no difficulties in entering the country, while in contrast a fellow traveller using a Republic of China passport was "heckled" by Brazilian officials, possibly because they confused it with a People's Republic of China passport and took the man to be mainland Chinese.[9] Others claim to have successfully obtained Belizean residence permits on Republic of Taiwan passports.[10][11]
- World Passport. According to the World Service Authority, was filed as a Machine Readable Travel Document (MRTD) with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).[12] However, ICAO documents on MRTDs cite the World Service Authority and its passport as an example of "Fantasy Documents".[13][14]
- Expo Passport. First introduced in Expo 67,[15][16] Expo Passport is one of the most popular souvenirs in World Expos. Visitors can collect stamps on their passports while visiting pavilions.[16]
- The International Parliament for Safety and Peace issued "diplomatic passports".[17] The Council of the European Union, the authorities of Portugal and the Isle of Man, and various news sources have described these as fantasy documents.[18][19][20][21]
- The Principality of Sealand previously sold fantasy passports for a total of around 22 years. In 1997, the Bates family revoked all Sealand passports, as it was uncovered that they were at the center of an international money laundering ring.[22]
See also
References
- ↑ "A quick guide to sovereign citizens" (PDF). UNC School of Government. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 18 November 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ↑ "Mystery organization with UN ties issues diplomatic IDs -- except they aren't", Foxnews, retrieved 2020-02-14
- ↑ "INFORMATION CONCERNING THE NON- EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF KNOWN FANTASY AND CAMOUFLAGE PASSPORTS, AS STIPULATED BY ARTICLE 6 OF THE DECISION NO 1105/2011/EU" (PDF), Foxnews, retrieved 2020-02-14
- ↑ "Iriquois Passport Dispute Raises Sovereignty Issue", Reznetnews, archived from the original on 2016-05-08, retrieved 2016-05-10
- ↑ Conch Republic Passports conchrepublic.com, 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014. Archived 18 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "騎呢滿洲國護照 8美元一本 [Funny Manchukuo passports, US$8 each]", Apple Daily, 2007-07-03, retrieved 2011-09-26
- ↑ Times.nskstate.co
- ↑ Li, Laura (April 2001). "Explaining the 'Alice King Phenomenon'". Taiwan Panorama. Archived from the original on 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
- ↑ Chu, Monique (2001-08-22). "Taiwanese man uses a 'Republic of Taiwan' passport to travel to Brazil". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
- ↑ "台灣共和國護照獲多國簽證". Liberty Times. 2001-05-18. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
- ↑ "外交部針對所謂「台灣共和國」護照乙事，予以澄清". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2001-05-18. Archived from the original on 2007-03-30. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
- ↑ "THE WORLD PASSPORT". worldservice.org.
- ↑ "International Civil Aviation Organization Regional Seminar on MRTDs, Biometrics and Border Security, 27-29 November 2012, p30" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ↑ "International Civil Aviation TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUP ON MACHINE READABLE TRAVEL DOCUMENTS, TAG-MRTD/16, WP/5, 13/9/05, section 2.1.1" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
- ↑ "History: April 27, 1967 –Expo 67: Canada welcomes the world". Radio Canada International. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- 1 2 "A Week at Expo 2017 #1: A Passport to the Expo". Bureau International des Expositions. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ↑ Pennarola, Rita (8 January 2008). "Prodi / Massoni? No Problem". La Voce delle Voci (in Italian). Archived from the original on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
Cosi' vengono a galla anche i passaporti taroccati: «Usano passaporti diplomatici accreditati in tutti i Paesi del mondo.
- ↑ "Fraude documental aumentou 22% em 2006 (Documentary fraud increased 22% in 2006)". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 2006-07-07. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
A maior parte das situações fraudulentas são logo detectadas no aeroporto, seguindo para o laboratório pericial do SEF. Encontra-se de tudo, desde contrafacções só visíveis através de raios infravermelhos, até à falsificação em que tudo é diferente do original, da cor do papel ao tipo de letra. Ou passaportes passados pela International Parliament for Safety and Peace, pela World Service Authority e tendo Roma como país, a que os inspectores chama "documentos fantasistas".
- ↑ Pennarola, Rita (16 February 2009). "Dai Vicoli di Palermo alla Security di Obama" [From the streets of Palermo to the Security of Obama]. La Voce delle Voci (in Italian). Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
Il suo nome – come abbiamo in seguito accertato – ricorreva nelle carte giudiziarie di numerose Procure italiane impegnate, negli anni novanta, a sgominare traffici di denaro, falsi passaporti diplomatici e perfino materiale radioattivo. A parte i precedenti giovanili, quando era stato raggiunto da un ordine di cattura emesso dall'autorita' giudiziaria di Roma per associazione a delinquere, truffa e falso, con l'accusa di aver costituito una organizzazione dedita a smerciare titoli onorifici inesistenti, le indagini a suo carico diventano piu' serie nel 1989, quando 'Lord President' Busa' risulta coinvolto, insieme ad un altro massone conclamato, il principe Alliata di Monreale, in una clamorosa indagine su un giro di falsi diplomi di laurea venduti a peso d'oro.
- ↑ "News Release, PUBLIC WARNING, FALSE IDENTITY DOCUMENTS, Camouflage and Fantasy Passports". Information Centre, Government of the Isle of Man. Archived from the original on 20 July 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
Spurious passports have the appearance of a passport, but are issued by organisations with no authority and to which no official recognition has been given. Such passports are therefore not an acceptable statement of either nationality or identity. Spurious passports and other documentation known to the authorities are: ... International Parliament for Safety and Peace ...
- ↑ "Part V: Information concerning known fantasy and camouflage passports (to which a visa may not be affixed)". Visa 381 comix 861 (PDF). Brussels: Council of the European Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
A. Fantasy passports: ... International Parliament for Safety and Peace ...
- ↑ Gooch, Adela (2000-04-12). "Police swoop on Sealand crime ring". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
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