Passport
This article is about the travel document. For a gallery and links to articles about specific passports, see List of passports. For other uses, see Passport (disambiguation). A passport is a travel document, usually issued by a country's government, that certifies the identity and nationality of its holder primarily for the purpose of international travel. [1] Standard passports may contain information such as the holder's name, place and date of birth, photograph, signature, and other identifying information. Many countries are moving towards including biometric information in a microchip embedded in the passport, making them machine-readable and difficult to counterfeit. [1] As of 2017 [update] , there are over 120 jurisdictions issuing these e-Passports. [2] Previously issued passports usually remain valid until each expires. A passport holder is normally entitled to enter the country that issued the passport, though some people entitled to a passport may not be f