A passport is a travel document, usually issued by the government of a country, which certifies the identity and nationality of its holder for international travel. Standard passports may contain information such as the name of the holder, place and date of birth, photograph, signature and other identifying information. Passports are advancing towards the inclusion of biometric information in a microchip embedded in the document, making them machine readable and difficult to falsify.
Normally, the holder of a passport has the right to enter the country that has issued the passport, although some persons entitled to a passport can not be full citizens with right of residence. A passport is a document certifying identity and nationality; Having the document does not of itself grant any rights, such as protection by the consulate of the issuing country, although it may indicate that the holder has such rights. Some passports attest to the state as a diplomat or other official, with rights to rights and privileges such as immunity from arrest or prosecution, arising from international treaties.
Many countries usually allow entry to holders of passports from other countries, sometimes also require a visa, but this is not an automatic right. Many other additional conditions may apply, such as not being likely to become public office for financial or other reasons, and the incumbent has not been convicted of an offense. When one country does not recognize another or is in dispute with it, it may prohibit the use of its passport to travel to that other country, or it may prohibit the entry of passport holders from that other country and sometimes others having, Example, visited the other country.