internal passport
Within-country travel document
An internal passport is a government-issued identity document required for travel or residence within a country's own borders.
Associated historically with the Soviet Union and apartheid-era South Africa, internal passports controlled where citizens could live and work: Without the proper stamp in his internal passport, he couldn't legally remain in Moscow.
The term now applies to any domestic identity system restricting movement within a nation.
Formal recording of participation
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- permitOfficial written authorization
- paperworkAdministrative written tasks
- officialsThose holding formal power
red tape · procedure · compliance · forms · filing · registry · processing · civil service
Permanent legal residence
- registrationFormal recording of participation
- householdDomestic unit of residents
- addressSpeak to formally
- localityA particular geographic area
district · urban · rural · settlement · inhabitant · dwelling · permanent · temporary
Legal belonging to country
- identityWho someone is
- citizenLegal national member
- statusOne's relative position
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
privileges · entitlement · services · benefits · access · exclusion · discrimination · classification
Systematic observation of subjects
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- verificationProving something accurate
status · enforcement · police · inspection · checkpoint · quota · restriction · surveillance
Change in position
- travelMovement between locations
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- migrationMovement to new territory
- transitMovement between places
residency · restriction · confinement · boundaries · zone · checkpoint · limits · permission
registration
Formal recording of participation
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- permitOfficial written authorization
- paperworkAdministrative written tasks
officials · red tape · procedure · compliance · forms · filing · registry · processing · civil service · administration
domicile
Permanent legal residence
- registrationFormal recording of participation
- householdDomestic unit of residents
- addressSpeak to formally
locality · district · urban · rural · settlement · inhabitant · dwelling · permanent · temporary · native
nationality
Legal belonging to country
rights · privileges · entitlement · services · benefits · access · exclusion · discrimination · classification · category
surveillance
Systematic observation of subjects
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
verification · status · enforcement · police · inspection · checkpoint · quota · restriction · surveillance · state
movement
Change in position
- travelMovement between locations
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- migrationMovement to new territory
transit · residency · restriction · confinement · boundaries · zone · checkpoint · limits · permission · authorization
internal passportpassport
Government-issued travel credential
internal passportfreedom of movement
Liberty to travel unimpeded
free movement · open borders · right to travel · laissez-passer
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