passport

International identity booklet

A passport is a government-issued document certifying the holder's identity and citizenship, required for international travel.

Border officials examine passports to control who enters and exits a country.

Figuratively, a passport is anything that grants access or acceptance: A degree from that university is a passport to success.

She renewed her passport before the trip.

document

visa

Travel authorization stamp

  • papersOfficial written records
  • stampsPostal payment adhesives
  • photoCaptured still image

booklet · biometrics · expiry · issue · number · signature · renewal · application · validity · pages

migration

immigration

Relocating abroad permanently

visa · residency · naturalization · expatriate · diaspora · repatriation · exile · resettlement · displacement · integration

identity

nationality

Legal belonging to country

photo · gender · birthplace · holder · verification · authentication · official · personal · data · documentation

travel

luggage

Traveler's packed containers

flight · destination · itinerary · tourism · vacation · journey · backpacking · globetrotter · sightseeing · holiday

access

entry

Access or submission

permit · gateway · privilege · restriction · denial · revocation · blacklist · watchlist · ban · waiver

figurative

ticket

Entry permit slip

doorway · freedom · mobility · escape · privilege · golden · coveted · powerful · ranking · index

Categories
Opposites
access and permission

passportdeportation order

Legal mandate requiring departure

entry ban · travel ban · visa denial · expulsion · deportation

inclusion vs. exclusion

passportexpulsion

Forced permanent removal

ejection · ouster · removal · dismissal · discharge

freedom of movement

passportdetention

Temporary official holding

imprisonment · house arrest · border wall · confinement · quarantine

Phrases
Family

passports, passportless, passport control, passport office

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G