A certificate of identity, sometimes called an alien's passport, is a travel document issued by states to foreign nationals who are, for whatever reason, unable to obtain a passport from their state of nationality. Some states also issue certificates of identity to their own national as a form of emergency passports. Unlike refugee travel documents holders of certificates of identity are not automatically entitled to be readmitted into the state which issued the certificate of identity .
See also
- Refugee Travel Document
- 1954 Convention Travel Document
- 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons
- 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness
- Nansen passport
- Hong Kong Certificate of Identity
External links
- Travel documents Passport Canada
- Certificate of identity Fijian embassy to the United States
- Certificate of identity Malaysia
- Refugee travel documents and certificates of identity New Zealand Dept. of Internal Affairs
- Certificates of identity Singapore Immigration & Checkpoints Authority
- Certificate of identity United Kingdom Home Office
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