UGLOBAL IMMIGRATION MAGAZINE
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PASSPORT:
A TRAVEL DOCUMENT OR AN ASSET?
BY /
HUSSAIN FAROOQ
Not all passports are created equal, granting some
holders significantly more benefits than others.
A
passpor t is the most common form of travel
document for international travel, but is it merely
a travel document or do some of the inherent
properties of the small booklet make it an asset?
Anyone travelling overseas needs to be in possession of a
valid passport. A passport is a travel document, issued by
the state, to its citizens permitting them to travel outside
the boundaries of the respective country. In certain cases,
governments or international organizations may issue
documents like passports. These documents are commonly,
but not always, known as laissez-passer.