Certificate of identity
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A certificate of identity, sometimes called an alien's passport, is a travel document issued by states to stateless persons residing within their borders and foreign nationals who are unable to obtain a passport from their state of nationality. Some states also issue certificates of identity to their own nationals as a form of emergency passport. Unlike refugee travel documents, holders of certificates of identity are, in general, not automatically entitled to be readmitted into the state which issued the certificate of identity.
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[edit] Gallery of contemporary certificates of identity
[edit] 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
- Japan Re-entry Permit
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[edit] 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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