Passport : 11 interesting Facts related to Passport, Which everyone should know

Passport is the most important document to enter any country. Without a passport you cannot even set foot outside your country to go to another country. This is an official document, which records the details of a person’s citizenship. Without this document, no country will allow you to enter your country.

But did you know that if you have a tattoo on your face, you will have to get a new passport. So let us tell you some interesting things about passport, which are very important for you to know.

1. Need a new passport after getting a facial tattoo If you have had a facial tattoo or facial surgery on your face, you will need a new passport. It changes your appearance slightly, which is why you have to change your passport photo. You need to do this if your face is plain when you get your passport, but you have had a tattoo or surgery on your face after some time.
2. Passport photo cannot be taken in uniform You cannot wear uniform in your passport photo. Along with this, wearing of hat, cap, sunglasses is also not allowed. If your hair covers your face, you will be asked to click the photo again for the passport. Only commercial employees are allowed to be photographed in uniform.
3. The name passport first written in the Bible The name passport was first written in the Bible. The earliest reference to a travel document is in the Book of Nehemiah, when a Persian official was given a letter from King Artaxerxes I of Persia. It appealed to the governors across the river to offer them safe passage on their journey through Judea.
4. It is possible to get a world passportIt is possible to get a world passport. They are issued from the World Service Authority, a DC-based nonprofit that promotes world citizenship. These are accepted as travel documents by very few countries in the world. These countries include Burkina Faso, Ecuador, Mauritania, Tanzania, Togo and Zambia.
5. The cover of passports of most countries of the world is red.
Many countries’ passports only have blue, green or black covers, but most countries’ passports have a red cover.
6. Passports have been in use since the 13th centuryPassports have been in use since the 13th century. King Henry V introduced this concept, to make it easier to prove one’s nationality and identity when traveling to foreign lands. However, they were not given a passport name at that time.
7. Queen Elizabeth II does not have a passport Queen Elizabeth II is the only person in the world who does not need a passport to travel the world. However, they have some documents of their own, which are considered similar to passports. British passports are issued by the Queen, so they don’t need a passport.
8. UAE passport is the strongest According to the Passport Index 2020, a UAE passport holder can travel to 179 countries without a visa.
9. Passport of Ramesses II after death Ramesses II received a passport when he died. The mummy of Ramses II was transported from France in the 70s. Then he got an Egyptian passport.
10. Family photographs in UK passports Britain had family photographs on passports in 1915. As long as all the members’ faces were clearly visible, their poses did not matter.
11. Smiling is prohibited in passport photo You cannot smile in passport photo. As facial recognition technology improved, passport officials had to ban people from smiling in their photos in 2004, to better distinguish between individuals with fringes and those with head coverings.