passport and travel documentation

Question 1

what are 5 mandatory checks?

Answer 1

• photo
• surname and name
• expiry date
• signature
• other details (DOB, features etc)

Question 2

different types of travel document

Answer 2

• original passport
• emergency passport
• laissez passer
• diplomatic passport
• seamen’s card
• titre de voyage

Question 3

emergency passport

Answer 3

they may still need a visa - this can be checked in Timatic

Question 4

laissez passer

Answer 4

issued to civil servants and members of the institutions of the EU - may need a visa

Question 5

diplomatic passport

Answer 5

issued to government officials

Question 6

seamen’s card

Answer 6

exempt from visa when travelling on duty

Question 7

titre de voyage

Answer 7

issued to those who do not have a nationality by the issuing country

Question 8

military ID

Answer 8

can travel to NATO countries without passport

Question 9

what does a military ID need to be accompanied by?

Answer 9

travel order

Question 10

what form of documentation do domestic flights in the UK require ?

Answer 10

any photo ID, e.g:
- passport
- driving license
- EU national card

Question 11

what does MRZ stand for, what is it and what does it include?

Answer 11

• machine readable zone
• found at the bottom of passport (long digits)
• includes DOB, expiry date and passport number

Question 12

who is the 1951 titre de voyage and the 1954 titre de voyage for ?

Answer 12

1951- refugee
1954- stateless

Question 13

what is a timatic and what is the abbreviation?

Answer 13

determines if the customer can travel and where they can travel - TIM

Question 14

what is the flight monitoring unit number?

Answer 14

21007