Passport system in the Kiravian Federacy
| Lavnuríğuv Passport | |
|---|---|
 A passport issued by the State of Fariva | |
| Type | Internal passport |
| Issued by | Kiravian federal subjects |
| First issued | 21007 |
| Purpose | Identity verification Colonial travel Immigration control |
| Valid in | Kiravia Mid-Atrassic Crona North Atrassic Crona Upper Atrassic Crona |
| Eligibility | Kiravian nationals and lawful residents |
| Expiration | 60 months + 1 day from issue date |
| Cost | ◊6 - ◊12 |
A passport (Kiravic: lavnuríğuv, literally "gate-warrant" or "gate-authorisation") is the primary identity document for Kiravian citizens and nationals. It is a form of internal passport issued by the federal subjects of the Kiravian Federacy and used for domestic identification purposes, and is distinct from passports valid for international travel, which are issued by the Kiravian State Executive.
Function and Appearance
Passports are typically issued in the form of a booklet, like an international passport, though some states and territories also issue passport cards.
Passports are used for domestic identification purposes such as verification of age or citizenship, and other situations where citizens of other nations might use a national ID card or a driver's licence. In Kiravia, a driver's licence is not an identity document at all, but merely a legal permit to drive that is usually printed on conventional paper, contains only minimal information about the bearer, and is usually kept in the glove compartment of one's car. Card-form passports are virtually indistinguishable from driver's licences and ID cards issued by other nations.
It is not compulsory to own a passport, nor to carry one. However, because of the frequent need to verify one's identity in modern life, even within the territory of one's home state, it is normal for adults to have their passport on them when out and about.
A passport (or equivalent form of ID) is required to board an interstate domestic flight, and some private interstate bus services require a passport in order to purchase tickets. Hotels, as a matter of company policy, typically ask for a passport to reserve a room. Passports are required for Kiravian nationals to travel to the unincorporated external territories of the Kiravian Collectivity and procedurally required for sea travel to and from the incorporated overseas territories.
History
Unlike internal passports in other countries, which were historically used to monitor and restrict internal migration, the Kiravian internal passport system was originally intended to facilitate interstate travel and commerce by certifying to local authorities that the bearer was a Kiravian national and a citizen of one of its states, and therefore entitled to the rights and protections due to them under the CRK's confederal system.
As the Federacy expanded overseas and colonial governments were established, the passport system found a new purpose in providing identity documents for colonial inhabitants who were not Kiravian nationals (colonial natives, immigrant Coscivians). During the modern era, as the overseas components of the Federacy became better integrated and administrative restrictions on non-nationals were tightened while non-Coscivian citizens became better established, the internal passport system became useful as a means of upholding freedom of movement between states while helping guard against illegal immigration.
During the Kirosocialist era, internal passports were mandatory and were an important tool for implementing the government's labour transmigration policies and internal migration controls. Passport endorsements were used to control access to the Kiravian Union's many closed and semi-closed cities and closed territories in the West and Far North, as well as to limit the mobility and track the movements of persons deemed politically unreliable.
Content
Personal Data
While the exact informational content of a passport varies by issuing authority, Federal law and the PKPC requires that all passports include:
- Legal name to the fullest extent possible within 180 characters, including at minimum a forename and surname.
- A black-and-white photograph
- State/territory/district of issuance; Countyship of issuance
- Nationality (or lack thereöf)
- Civil status (citizen, metic, mere national)
- Registered domicile (if applicable)
- Year of birth (lunar)
- Sex
- Eye and hair colour
- Height
- Residential address
- Dates of issue and expiration
- Indications of restriction (e.g. for parolees)
Most issuing jurisdictions also include:
- Blood type (optional)
- Organ and tissue donation preference
Historically, Kiravian passports also often included information such as the bearer's ethno-social background (tuva), occupation, religious affiliation, birth order, and legitimacy. The latter three fields were dropped under the Kiravian Union and Kiravian Remnant alike. Ethnicity and work assignment remained standard on the Kiravian Union's passports or the duration of its existence, while most states and territories under Remnant control discontinued them during the first decade of the Sovereignty Struggle. Some state passports, mostly on the mainland, retain an Occupation field, though it is voluntary in most.
Endorsements and Additional Content
Until the suspension of conscription in 21191, men's passports contained endorsements indicating their draft eligibility, completion of service, or exemption. Some states provide optional endorsements indicating veteran status.
Fariva State and New Ardmore intend to introduce passport endorsements designating certain classes of vulnerable adults, though there are questions about whether this is permissible under federal disability laws and the existign laws of the states in question.
In the 21200s, there has been movement among the federal subjects to streamline bureaucratic registration and cut costs by merging other government-issued identity documents into the passport booklet.
Passport booklets include an opening message from the federal subject's Chief State Executive (or equivalent) or, less commonly, its Governor. The PKPC requires that all content be printed at least in Kiravic and that all numerical data be printed in Iatic numerals. Many states choose to print passport content in additional languages. The languages used are most often the official or co-official languages of the state and standard for all passports, but some states allow applicants to select which additional languages will appear on their passport (Enscirya, for example, allows its citizens to choose any living Ĥeldican language, [Aboriginal language], or Ańlan). Vriĥtcróvan passports are printed in Kiravic and Iatic, even though Iatic is not an official language in the state.
Issuance and Eligibility
Civil registration and the issuance of internal passports is primarily the responsibility of the federal subjects - states and territories, federal districts, overseas provinces and possessions, and Aboriginal tribal authorities. The Federal government issues internal passports for special classes of persons, such as military personnel, military dependents living in overseas bases who would not be eligible for state passports, and residents of minor possessions administered directly by the Federal government (e.g. New Ardana Island). During the Confederal Republics era and the early years of the Federacy, the national government issued special internal passports for government agents travelling on official business. This practice has been discontinued, except for constitutional executive officers (Prime Executive, Second Executive, Emergency Backup Executive), judges of the Federal Consistory, and certain officers of Federal law enforcement agencies.
Eligibility for a passports is governed by the Pan-Kiravian Passport Compact and the laws of individual states, territories, etc. In order to be eligible for a passport, one must be a estuvimduv (conventionally translated as "subject", but sometimes as "belonger") of the issuing subnational government. An estuvimduv may or may not be a Kiravian national, and the PKPC requires that all passports clearly indicate the bearer's nationality (or lack thereöf), as well as whether the bearer is a Kiravian citizen, metic, or "simple national". While states may issue passports to persons of any age, most set age minima and have shorter renewal periods for those under 17. Under the PKPC, states may not set the minimum age any higher than 15. Children under the age of 15 may travel on the passport of a legal guardian.
The degree of attachment that one must have to a state to be considered a subject of that state and eligible for a passport varies by state. Most states require that applicants be a resident at the time they apply for a passport, though exceptions are often made for persons born in the state. Several states allow nonresidents whose parents (or even grandparents) were resident subjects of the state to obtain passports. It is prohibited to hold passports from more than one state/territory concurrently.
In the event that a Kiravian national or an otherwise lawful resident is not eligible for allegiance with the state in which they reside or any other state (or is a Kiravian national living outside the Federacy), the federal subject in which they are born will issue them a passport. Idk what happens with foreign-born people. Federal law bars prisoners and parolees from applying for passports for the duration of their sentences and suspends their existing passports' validity for travel purposes. Issuing authorities may suspend or revoke passports with due process of the law for persons who have committed treason against the state, deserted from its defence forces, or failed to comply with court orders while out-of-state (e.g. child support payments).
Nonresident Allegiance
A major difference between identification policy in Kiravia and other federations is that passport holders do not need to be domiciled in the state that issues their passport. Kiravian law differentiates between state residency and state subjecthood, and the Fundamental Statute requires that citizens/subjects of one state be afforded [eu/article whatever privileges] when resident in another state. As such, there are comparatively few incentives for Kiravians to obtain new passports after moving to a new state, and because many states allow passports to be renewed online or by post, many states have large minority populations who remain subjects of other states. In fact, only 46% of residents of the District of Coīnvra hold District of Coīnvra passports.
State subjecthood and passport status does not affect a person's state/territorial tax liability, which is tied to their legal domicile.
The Free State of Verdasina establishes state citizenship on a ius sanguinis basis, meaning that Kiravian citizens who have never set foot in Verdasina can obtain a Verdasinan passport provided that they can demonstrate an ancestral connexion to the state. Many ethnic Tryhstians living across the Federacy carry passports issued by the Tryhstian Littoral Territory. ⇐ Revise and move.