Passport system in the Kiravian Federacy: Difference between revisions

==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. [[Minor Kiravian Overseas Possessions#New Ardana Island|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).  

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 Coïnvra]] hold District of Coïnvra passports.

 

<strike>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|Tryhstian Littoral Territory]].</strike> ⇐ Revise and move.