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A '''passport''' (Kiravic: ''lavnuríğuv'', literally "gate-warrant" or "gate-authorisation") is the primary {{wp|identity document}} for [[Kiravian]] citizens and | A '''passport''' (Kiravic: ''lavnuríğuv'', literally "gate-warrant" or "gate-authorisation") is the primary everyday {{wp|identity document}} for [[Kiravian]] citizens, nationals, and resident aliens. It is a form of {{wp|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 [[Executive College|Kiravian State Executive]]. | ||
==Function and Appearance== | ==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 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 {{wp|national ID card}} or a {{wp|driver's license|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 | 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 {{wp|national ID card}} or a {{wp|driver's license|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 traditionally 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. | It is not compulsory to own a passport, nor to carry one. In practice however, between 94% and 99% of resident Kiravian nationals hold passports, and most carry them on their person when out and about. Passport ownership was much lower (~35-45%, as low as 11% in some rural inland states) before it was made compulsory in the [[Kiravian Union]] and effectively compulsory for men in the [[Kiravian Remnant]] due to conscription policies. Among resident aliens, about half hold Kiravian internal passports, with the other half presumably using their permanent residency certificates, visas, international passports, or foreign IDs for equivalent purposes. | ||
Per federal aviation regulations, a passport (or equivalent form of ID) is required to board an interstate domestic flight. Some private interstate bus services require a passport in order to purchase tickets, and hotels, as a matter of company policy (sometimes in compliance with state law), typically ask for a passport to reserve a room. Internal 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== | ==History== | ||
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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 {{wp|closed city|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. | 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 {{wp|closed city|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. | ||
Since the Restoration, the issuance of passports has been governed and standardised by the Pan-Kiravian Passport Compact (PKPC), an agreement between the Government of the Kiravian Federacy (in its own right and on behalf of the non-self-governing federal subjects) and the governments of the various states. The PKPC reaffirms the recognition of every federal subject's passports by the others, sets uniform regulations on passport eligibility, as well as some standard design specifications and minimum requirements for personal data fields. | |||
==Content== | ==Content== | ||
===Personal Data=== | ===Personal Data=== | ||
While the exact informational content of a passport varies by issuing authority, | While the exact informational content of a passport varies by issuing authority, the PKPC requires that all passports include: | ||
*Legal name to the fullest extent possible within 180 characters, including at minimum a forename and surname. | *Legal name to the fullest extent possible within 180 characters, including at minimum a forename and surname. | ||