List of passports

In some cases countries issue travel documents similar to passports to their residents.

International organizations also issue travel documents, usually called laissez-passer, to their staff.

However, even though Taiwan maintains official diplomatic relations with only 14 countries, its "Republic of China (Taiwan) Passport" is still accepted as a valid travel document in most countries of the world.

Although its passport enjoys (for nationals with rights of abode in Taiwan) visa-free (or visa on arrival access) status in 137 countries, ranking the ordinary Taiwanese passport 29th in the world (tied with Uruguay) according to the Visa Restrictions Index,[1] some countries, such as Argentina, Brazil, the People's Republic of China (PRC), Jamaica and Mauritius, pursuant to their positions on Taiwan's political status, refuse to visé or stamp Taiwan passports, and instead issue visas on a separate travel document or a separate piece of paper to Taiwanese travellers to avoid conveying any kind of recognition to Taiwan as a polity distinct from the People's Republic of China (PRC).

Certain passports do not, without additional endorsement, confer the right of abode anywhere and have varying international acceptance for travel: Media related to Passports at Wikimedia Commons

People standing in a circle holding out passport books of various countries. Filipino passport Armenian passport Filipino passport Indonesian passport Greek passport Taiwanese passport Singaporean passport Japanese passport South African passport Canadian passport Turkish passport Malaysian passport Jordanian passport
A group of people display their passports at an international conference.
Colors of ordinary passport covers across the world