SSN Policy Manual

A New Identity

Order an application (free) from the following address: WSC International World Information Center 2333 Kapiolani Boulevard, Suite 605 Honolulu, Island of Oahu The Hawaiian Islands Telephone: (808) 388-2872

About the World Passport The World Passport is a 40-page document printed in seven (7) languages: English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Chinese and

Esperanto (International Language). Each page is numbered; each page contains the World Citizen Logo as background. Four pages are reserved for affiliate identifications: diplomatic corps, organizations, firms, etc. There are twenty-five visa pages. Inserted in the back cover is a complete medical history with blood type, vaccination record, allergies, etc. There is also space for home addresses of next of kin, doctor, insurance, driving license number and national passportlidentity number. The cover is blue with gold lettering. The World Passport represents the inalienable human rights of Freedom of travel on planet earth. Therefor it is premised on the fundamental oneness or unity of the human community. Legal Validity and Usage of the World Passport A passport gains credibility only by its acceptance by authorities other than the issuing agent. The de jure (official) and de facto (case by case) acceptance of the World Passport 1s the world customary law basis for the passport. The customary law validity derives from the acceptance or recognition of the Passport by governmental entities. Yet even if no nation-state ever recognized the validity of the Passport, the World Passpn still would be valid based on Article 13, Section (1) and (2), of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which the United Nations adopted and proclaimed December 10, 194k Article 13 (1) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: "Everyone has the r~gh; to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state," and Article 13 ( 2 t states: "Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country." The World Passport also derives its world human rights law basis from document\ such as the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as well as other regional and multilateral agreements. Tens of thousands of people throughout the World have used their World Passpn to travel, whether or not a consular official at an embassy recognizes your World Passport Joe3 not determine the validity of the passport. The fact that the World Passport is accepted dc jure (officially) by six (6) countries Burkina Faso, Ecuador, Mauritania, Togo, Tanzania and Zambia and has been accepted on a de facto (case by case) basis by 162 countries establishes the validity of the World Passport. The World Passport differs from national passports because the World Passport identifies the bearer as a human being rather than as a national subject. Despite the fact that all Member