SSN Policy Manual

Policy Manual

States of the United Nations are obligated to uphold and respect human rights (Articles 55 and 56 UN Charter) all violate them in practice by virtue of their national exclusivity. Therefore, although everyone has a right to travel anywhere in the world, there is no guarantee that the nation-state will uphold this right. Thus, the World Passport is a tool to help facilitate their realization of human rights--specifically their right to travel. We focus on the right to travel because it is often the basis for the attainment of other rights, such as freedom fi-om torture, persecution, arbitrary imprisonment, and discrimination, as well as the right to due process. It is our suggestion to all World Passport holders that first attain a visa from a country that has granted de jure (official) acceptance: Burkina Faso, Ecuador, Mauritania, Togo, Tanzania or Zambia. Obtaining a visa does not oblige you to visit that country. However, the fact that you have obtained visas from any country gives immediate credibility to the Passport in the eyes of officials from more difficult-to-enter countries such as the United States Get an International Driver's License The International Driver's License is technically called an International Driving Permit in most countries. The International Driving Permit is the latest rage on the InterNet among people promoting sovereignty gimmicks. Many of these groups sell these documents for upwards of $300.00 . . . which is a really big rip-off.. . even bigger when they fail to tell that it is only valid in the United States if you have a foreign driver's license. Most government agencies, including foreign government sell these officially recognized documents for less $40.00. You can get one from your auto club (for driving in countries other than the United States) for around $10.00. To be valid in any accepted country, an International Driving Permit must be accompanied by a foreign driver's license. That is, you must also possess r valid driver's license from the country who issued the International Driving Permit . . , b! itself the permit is not valid. This means that if you expect to drive legally in the Un~~ccl States with an International Driving Permit, then you must also possess a valid dnber'a license fi-om the country who issued you the International Driving Permit. The United Nations, in the Convention on International Road Traffic on September 1') 1949, established the International Driving Permit to facilitate the worldwide travel o! motorists in foreign countries where language barriers create difficulties for both motorist* and police. It has been ratified by more than 160 nations.

The Permit is a booklet about the size of a passport. It is pnntd m nine languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Arhc, Russian, Italian, Chinese and Swedish. It explains that the motorist has a driving license from his permanent place of residence. The Permit has been so widely used for more than fonb years that is recognized everywhere in the world. The United Nations itself does not issue driving permits. In order to implement this document for the motorist, it was decided that ~t \ P- should be issued by certain authorized travel associations within each nation.