World citizen passport: how to get it in Russia and what it gives in 2021

One of the most controversial documents that can be used for personal identification and crossing borders is considered to be a world citizen passport.

The format of such a document was developed by the American Harry Davis, who founded the WSA - World Service Authority agency in 1954.

The ideological basis of the document is cosmopolitanism, which provides for the opportunity for a citizen to move freely between different countries of the world without issuing entry documents.

Despite the fact that such a document is not recognized by all states, possessing it brings many benefits to a person.

What does it represent?

The Global Citizen Passport is similar in appearance to a standard identity document issued by various countries around the world. However, it has a number of differences that make it unique. Among them are the following features:

Availability of 40 pages.
The cover, designed in blue tones, has been translated into seven languages.
The validity period of the document can vary from three to 15 years and depend on the wishes of the applicant.

World passport photo spread

The issuance of such a passport is not carried out by the government of any country in the world, but by a non-profit organization whose headquarters is located in the United States of America, in Washington County.

The document has been translated into seven languages, including the most common ones: English, Spanish, French, Russian, Arabic, Chinese, and Esperanto.

The first four pages of the document include information about its owner, and the subsequent ones are intended for affixing visas upon entry.

Validity and cost

A similar document is issued on a paid basis to everyone, but to do this you will need to provide the necessary information about yourself, your foreign passport, and also pay a fee, the amount of which will depend on the validity period. The following document prices are currently valid:

Validity	Price
3 years	55 $
5 years	75 $
10 years	100 $
15 years	400 $

Such a passport was originally created to simplify the movement of citizens between countries. Despite the fact that such a passport is not recognized by most countries in the world, there are those who are ready to admit a traveler using this document.

These include the following states:

Ecuador;
Burkina Faso;
Tanzania;
Mauritania;
Republic of Togo;
Zambia.

The right to enter these states is officially secured by relevant acts. They recognize the World Citizen's Passport as an identification document.

Rating of passports of various countries according to the criterion of “Freedom of movement”

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There is such a document - a passport of a citizen of the world. It would seem that with such a pass you can travel to any country in the world without restrictions. There would be no need to apply for any visas or comply with the terms of stay in the country. After all, in essence, this document is a confirmation that a person is not a citizen of any state in the world, or rather, he is a priori a citizen of all states! Everything would be exactly like this if all countries recognized this passport.

The whole problem is that the world citizen passport is recognized by only a few countries - Ecuador, Mauritania, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Zambia and Togo. The list is not as long as we would like. And the countries are not very popular tourist destinations. And some states even refuse to recognize the passport of a citizen of the world. These are the USA, Canada, Great Britain, Switzerland, Germany and France. However, despite this, former US President Barack Obama holds a passport as a citizen of the world.

Benefits of the document

Despite the limited list of countries that accept such a document as an official document, it provides a number of advantages for its owner. These include, first of all, ease of registration, as well as a number of privileges:

The possibility of obtaining discounts at various museums and cultural sites, provided that their rules provide for charging more to foreign tourists than to local residents.
It is often used as collateral when drawing up a rental agreement for a car or moped. In such cases, proving the authenticity of a document is relatively simple, since local residents may not know what such a document looks like and what rights it gives to its owner.
Receive money transfers in cases where this only requires confirming the client’s first and last name.
Confirm your identity to law enforcement officials.
Use as a souvenir.

In addition, if you wish, you can try to use such a document to return to your homeland in cases where a regular civil or foreign passport has been lost.

The company operates on a not-for-profit basis and relies on customer donations and documentation fees.

This is what the visa stamp pages of a world passport look like

Legal status of the document

At the moment, the status of such a passport is very dubious from a legal point of view. This is due to the limited number of countries that officially recognize it. Nevertheless, several million people have it, including a number of famous people like Barack Obama and Edward Snowden.

Countries not included in the list of states that recognize this passport may refuse entry and issue a visa to persons who use it when attempting to enter the country.

However, according to official data, such a passport was used by its holders to visit more than 183 countries, including Russia.

However, it should be remembered that such cases are rare, and the organization issuing the document is not responsible for the consequences of its use. This makes the passport more symbolic than real.

World Passport Ranking 2021

Passport rating information is provided by the International Air Transport Association. When compiling the report, additional internal research is used and expert opinions are taken into account. The Henley Passport rating is being formed.

Place	State passport	Number of countries available to visit
1	Japan	190
2	South Korea, Singapore	189
3	France, Germany	188
4	Denmark, Sweden, Italy, Finland	187
5	Luxembourg, Spain	186
6	USA, Austria, Portugal, Switzerland, Norway, Netherlands	185
7	Belgium, Ireland, Greece, Canada	184
8	Czech Republic	183
9	Malta	182
10	New Zealand, Australia, Iceland	181
11	Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Lithuania, Latvia	180
12	Malaysia, Estonia	179
13	Liechtenstein	178
14	Chile	175
15	Monaco, Poland	174
16	Cyprus	173
17	Brazil	171
18	Argentina	170
19	Romania, Bulgaria, Hong Kong	169
20	San Marino, Croatia, Andorra	168
21	Brunei	165
22	UAE	164
23	Israel	161
24	Barbados	159
25	Mexico	158
26	Uruguay, Bahamas	154
27	Seychelles, Saint Kitts, Nevis	151
28	Antigua Barbuda	150
29	Taiwan, Costa Rica	149
30	Trinidad, Vatican City, Tobago	148
31	Mauritius, Saint Lucia	145
32	Macau	144
33	Grenada, Paraguay	143
34	Panama	141
35	Venezuela	138
36	Honduras, El Salvador, Dominica	137
37	Guatemala	136
38	Peru	134
39	Solomon Islands	130
40	Vanuatu, Serbia	129
41	Ukraine, Nicaragua, Samoa	128
42	Colombia, Tuvalu	127
43	Macedonia	125
44	Tonga, Marshall Islands	124
45	Montenegro, Kiribati	123
46	Moldova	122
47	Micronesia	121
48	Russian Federation	119
49	Palau Islands, Herzegovina, Bosnia	118
50	Albania	115
51	Georgia	114
52	Türkiye	111
53	Belize, South Africa	101
54	East Timor	97
55	Ecuador	93
56	Kuwait	91
57	Fiji	89
58	Guyana	88
59	Maldives, Nauru	86
60	Qatar	86
61	Jamaica, Papua	85
62	Botswana	83
63	Bahrain	82
64	Suriname	81
65	Bolivia	80
66	Belarus	79
67	Oman, Kazakhstan	77
68	Thailand, Namibia	76
69	Lesotho, China	75
70	Saudi Arabia	74
71	Swaziland	73
72	Indonesia, Malawi, Kenya	72
73	Zambia, Gambia, Tanzania	71
74	Tunisia, Philippines, Azerbaijan	68
75	Cuba, Dominican Republic	65
76	Uganda, Zimbabwe	64
77	Ghana	63
78	Sierra Leone	62
79	Morocco, India, Mongolia	61
80	Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Mozambique, Mauritania, Principe	58
81	Burkina Faso	57
82	Ivory Coast	56
83	Togo, Bhutan, Mali, Gabon	55
84	Cambodia, Rwanda, Niger	54
85	Madagascar, Guinea, Turkmenistan, Chad	53
86	Laos, Comoros	52
87	Vietnam, Haiti, Guinea (Equatorial)	51
88	Jordan, Algeria	50
89	Angola, Egypt, Central African Republic	49
90	Myanmar, Cameroon	48
91	Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Nigeria	47
92	Burundi	46
93	Djibouti	45
94	Kosovo	44
95	Sri Lanka, DR Congo	43
96	North Korea, Ethiopia, Iran	42
97	South Sudan, Bangladesh, Libya Lebanon	41
98	Nepal	40
99	Palestine, Sudan	39
100	Eritrea	38
101	Yemen	37
102	Pakistan	33
103	Syria, Somalia	32
104	Afghanistan, Iraq	30

How to prepare a document?

In order to obtain a passport as a citizen of the world, a person can use one of two ways: personally visit the representative office or headquarters of this organization, or go through the registration procedure remotely. For it to be completed successfully, the client will need to fill out a special form, as well as attach a copy of his international passport and four color photos 3 x 4 cm.

The algorithm of actions for obtaining a passport is as follows:

Go to the official page of the organization located at www.worldservice.org.
Download the electronic version of the questionnaire from the website or use the organization’s contacts to request a paper version. In the latter case, delivery will be made by mail.
Indicate in the application form your full name, residential address, contact phone number, email, date of birth, occupation, gender and height.
Sign the paper and then put the applicant’s fingerprint on it.
Specify the address to which the document will need to be sent, and also select its validity period.
Have the signature certified by a notary, then pay the fee and send the package of documents to the organization.
After one or two months, the document will be delivered to the applicant by mail.

Assistance in its preparation is provided by numerous intermediary agencies, which, for an additional fee, are ready to assist the applicant in the preparation, execution and sending of documents. This option provides a faster and simpler solution to the problem, but will require additional costs.

Before receiving the documents sent by the applicant, they are checked by Interpol to confirm that he does not have problems with the law.

Peculiarities

Absolutely anyone can receive this document. To do this, you need to contact directly the World Government of World Citizens, whose offices are located in the United States and China - in Washington and Shanghai. The application can be submitted electronically. You can fill out the form and get all the necessary information on the website www.worldservice.org/docpass.html

The Global Citizen Passport is a document with a blue cover and consists of 30 pages. Entries in it are made in 7 languages. The first four pages are reserved for the owner’s personal data, the rest for visas. It is issued for a period of 3, 5 and eight years. The registration price is low - only 80-100 US dollars.

The international registration of world citizens was founded by former US military pilot Harry Davis in 1948 in Paris. He fundamentally renounced his US citizenship and declared himself a citizen of the world. He soon gained followers, and by 1952, almost 1 million people had passports as citizens of the world.