Korean Empire Passport
Korean Empire passports were issued to subjects of the Korean Empire for international travel. History The first English-language passports of the Korean Empire were issued in 1902 by the People's Comfort Agency ( ko, 수민원; 綏民院) to Koreans migrating to Hawaii. By 1904, passport issuance was conducted by the Imperial Korean Foreign Office ( ko, 대한제국 외부). The passport was written in English, French, and Classical Chinese, and contained the bearer's name, address, age, and destination. Soon after the 1910 advent of Japanese rule in Korea, Koreans began having to use Japanese passports. These were not always easy to obtain; the Japanese rulers issued then as a rule only to a small number of pro-Japanese collaborators () and/or the Japanese police demanded bribes for these passports to be issued. Even these were in fact colonial subject passports just like BN(O) passports and a special permit was required to travel to Japan (abolished only at the end of Japane ...
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Passport
A passport is an official travel document issued by a government that contains a person's identity. A person with a passport can travel to and from foreign countries more easily and access consular assistance. A passport certifies the personal identity and nationality of its holder. It is typical for passports to contain the full name, photograph, place and date of birth, signature, and the expiration date of the passport. While passports are typically issued by national governments, certain subnational governments are authorised to issue passports to citizens residing within their borders. Many nations issue (or plan to issue) biometric passports that contain an embedded microchip, making them machine-readable and difficult to counterfeit. , there were over 150 jurisdictions issuing e-passports. Previously issued non-biometric machine-readable passports usually remain valid until their respective expiration dates. A passport holder is normally entitled to enter the country ...
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