Obtain an application at your nearest passport office, courthouse, or post office. You will need a certified birth certificate (with raised seal and file number), and 2 duplicate non-glossy photographs measuring 2" x 2", taken within six months of application. (These are USA guidelines, please do check with your own government first if you are not a USA citizen.) Back to top

Electronic Passport is the same as a traditional passport with the addition of a small integrated circuit (or “chip”) embedded in the back cover. The chip stores: A biometric identifier in the form of a digital image of the passport photograph, which will facilitate the use of face recognition technology at ports-of-entry;

This is often referred to as an ATA carnet. Import drop shippers often use this to bring products to a trade show from abroad. The carnet is valid in about sixty countries and is valid for about a year.