Passport

How it is used

Needed at check-in, at passport control and often at the hotel desk. People apply for, renew and show a passport, and officers stamp or scan it. Most modern passports are biometric e-passports with a chip. Many countries require a passport to stay valid for some months after the trip.

Example sentences

1. Please have your passport and boarding pass ready.

2. My passport expires in March, so I need to renew it before the trip.

Common collocations

• passport number
• renew a passport
• valid passport
• passport photo
• show your passport

Related terms

• passport controlThe point at a border, airport or port where officers check passengers' passports and visas before they enter or leave a country.
• visaOfficial permission from a country, usually a sticker in your passport or an electronic record, to enter, stay in or pass through it for a set purpose and time.
• expiry dateThe date after which a passport, visa, ticket or card is no longer valid.
• immigrationAt an airport or border, the checkpoint where officers decide whether visitors may enter the country; in general, moving to live in another country.
• embassyThe official office of one country's government in the capital city of another country, led by an ambassador.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• passport · Immigration & Visas

More terms: Passport Control & Customs

• customs
• declare
• arrival card
• nothing to declare
• Schengen visa