Holy See (Vatican City) - Apply for a passport

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Procedure

Passport are offered by the secretary of the state to eligible citizens. You cannot apply for a holy see/Vatican passport.

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Required Documents

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e.g.
1. Proof of child birth from the Hospital.

Office Locations & Contacts

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Eligibility

Regulated by the terms of the Lateran Treaty, Vatican passport is given to all persons and their families whose offices require that they live in the territory

Fees

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Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

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Related Videos

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Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 
	

Instructions

• Vatican passport given to workers living in the Vatican are ended when their office or residence is terminated
• You can not become a citizen of the Vatican by birth, like citizenship is given in other states. You have to be appointed such a citizenship, by the Pope or the Papal Secretary of State.

Required Information

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e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the Document

The term "Vatican passport" can mean either a passport issued by the Holy See or to one issued by Vatican City State. Diplomatic passports of the Holy See are held by those in the Holy See's diplomatic service. Service passports of the Holy See can be issued to people in the service of the Holy See even if not citizens of Vatican City. Vatican City passports are issued to citizens of the state who are not in the service of the Holy See

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

http://w2.vatican.va

Others

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