PRADO
PRADO - Public Register of Authentic travel and identity Documents Online
Document experts in all EU member states and in Iceland, Norway and Switzerland provide and select the information to be released to the general public via PRADO.
Search by document country
Documents in the alphabetic order of the three-letter country and region codes used in travel documents.
Search by document title
The characters used in the original title of the described document are reproduced as far as possible verbatim (as written on the document), as regards European scripts.
PRADO glossary
PRADO glossary - Technical terms related to security features and to security documents in general (in alphabetical order).
PRADO dictionary - List of frequently used terms and phrases in all supported languages.
Recognised travel documents
List of travel documents which entitle the holder to cross the external borders and which may be endorsed with a visa, according to decision no 1105/2011/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011.
Check the validity of document numbers
Links to websites with information on invalid document numbers
PRADO Contacts
Whatever a document's origin, please address any question relating to it to your national contact point.
PRADO FAQ
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