PRADO - Public Register of Authentic identity and travel 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

FAQ How to best use

FAQ Document examination

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https://www.consilium.europa.eu/prado/en