Document: VAT-AS-01005

VAT-AS-01005

Outside front cover: UV feature
Outside back cover: UV feature
Inside front cover: Substrate; UV feature; UV feature
Inside back cover: UV feature; Numbering
Biodata page: UV feature; UV feature; OVD (optically variable device); Personal data; Facial image; Printing technique; Printing technique; Numbering
Inner page(s): Substrate; Watermark; UV feature; UV feature; UV feature; UV feature; Printing technique; Numbering; Binding

Title:

PASSAPORTO DI SERVIZIO

Issuing Country:

VAT - Vatican City State / Holy See • STATO DELLA CITTÀ DEL VATICANO • SANTA SEDE •

Document Category:

A - Passport

Document type:

S - service / official / special

Document version number:

01005

First issued on:

18/12/2025

Valid:

yes

Legal status / main purpose:

Issued to dicastery undersecretaries, members of the clergy or lay persons who regularly travel in the course of service (including those who do not have Vatican citizenship).

Overall construction:

single booklet

Format width (mm):

Format height (mm):

125

Number of pages:

External reference number:

KK0000000

Validity

Validity qualifier:

limited / restricted

Maximum validity:

5 year(s)

Extension is possible:

yes

Extension period:

6 month(s)

Validity-additional information:

A handwritten renewal for a maxium of 6 months transforms the document into an emergency travel document (ETD).

Main difference(s) compared with previous model

New identification code: PO instead of PS - Sharper offset technique on the polycarbonate pages - Chip with PACE protocol.

Outside front cover

UV feature

Construction:

flexible

Cover embossing:

hot foil stamping, colour: gold

Material:

linen

Overall colour:

brown

Security features:

UV feature

Light:

UV LIGHT (254 nm)

UV feature:

fluorescent overprint (invisible under normal light)

Outside back cover

UV feature

Construction:

flexible

Material:

linen

Overall colour:

brown

Security features:

UV feature

Light:

UV LIGHT (365 nm)

UV feature:

fluorescent overprint (invisible under normal light)

Security features:

Substrate

Security features:

UV feature

Light:

UV LIGHT (365 nm)

UV feature:

hi-lites (fluorescent pigments in the paper)

Security features:

UV feature

Light:

UV LIGHT (365 nm)

UV feature:

fluorescent overprint (invisible under normal light)

Inside back cover

UV feature
Numbering

Security features:

UV feature

Light:

UV LIGHT (365 nm)

UV feature:

fluorescent overprint (invisible under normal light)

Security features:

Numbering

Biodata page

UV feature
UV feature
OVD (optically variable device)
Personal data
Facial image
Printing technique
Printing technique
Numbering

Security features:

UV feature

Light:

UV LIGHT (365 nm)

UV feature:

fluorescent overprint (invisible under normal light)

Security features:

UV feature

UV feature:

fluorescent ink

Security features:

OVD (optically variable device)

OVD (optically variable device):

hologram

Security features:

Personal data

Security features:

Facial image

Photo type:

black & white

Security features:

Printing technique

Security features:

Printing technique

Light:

OBLIQUE

Security features:

Numbering

Light:

OBLIQUE

Inner page(s)

Substrate
Watermark
UV feature
UV feature
UV feature
UV feature
Printing technique
Numbering
Binding

Security features:

Substrate

Security features:

Watermark

Light:

TRANSMITTED

Watermark position:

positioned - centred

Security features:

UV feature

Light:

UV LIGHT (365 nm)

UV feature:

fluorescent fibres

Security features:

UV feature

Light:

UV LIGHT (365 nm)

UV feature:

fluorescent overprint (invisible under normal light)

Security features:

UV feature

UV feature:

fluorescent ink

Security features:

UV feature

Light:

UV LIGHT (365 nm)

UV feature:

fluorescent security thread

Security features:

Printing technique

Security features:

Numbering

Security features:

Binding

Binding:

saddle stitching with thread (stitched in the spine)

Binding colour:

white

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