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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.

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Documents in the alphabetic order of the three-letter country and region codes used in travel documents.

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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.

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PRADO - Public Register of Authentic travel and identity Documents Online

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Latest Documents

HRV - Croatia • REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA •

J - Travel document issued to non-nationals

First Issued On:  01/07/2013

HRV-J-02001, HRV-J-02001,
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GBR - United Kingdom • UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND •

F - Driving licence

First Issued On:  01/01/1986

GBR-FO-02001, OGBR-FO-02001, O
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GBR - United Kingdom • UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND •

F - Driving licence

First Issued On:  01/01/1976

GBR-FO-01001, OGBR-FO-01001, O
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NOR - Norway • Kongeriket Norge_Kongeriket Noreg_Norgga gonagasriika •

B - Identity card

First Issued On:  30/11/2020

NOR-BO-01002, ONOR-BO-01002, O
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NOR - Norway • Kongeriket Norge_Kongeriket Noreg_Norgga gonagasriika •

B - Identity card

First Issued On:  30/11/2020

NOR-BO-01001, ONOR-BO-01001, O
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NOR - Norway • Kongeriket Norge_Kongeriket Noreg_Norgga gonagasriika •

A - Passport

First Issued On:  19/10/2020

NOR-AO-06001, ONOR-AO-06001, O
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