What are the three types of Philippine passport?

There are three types of Philippine passports issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs. These are currently designated by the colors maroon (regular), red (official), and dark blue (diplomatic).

How do I know my passport type?

What Are the Different Types of Indian Passports?

  1. Blue Passport. Also known as type P passport, this one is issued to the general population of India, planning to set out for leisure or business trips to foreign countries.
  2. White Passport. (Source: tv9hindi)
  3. Diplomatic Passport. (Source: tv9hindi)
  4. Orange Passport.

How do I know if my passport is ePassport Philippines?

2. How do I know if I have an ePassport? All ePassports can be recognized by the internationally recognized symbol that is printed on the front cover. 2 This electronic passport symbol identifies the passport as an ePassport.

What does a red passport mean?

Those who travel with this type of passport are members of Congress, members of the military, family members of military personnel, and any other private citizen who might be conducting international travel at the request of the government. A red passport is only issued to people who are at least 18 years of age.

What does a blue passport mean?

The second most common colour, blue passports symbolises “the new world” and 15 Caribbean countries use this colour for the passports. The block of South American countries, including, Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay, also use the blue passport – the cover symbolising the connection with Mercosur, a trade union.

What is the type P in passport?

Ordinary Passport (Dark Blue cover) is issued to ordinary citizens for private travel, such as for vacation, study and business trips (36 or 60 pages). It is a “Type P” passport, where P stands for Personal.

What passport colors mean?

It’s believed that the color was the favorite of the Prophet Muhammad, with green representing nature. This is why you’ll see the same colors on passports from Syria, Iran, Afghanistan and Morocco, among many others. Besides blue and green, the other prominent colors of passports are red and black.

What is the difference between e-passport and non e-passport?

The e-passport was first issued around 2009. The difference between e-passport and the old passport issued by the government (MRRP and MRP) is the former’s use of a modern microchip technology that can readily verify the identity of the passport holder.