| Interpol e-Passport Booklet | |
|---|---|
 The biographical data page inside the prototype Interpol e-Passport Booklet | |
| Type | Passport |
| Issued by | Interpol |
| First issued | 13 October 2009[1] |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Valid in | Interpol member countries |
| Eligibility | Interpol officers travelling on official duty |
| Interpol e-Identification Card | |
|---|---|
 The front of an Interpol e-Identification Card | |
 The reverse of an Interpol e-Identification Card | |
| Type | Identity Card |
| Issued by | Interpol |
| First issued | 7 November 2010[2] |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Valid in | Interpol member countries |
| Eligibility | Interpol officers travelling on official duty |
An Interpol Travel Document is a travel document issued to Interpol officers for travel to Interpol member countries. They are intended to reduce response times for personnel deployed to assist with transnational criminal investigations, major events or emergency situations by waiving normal visa requirements.[3]
The travel documents consist of an e-Passport Booklet and an e-Identification Card identifying the holder as an Interpol officer, granting them special immigration status when travelling on official Interpol duties to participating member countries.[4]
The Interpol Travel Document initiative proposal was approved by Interpol's Executive Committee in March 2009 and was unanimously ratified by Interpol member countries at the 79th Interpol General Assembly in Doha in November 2010.[5]
- ^ "Document: XPO-AS-01001". Public Register of Authentic Travel and Identity Documents Online (PRADO). The Council of the European Union. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ^ "Document: XPO-BS-01001". Public Register of Authentic Identity and Travel Documents Online (PRADO). The Council of the European Union. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ^ Bellknap, Kelly (13 October 2009). "Interpol Cops to Travel Without Visas". ABC News. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ "The Interpol Travel Document Initiative - Information Leaflet". Interpol. December 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "INTERPOL Travel Document initiative". Interpol. 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
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