Passport

US to issue special passport design featuring Trump's face, State Department announces - report

According to the Financial Times, the passport's design will feature the President's portrait overlaying the Declaration of Independence on its inner cover.

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press during an event outside the Oval Office of the White House on April 13, 2026 in Washington, DC.
An illustrative image of Bahraini passports over a backdrop of the Bahraini flag.

Bahrain revokes citizenship of 69 people who supported Iran's attacks during war

US passport, illustrative

US will offer passport services in West Bank for first time

Passport in man's back pocket, ready to head out of the country for an adventure.

My four-year-old says the most precious thing in our home is our passports - opinion


US could announce Israel's inclusion in visa waiver program this week - report

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to endorse Israel's candidacy for the program on September 27.

 Will Israelis soon be able to travel to the US visa free? (Illustrative image of Israeli and American passports)

US officials inspecting Israeli border crossings ahead of visa waiver deal

In return for visa-free access for Israelis, Washington has demanded that Israel provide reciprocal unfettered passage for Americans, regardless of their background.

 Israeli soldiers guard at a checkpoint not far from the scene of a shooting attack, in the Northern West Bank, July 6, 2023

Lithuania says passport found in Prigozhin's office was used by his double to visit

Prigozhin flew into exile in Belarus on Tuesday under a deal that ended a mutiny by his fighters.

 Founder of Wagner private mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin speaks inside the headquarters of the Russian southern army military command center, which is taken under control of Wagner PMC, according to him, in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023,

Israel alters passport scheme for urgent visas after High Court petition

Interior Minister Moshe Arbel's May 1 passport marathon plan would dedicate four major ministry offices to applications to tackle the passport renewal backlog.

 Travelers are seen at the departure hall of the Ben-Gurion Airport on April 4, 2023; illustrative

New olim will now need to wait a year before receiving Israeli passport

The passing of the bill reverts the country back to a law that existed until 2017.

 THE EXPECTATION that citizens should roam the length and breadth of the country in order to find an appointment slot somewhere to renew a passport is preposterous.

NGOs petition High Court against passport plan at expense of visas

Interior Minister Moshe Arbel: "The passport marathon operation continues in full force."

People queue outside Jerusalem Interior Ministry office for passport renewals. May 2023.

Israel saw over 400 recent attempts to cross border with fake ID - comptroller

2.9 million Israelis, or around 37% of the population will have their ID cards expire in the coming years, Matanyahu Englman said.

An Israeli soldier opens a gate at a military base leading to the border crossing with Lebanon at Rosh Hanikra, northern Israel

Israel's appointment-free passport offices draw major lines on first day

Israeli Interior Minister Moshe Arbel called for people to be patient and prepare to wait for hours in lines at the passport offices.

 People queue up at the temporary appointment-free passport office in Tel Aviv the day it opens.

Israeli gov't passport plan a rights violation, denies urgent visas - NGOs

The NGOs called on the Interior Ministry to retract the cancellation of visa services, or reduce the plan to two days a week.

 Protests against cancellation of Interior Ministry services to all matters except passports

The Israeli passport crisis - opinion

The expectation that citizens should roam the length and breadth of Israel in order to find an appointment slot somewhere in order to renew a passport is preposterous.

 THE EXPECTATION that citizens should roam the length and breadth of the country in order to find an appointment slot somewhere to renew a passport is preposterous.