United Kingdom : British Visitor's Passport (1972) Series II

With Photo :

Yes

Issue Type :

British Visitor's Passport

Document Type :

Paper Sheet (Officially Folded)

Invalidation :

Cut Corner(s)

Document Material :

Paper

Document Writing :

Handwritten

Photo Attachment :

Glued

Signature :

Signature On Page

Country :

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Standard :

Non-Standard Issue

Issue Date :

29/06/1972

Expiry Date :

29/06/1973

Document Validity :

1 Year

Age When Issued :

38 Years, 5 Months & 19 Days

Age When Expired :

39 Years, 5 Months & 19 Days

A British Visitor's Passport issued for Mr. Thomas Roy Hewitt and his wife, Mrs. Doreen Hewitt. It was issued in Rotherham by the Employment Exchange.

There are no immigration stampings but one foreign exchange transaction dated 11 July 1972 for £65.

The document was cancelled by a small corner cut and CANCELLED handstamped across all of the pages except on the CONDITIONS page.

DOCUMENT

BRITISH VISITOR'S PASSPORT
for British Subjects: Citizens of United Kingdom and Colonies only

Cream/white cardboard paper, folded into 3 sections.

ISSUING AUTHORITY

HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

WARNING

WARNING TO HOLDER

Before making a journey abroad with this passport you should check that it is:—

(a) Still in force and will not expire before you return.
(b) Valid for the countries you propose to visit or travel through (see page 3).

If in doubt contact your nearest Employment Exchange.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

FOREIGN EXCHANGE FACILITIES

Entries may be made here only by Authorised Banks and other banks or travel agents specifically authorised by the Bank of England, or by an Exchange Control Authority in the Scheduled Territories.

EXCHANGE CONTROL ACT, 1947

Foreign currency is obtainable subject to conditions notified in the Notice toTravellers, the current Notice to Travellers should be obtained from your bank or travel agent. On your return unused foreign currency, travellers’ cheques, etc., must be offered for sale to, or encashed by, a bank or the travel agent from whom they were obtained.

Date	Amount issued or refunded (equivalent to near £1 below)	Stamp of bank or travel agent issuing Notice to Travellers	Stamp of bank or travel agent issuing exchange or receiving refund

VALID COUNTRIES FOR TRAVEL

24 countries were permitting entry into their borders.

COUNTRIES FOR WHICH THIS PASSPORT IS VALID
ANDORRA AUSTRIA BELGIUM FRANCE (Includes Corsica) GIBRALTAR ITALY (includes Sicily, Sardinia, Elba) LIECHTENSTEIN LUXEMBOURG MALTA MONACO NETHERLANDS PORTUGAL (includes Madeira, Azores) SAN MARINO SPAIN (includes Balearic and Canary Isles) SWITZERLAND TURKEY	DENMARK FINLAND ICELAND NORWAY SWEDEN	Visits to this group of countries as a whole must not exceed 3 months in any 9 month period.
	GREECE (includes Greek islands)	But not valid for travel to Greece by overland route through Yugoslavia.
	CANADA	Passport must be valid for 3 months beyond last day in Canada. Not valid for crossing into United States of America.
	FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY (includes travel by air only to Western Sectors of Berlin. Not valid for travel in or through East Germany or East Berlin or by surface routes to West Berlin.

RULES & REGULATIONS

CONDITIONS

1. This Visitor’s Passport is not renewable. On expiry application should be made for a new passport, if required.

2. This Visitor’s Passport is not valid for use by a person who intends to enter employment abroad or to stay in any country visited for longer than three months.

3. A separate Visitor’s Passport is normally required for each adult and each child over the age of 16, but the bearer’s wife and/or children under 16 may be included in the one passport. A wife and/or children included in a Visitor’s Passport may not, however, use it to travel unaccompanied by the bearer.

4. This Visitor’s Passport may only be used by a British subject, citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies. It will not, however, be accepted as definite evidence that the bearer has this status.

5. The possession of this Visitor’s Passport does not exempt the bearer from compliance with any immigration regulations in force in the country or countries visited.

6. This Visitor’s Passport remains the property of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and may be withdrawn at any time. It should not be altered in any way or allowed to pass into the possession of an unauthorised person.

7. If the bearer of this document loses it whilst in the United Kingdom he should report the loss to the Police. If it is lost whilst abroad, he should inform the nearest British Passport issuing authority.

8. Any person finding this document in the United Kingdom should hand it to the Police.

This Visitor’s Passport is a valuable document and should be carefully preserved.

(S.330213) Dd.581354 9/71 Hw.