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United Kingdom : British Visitor's Passport (1975)

A British Visitor's Passport issued for Mr. Charles John Young. It was issued in Newarks, Nottinghamshire by the Crown Post Office.

There are no immigration stampings but one foreign exchange transaction dated 10 October 1975 for £30.

DOCUMENT

Cream/white cardboard paper, folded into 3 sections.

It was printed by Bemrose & Sons Ltd. in Derby. The printer's code can be seen at the bottom of the Conditions side, B. & S. Ltd.
 
BRITISH VISITOR'S PASSPORT
for British Subjects: Citizens of United Kingdom and Colonies only

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
 
This passport is valid only for travel to those countries with which Her Majesty’s Government have reached agreement for its acceptance (see page 3).

Ce passeport n'est valable que pour les pays qui, par un accord avec Ie gouvernement de Sa Majesté, se sont engagés à l'accepter.

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).

FOREIGN EXCHANGE
 
EXCHANGE CONTROL ACT, 1947
FOREIGN EXCHANGE FACILITIES

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

Foreign currency is obtainable subject to conditions notified in the Notice to Travellers, a copy of which should be given to you by your bank, tour operator or travel agent. Any unused foreign currency, travellers’ cheques, etc., must be offered for sale to, or encashed by, a bank or the tour operator or travel agent from whom they were obtained within the period indicated in the Notice to Travellers.
 
Date Amount issued or refunded (sterling equivalent to nearest £1 below) Stamp of bank, tour operator or travel agent issuing Notice to Travellers Stamp of bank, tour operator 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
(includes Faroe Islands, Greenland)

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 German Democratic Republic 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: similarly, a child under 16 may be included in the passport of an elder brother or sister. 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.

51-4420 B.&S. Ltd.