00:29 🛂 A passport is an official travel document issued by a government, serving as proof of identity and nationality, facilitating travel access. 01:01 🎨 Passport colors vary globally, with four main variants: blue, red, green, and black, each carrying symbolic significance. 02:10 🌍 Passport colors offer insights into history, politics, diplomacy, cultural identity, and more. 02:13 🔵 Blue passports, like the United States', symbolize freedom, loyalty, and stability, potentially linked to shared history and the ocean connecting the Americas. 02:52 🔴 Red passports, prevalent in the European Union, signify political and diplomatic relations, with burgundy used to indicate EU membership. 04:35 🟢 Green passports, common in Islamic countries and some West African nations, represent cultural and religious ties, with green being significant in Islam. 05:34 ⬛ Black passports, rare and mostly used by United States diplomats and countries like Zambia, are associated with power, strength, and patriotism, with practical benefits like hiding dirt. 06:02 🔄 Passport colors may change over time due to governmental shifts, rebranding, or diplomatic relationships, highlighting a nation's uniqueness and evolving identity.

The US also has maroon, grey, and violet passports for "official", "service" and "emergency" respectively. I imagine other countries also have various other designations.

@JPBuffet

4 ай бұрын

Sorry for the delay. Yeah, I plan on making a follow up video with a more comprehensive take on passports. Thanks for adding this info fam 👌🏿

there are only three people in the world that do not need a passport to travel: King Charles III and Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako

@JPBuffet

3 ай бұрын

Oh word? That’s interesting. I’d love to have that ability haha. Thanks for the info fam 👌🏿

@rehurekj

3 ай бұрын

Its likely there are more of them, those 2 are just from the most world famous monarchies( i doubt empress- consort doesnt need passport, in sure queen camilla has one)- based on the reasoning behind their lack of passport i suppose many more if not most monarchs doesnt need them, cos passports of their country are usually issued in their name just like they do in UK as thus they themselves dont have one just like king Charles doesnt.

@andylumehriverofliferev.2254

Ай бұрын

❤ I am one of them.

@SunRabbit

Ай бұрын

Ron Jeremy also didn't have to show a passport. All he had to do was flash his wiener.

@donaldbaharia

29 күн бұрын

Trump too

The United Kingdom switched from a red passport to a blue one when they left the European Union. I believe their passport had been blue before they joined the EU and now they're switching back to it since they have left.

@JPBuffet

7 ай бұрын

Dope! Yeah that makes a lot of sense. So funny how all of that works haha. Thanks for watching fam.

@bytesabre

3 ай бұрын

Yep, wasn’t even an EU rule that said they had to be a particular colour and they could have had the blue passports anyway, but it was sold to the voters as “look at how these foreigners have the power to force you to have a red passport” pretty much, so the colour of passports somehow escalated into an absolute farce as every Daily Express reader started foaming at the mouth simultaneously at the mere mention. Personally, the red one looked nicer, and I just had to renew it so that’s minorly annoying. I might get a cover for it.

@jsp5471

3 ай бұрын

the UK before the EU passports were black after the joined the EU it was a shade of burgundy when they left the EU their passports are now blue. the color of the passport is on the economic zones in which countries fall into. however passports used for political of diplomatic travel are often a different color for eg. UN passports and those issued by governments to diplomats.

@danewood2309

2 ай бұрын

@@jsp5471 mine is Black and is identical in colour to the pre EU Passport I still have

@chanelvitale6512

Ай бұрын

It's black not blue

I didn't realize that about the passports. I enjoy watching you on KZread ❤

@JPBuffet

9 ай бұрын

Same. I had a lot of fun researching the topic. Thanks for tuning in fam 👌🏿

Never thought about it! Interesting video and information JP! Would love to see you in the next meet up! Love your content bro! Keep up the great work 🫵

@JPBuffet

9 ай бұрын

Thanks bro! Life got in the way, but going to do my best to make the next one 😅👌🏿

Very creative topic. Well done.

@JPBuffet

9 ай бұрын

Much appreciated fam! Thanks for tuning in 👌🏿

Interesting! Never thought of the reason why but now I did and now I have that question answered!

@JPBuffet

9 ай бұрын

I know right? I never thought about it much but once I did, I went down the rabbit hole.

New info for me Family! Thanks!!! 🫡

@JPBuffet

8 ай бұрын

Yep. Interesting stuff when I started looking into it. Thanks for tuning in bro 🫡

AWESOME CONTENT, THANK YOU FOR SHARING!

@JPBuffet

3 ай бұрын

Haha, thank for tuning in fam. Much appreciated.

I literally on my first video about the Amex Green card, made that exact joke about it being that “other green card” hahaha. Great video JP, I was totally unaware that different colors even existed!

@JPBuffet

6 ай бұрын

Haha yeah bro, I was looking and got really interested in why. Thanks for tuning in 👌🏿

Thanks good to know….

Hmmm interesting! I never knew this even though I had a green passport from Mexico, but now I have a blue passport for US.

@JPBuffet

9 ай бұрын

Yep never thought about it myself neither. Trying to spread knowledge to our fellow travelers haha.

Super interesting video and nicely presented history! Anywhere you travel in the European Union or European Economic Area (EU + a few), you'll see EU/EEA/CH (Switzerland) lanes at Customs. We know Switzerland isn't interested in joining the EU or EEA but I imagine people got real tired of waiting just to cross into France or something. Now if only I had an EU member state passport haha.

@JPBuffet

9 ай бұрын

Oh really? Thanks for that info haha. I would assume so. I would be super annoyed especially if I am working in one place and living in another haha like a Canada/US situation.

I think I like burgundy the best! Thanks for this information

@JPBuffet

9 ай бұрын

Yep. Red is one of my favorite colors, so I wish the US gave us the option 😂😂😂. Thanks for tuning in fam.

Canada currently has five types of passports, each with a different colour cover. A regular passport with a blue cover good for either five or ten years A temporary passport with a white cover good for between six months and one year An emergency travel document with a cover that is grey and light blue valid for one time use only. A special passport with a green cover issued to people on official government business such as Members of Parliament, provincial cabinet members, public servants, citizens nominated as official non-diplomatic delegates and Canadian Forces members who are stationed outside of Canada. A diplomatic passport with a maroon cover. But prior to 1947, Canada only had two passport colours indicating either someone born as a British subject (blue) or someone naturalized as a British subject (red). Canadian citizenship as separate from British nationality did not actually exist until 1 Jan 1947 and Canadians were classed as British subjects until that date.

@JPBuffet

Ай бұрын

Oh nice. I didn’t know that. Thanks for the info fam 👌🏿

Oh interesting! 😮😮

@JPBuffet

9 ай бұрын

I know right? Thanks for coming thru fam 👌🏿

Well done JP. I just came across your video and found it to be very interesting as I had never thought about the reasons behind the passport colors. Yes, it makes sense. I have a Black one....New Zealand, and most probably it's because Black is the "national color" of the country (e.g. the All Blacks - National Rugby team).

@JPBuffet

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Marcelo! That makes sense. I did wonder about New Zealand. Yeah, I was curious as to why it came in the variants it did. I found it super interesting, one I went down the rabbit hole. Thanks for watching fam 👌🏿

Hi fellas. Just wanna ask if someone can pass by Philippine immigration with the emergency passport - not biometrics but handwritten with 3 pages?. Your response is highly appreciated.

@JPBuffet

Ай бұрын

I am not sure, but I hope you are able to find the answer you are looking for.

The US government also has maroon passports for government employees. I had one in the army.

Video Amendments: It has been pointed out to me that the Red Passport is the most common, not Blue. Also, while the predominate Religion in Turkey is Islam, the stance of the government is secular. Sorry for any confusion and hope you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching fam! If you are interested, check out the #CarryOnGang T-Shirts on my TeeSpring shop: unpackedtravels.creator-spring.com/

Burgundy red passports are also used by all members of the Andean community of nations in South America. That means, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador.

@JPBuffet

2 ай бұрын

Oh word? That’s cool. Thanks for the heads up 🙏🏿

NZ issues black passports because it’s the national colour (Black and Silver to be exact). See Air New Zealand planes, All Blacks Rugby team, etc

@JPBuffet

25 күн бұрын

Ah, I figured that was the case. Thanks for the info fam, and thanks for watching!

US, UK , Australia, Canada, Blue Passport

Just in the USA they issue blue, black, red and purple that I know of.

@JPBuffet

4 ай бұрын

This is true. Though this video was mainly talking about the general passports, not the specialty ones like the Black Passport for diplomats.

JP, the U.S. military issues brown passports for official travel. Great video sir!

@JPBuffet

2 ай бұрын

Much appreciated fam. And thanks for the info and for watching 👌🏿

I received my US passport yesterday. Should I have todo something? Or am I able to travel?

@JPBuffet

25 күн бұрын

First, congrats on getting your passport! Nope. All you have to do is take your passport with you when you travel internationally. There are some places where you will need your passport + a Visa/eVisa, but for most places that isn't the case. Enjoy your travels!

@Siachan52

25 күн бұрын

@JPBuffet Thank you so much! In that case, to determine which countries someone needs a visa for, I'll need to know that countries plan to visit. Could you provide that information?

@Siachan52

24 күн бұрын

@@JPBuffet If I visit Pakistan, do I need visa?

@JPBuffet

24 күн бұрын

Yes to visit Pakistan you will need a visa before going with a US passport.

@JPBuffet

24 күн бұрын

I was able to google the information. But you can find out it by checking out the US department of transportation page by googling “Pakistan visa with US Passport” and find the department of transportations page. You can also check out passportindex.org to find out the list of countries you can use any passport in and the visa requirements for each. Hope that helps!

What colour is Singapore passport?

@JPBuffet

3 ай бұрын

According to Wikipedia, the general purpose passport is red. Not sure the significance of it though. It might be related to the Singaporean flag which is Red and White, with the Red symbolizing "... universal brotherhood and equality of man...". This is according to a reference on their government website.

If you've noticed many of the former British colonies use the blue color few eg India,Australia,Canada

@JPBuffet

3 ай бұрын

Oh damn, I did not notice that, but it would make sense also. Thanks for tuning in fam.

@ShimomuraTakezoWong

Ай бұрын

Nope, 🇲🇾 is red/maroon.

@joelchoppala2287

Ай бұрын

@@ShimomuraTakezoWong I’ve mentioned many not all former British colonies

@ShimomuraTakezoWong

Ай бұрын

@@joelchoppala2287 🇲🇾 & 🇸🇬 were former 🇬🇧 colonies which i proudly say one of the best colonial masters in the Far East with the legacy of economy, administration system, education, infrastructures, partially agricultural & natural resources in her legacy coming from the baby boomers generation. I'm a 3rd. generation citizen still in appreciation of the British which many don't especially with the younger ones and the politicians.

The Thai passport is brown

@JPBuffet

Ай бұрын

Nice. Thanks for letting me know. When I looked it up they categorized it as maroon or a mix of red and brown. Very interesting history on that passport as well. Thanks for sharing fam 👌🏿

Trinidad and Tobago does not have a black a passport as illustrated in the photo. Our passport is a dark blue.

@JPBuffet

3 ай бұрын

Oh word? Thanks for the info. All my sources told me it’s Black, but I’d trust you since you are from there 😅👌🏿

I was a bit surprised China wasn't mentioned during the discussion of red passports. However, I'm NOT surprised that China uses this color for its passport, both for cultural and political reasons, although another video mentioned that red wasn't quite as prominent in China before the CPC gained control.

@JPBuffet

4 ай бұрын

Yeah. I plan on doing another follow up video and I want to incorporate more of this info in. I didn’t add China at the time because of the political situation and I didn’t want to deal with the comments. Silly, but that was my reason 😅. Thanks for tuning in fam.

Black, Blue, Red, Green

Bangladehsi Passposrt is GREEN!

Wooooow i never knew

@JPBuffet

2 ай бұрын

Yeah. It’s pretty cool. Thanks for watching fam 👌🏿

Switzerland, Spain, France, Italy, Portugal Red Passport

Croatia’s passport is black; having a maroon passport (EU) is not mandatory.

New Zealand, Malawi, Zambia Black Passport

Funny enough, Ukrainian passport is blue, while it being very interested in being in EU. And one more point - UK changed their passport color from red to blue after brexit. btw nice work, good video!

@JPBuffet

3 ай бұрын

Oh word? I didn’t know that about the UK, thought it was afterwards. Thanks for the info and for watching. Appreciate it fam 👌🏿

USA Emergency passports are purple

@JPBuffet

4 ай бұрын

That is true, but this video was mainly about the regular passports. Not speciality ones. I plan on doing a follow up video to clarify this. Thanks for watching fam 👌🏿

My wife is Asian and her passport is brown. Explain that.

@JPBuffet

4 ай бұрын

Can’t, because the sentence doesn’t make much sense. Asian isn’t a nationality but I guess 🤷‍♂️. If this is a sincere question, then I’d say if she is American then it is from the department of defense. If you are making a joke, do you boo-boo.

It would have been more interesting to see images of foreign passport covers, rather than just stock photos of the countries you were speaking about.

@JPBuffet

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the heads up. I’ll look to incorporate that next time around.

@montinhoman

3 ай бұрын

Check out a site called passport index. They have a bunch of info on passports including the covers

Bangladesh, Pakistan, Suadi Arabia, Nigeria Green Passport

I get one of best passport in world .Swiss one and you 99 percent can only dream of 😅

@JPBuffet

3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

Most common is not blue, it's red lol

@JPBuffet

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the find. I guess I got my research wrong on that one 👌🏿

The passport of the Vatican is brown !!!

@JPBuffet

5 ай бұрын

Hmm. I didn’t know that. I did do some digging though. It seems like for non religious purposes the passport is green. But thanks for the info tho 👌🏿

Ukrainian passport is blue

@JPBuffet

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the heads up, I didn't know, but given their objectives post Soviet Union, I can understand that. My goal with this video was to give a general idea (and satisfy my own curiosity) about why countries chose the passport colors they do. Like Ukraine going from Red (pre-1990) given its membership to the Soviet Union. But yeah, passport colors are fluid haha. Thanks again the the info and for watching fam 👌

This video is so wrong lol. There are not only 4 colors. Not ALL EU passports are red. First they are burgundy. But the Croatian one is not for example. Norway has a white or cyan passport

@JPBuffet

8 ай бұрын

I did say there was variation and burgundy is a variant of red. Also, Norway is like Switzerland and not part of the EU, so it wouldn’t have to be red/burgundy anyway. Finally, Croatia decided not to do it because it’s past with the former country of Yugoslavia. Thanks for tuning in fam 👌🏿

wast ed!

WTF, Turkey is not islamic country, this video is full of false information. In the constitution article 2, it says The Republic of Turkey is democratic, secular and social. Improve yourself before giving information.

@JPBuffet

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info. I see that the government is secular but the major religion is Islam at 80%, so I messed up on the interpretation. Thanks for watching fam 👌🏿

@EmreT.

7 ай бұрын

@JPBuffet Sorry if i treated a bit aggressive, I am really sensitive about my country's current situation. Thanks for understanding 🙂

@JPBuffet

7 ай бұрын

No worries at all. The video was more of an educational journey for me, so I appreciate being informed, especially when I get something wrong.

2min intro,.. maaan🤔