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    "definition": "An official travel document issued by a government that certifies the holder identity and nationality for international travel, usually machine-readable and often biometric; types include ordinary, diplomatic, official, emergency and provisional passports, and some countries also issue internal passports.",
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      "find how to apply for or renew a passport",
      "check validity requirements for entry",
      "report a lost or stolen passport",
      "find emergency travel documents abroad"
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      "Machine-readable zone on the data page",
      "Chip symbol on e-passports",
      "National identity cards are separate documents"
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        "relation": "is a kind of",
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        "relation": "is issued by",
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    "out_of_scope": [],
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      ],
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      ]
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        "A passport is proof of identity and nationality; its loss or theft can leave a person stranded.",
        "Confiscating passports is a tool of trafficking and forced labour."
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        "The passport holder",
        "Travellers at borders",
        "Victims of trafficking"
      ]
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        "International databases of lost and stolen travel documents"
      ]
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    {
      "id": "wikipedia-en",
      "title": "Wikipedia: Passport",
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      "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink"
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        "name": "Apply",
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        "rationale": "Official channels only.",
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          {
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                  {
                    "text": "What documents and photos are required?",
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                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
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          {
            "id": "timing",
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                "id": "timing-finding",
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                    "text": "Is an urgent service available?",
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                  }
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                    "text": "Is a visa also needed?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
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          {
            "id": "children",
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            "description": "Travelling minors.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "children-finding",
                "name": "Children",
                "description": "Children.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "What passport and consent rules apply to children travelling?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Is a parental consent letter advised?",
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                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
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        "id": "problems",
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                    "text": "Has the passport been lost or stolen?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "How should it be reported to the passport authority and police?",
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                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "abroad",
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              {
                "id": "abroad-finding",
                "name": "Abroad",
                "description": "Consular help.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Is the person abroad without a valid passport?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "How can the nearest embassy or consulate issue an emergency travel document?",
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                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "limits",
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                "name": "Fraud",
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                    "text": "Does the request seek to forge, alter or misuse a passport?",
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                  {
                    "text": "How should the agent decline?",
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                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
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          {
            "id": "scams",
            "name": "Scams",
            "description": "Unofficial sites.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "scams-finding",
                "name": "Scams",
                "description": "Unofficial services.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Is the user on an unofficial site charging extra fees?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "How can the official government site be identified?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
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    "Should passport types be separate entries?",
    "How should national application portals be linked?",
    "How should entry validity rules be tracked?"
  ],
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    "layers": 8,
    "findings": 8,
    "questions": 16
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}