r/PassportPorn

After quite a bit of administrative paperwork, I finally received my Beninese passport!

Born to a Congolese father (Brazzaville) and a Beninese-Congolese mother, and having been naturalized as a Canadian citizen myself, I already held Canadian and Congolese passports. I was just missing the last piece to complete the collection.

I started the enrollment process in June 2026, and it was issued in July. It's worth noting that getting a passport for the first time takes much longer than a renewal (which is now way faster and done entirely online).

Going forward, Beninese citizens abroad no longer need to travel back to the country to renew their passports: the process is done directly online via the Epass / Service Public BJ platform.

In my case, since it was my first time getting one, it took a bit longer due to the waitlist for processing the application after enrollment, and then for issuance.

I’m really happy to have received my Beninese passport after being patient, and I wanted to share my joy with all of you—whether you're back home or in all four corners of the world!

GOD BLESS 🙏

🇬🇧 because was born in England 🇯🇴 since parents were born in Jordan

I collected these as a hobby, as I was fascinated with their history and design.

The 3rd Reich Reisepass was arguably the hardest one to obtain.

Have all the German passports, except the latest/current one. None of these belong to me or my family. Hopefully, I will have mine soon and it can then take that last (vacant) spot in this picture and make it complete!

This is an extraordinary British passport issued at Petrograd in 1917 — right in the middle of one of the most turbulent years in Russian history — and used all the way until 1925.

It was issued to a French-language teacher, born in Lausanne and later naturalized as a British subject. The passport therefore followed her through the February Revolution, the October Revolution and the Russian Civil War — making it an incredible piece of first-hand travel history.

In 1919, her two children were added to the passport, creating an even more remarkable record of the family’s movements.

And then there’s the really geeky detail: on the photographs, you can see Russian Bolshevik blind stamps applied alongside the British passport stamps. 🤯

The passport also accumulated visas and stamps from Russia, Switzerland and Finland.

Basically, this isn’t just a passport — it’s a tiny bureaucratic witness to the collapse of Imperial Russia and the birth of the Soviet era. 📖🔎

(Reupload as a few people pointed out I didn't censor some parts, which I apologise for. Thank you for letting me know 😊.)

Issued at the tail-end of the Bosnian War. Very interesting.

Check this out for some info.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic\_of\_Bosnia\_and\_Herzegovina

Issued in the tail-end of the Bosnian War. Very interesting

Check this out for some info

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina

First time entering Schengen area since the implementation of the EES.

Upon arrival at MUC, a Lufthansa agent was directing all non-EU/EFTA passport holders to the EES kiosks on the concourse, where I got my fingerprints scanned and picture taken.

I then went to a border patrol officer, who did the usual passport control customaries and stamped my passport without me requesting it. No fingerprints were scanned. I noticed that my picture was taken, but the camera was to my side and it didn't even capture my face. The officer also didn't say anything when it didn't capture my face.

Did I not enter the area via EES and was processed normally? Will I now get a stamp upon my departure?

Throwing my PH passport into the mix. What country gave you the biggest “waaaaait I can actually go there?!?!” moment? 🤭

Born to a Congolese father (Congo-Brazzaville) and a Congolese mother (Congo-Brazzaville) of Beninese origin, naturalized Canadian citizen

Just moved to Ireland a couple weeks ago! Waiting on my physical EHIC (printing is stopped for the moment 🙄) and waiting to exchange my Canadian license! At least once I get my Irish license I’ll get visa free/ETA exempt to the uk; only for direct flights from Ireland essentially -but nonetheless added bonus!

Hoping to add another passport in the next couple of years… who knows maybe the UK after?😁

🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 🇯🇲 by birth/ancestry
🇦🇺 by application/naturalisation

Probably a reasonably rare combination!

Glad to see that sticker visas still exist. The world is becoming too cruel by going digital.