Which country issued my passport if I received it at a consulate abroad?
I've got a passport from country A, obtained in country B. The "issuing authority" field in the passport says "consul in (City in country B)". I know the passport was produced in A and shipped to B before I got it.
What's the right answer for the question about the "issuing country"? This is often asked when booking international flights.
I always filled in country B and never got any issues or questions, but recently started wondering if that's expected/correct.
Best Answer
It's country A, the country that instills authority into the document.
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Answer 2
A passport is nothing but citizenship given by the issuing country.
In your case, Country A is the issuing country. Being in country B when you renewed your passport does not make you citizen of Country B. Passport issue/renewal is a very complicated process. In your case Country B is not involved in any of the process of verifying any of your documents, or legality. However the place of issue is Country B/ whatever the city.
So in your case, Country A issued/renewed the passport while you were in country B, so your country of issue is Country A, and place of issue is Country B/whatever the city.
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