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fraudulent travel or identity document

Definition(s)

Any travel or identity document:
(i) that has been falsely made or altered in some material way by anyone other than a person or agency lawfully authorised to make or issue the travel or identity document on behalf of a State; or
(ii) that has been improperly issued or obtained through misrepresentation, corruption or duress or in any other unlawful manner; or
(iii) that is being used by a person other than the rightful holder.

Source(s)

Art. 3(c) of Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime

Translations

  • BG: подправен документ за пътуване или самоличност
  • CS: padělaný nebo pozměněný cestovní doklad nebo doklad totožnosti
  • DE: gefälschtes Reise-oder Identitätsdokument / betrügerisches Reise-oder Identitätsdokument
  • EL: πλαστό έγγραφο ταυτότητας ή ταξιδιωτικό έγγραφο
  • EN: fraudulent travel or identity document
  • ES: documento de identidad o de viaje fraudulento
  • ET: võltsitud reisi- või isikut tõendav dokument
  • FI: väärä / väärennetty matkustusasiakirja / henkilötodistus
  • FR: document de voyage ou d’identité frauduleux
  • GA: bréagdhoiciméad taistil nó aitheantais
  • HR: krivotvorena putna ili identifikacijska isprava
  • HU: hamis úti vagy személyazonosságot igazoló okmány
  • IT: documento di viaggio o di identità fraudolento
  • LT: suklastotas kelionės ar asmens dokumentas
  • LV: viltots ceļošanas vai personu apliecinošs dokuments
  • MT: Dokument tal-ivjaġġar jew tal-identità frodulenti / qarrieqi
  • NL: frauduleus reis- of identiteitsdocument
  • PL: fałszywy dokument podróży lub tożsamości
  • PT: documento de viagem ou de identidade fraudulento
  • RO: document de călătorie sau de identitate fraudulos
  • SK: falošný alebo pozmenený cestovný alebo identifikačný doklad / falošný alebo pozmenený cestovný doklad alebo doklad totožnosti
  • SL: ponarejena potna listina ali osebni dokument
  • SV: falsk rese- eller identitetshandling
  • NO: falskt reise- eller identitetsbevis
  • KA: ყალბი სამგზავრო ან პირადობის დამადასტურებელი დოკუმენტი
  • UK: підроблений проїзний документ або документ, що посвідчує особу
  • HY: կեղծ ինքնության փաստաթուղթ կամ ճամփորդական փաստաթուղթ

Synonym(s)

  • fraudulent travel document
  • fraudulent identity document
  • false travel document
  • false identity document
  • forged travel document
  • forged identity document

Related Term(s)