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Are you eager to expand your activities as a journalist, press photographer or reporter and to establish international press and industry contacts? Insiders know that having a passport of the press is key to be successful at these and other journalistic ventures. The document makes an excellent impression on your contacts and identifies the holder as an esteemed representative of the press. However, this document of identification is not only successfully used by media professionals of all industries, but also by newcomers to the world of the media and the press. |
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| Features, issuance fees and validity: | |
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| • Cover: Gold foil embossing on linen structure • Certain text components are translated into 20 languages • Volume: 44 pages with security background • Passport size: approx. 88 x 125 mm, rounded corners • Identification number holes: Needle perforated • Validity: various expiration dates, maximum through 2026 |
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| Standard version: one-time fee for issuance of passport EUR 187.00 | |
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| Valid through the end of 2023. Extension optional as of 2024: EUR 60 per annum | |
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| Executive version: one-time fee for issuance of passport EUR 212.00 | |
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| Valid through the end of 2024. Extension optional as of 2025: EUR 60 per annum. The fees due through 2024 are already included. Include press sign standard and a register confirmation, value EUR 35.00. Hereby total savings compared to standard version: EUR 68.00 |
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| Ambassador version / Red edition: One-time fee for issuance of passport EUR 247.00 |
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Valid through the end of 2026. The fees due through 2026 are already included (new pass issued as of 2027). Includes car press sign, midi press sign and additional two official register confirmations, value EUR 60.00. Hereby total savings compared to standard version: EUR 162.00 |
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| Optional services: express handling/express shipping | |
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| Shipping within 72 hours. Europe: 32 EUR | Worldwide: 62 EUR Standard processing time: 10 to 12 days |
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| Special features – the details: | |
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| • Special paper with 2-color iris sequence • Hologram (control label) • Watermark • Stitched in foil protects passport photo • Barcode detection • Approval number • Guilloche • Individual stamping • Verification stamps • Entries • Imprinted certificate of authenticity • Registration confirmation (central register) • Encoding • Initials on all pages |
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| • Authorizations • Memberships • International press charter (excerpt) |
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| • Journalistic work • Technical equipment • Electronic inspections |
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| Entry areas for editorial collaborations: | |
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| • Editorial Cooperation • Accreditations • Endorsements • Journalist legitimation |
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