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CAMOUFLAGE PASSPORTS
Custom ID Cards
(CIDīs) &
Custom ID Cards
(CIDīs)
Overcome the presumption that you are a "Resident." Now available for every country under the sun!
To ensure ID integrity all ID designs are subject to change without notice. International driving
licences (IDLīs)
All are issued with ten years validity. You will need to print out the application form and mail it to us with two passport photos.
Following
are the most frequently asked question: Yes. HOWEVER: if you are an official resident in country X, local jurisdiction will probably demand that you get a local DL. In most countries this will be after 6-12 months' residency. If you are asking about possible traffic controls, the situation is this: An IDL is no DL proper but, rather, a TRANSLATION of your national DL. As such, it is *technically* only valid if accompanied by said national DL, but this is not true of every country. E.g. in the UK you may drive on *either*: your national or your International DL. In practice, however, most traffic cops world-wide don't seem to be aware of this or they can't be bothered - usually, an IDL will be quite enough, as long as you are: a) a non-resident and/or b) a foreigner. If your papers don't show you to be a foreign resident in the country in question, so much the better: you can always say you're a tourist. If you have a staying permit stamped in your documents (usually: your passport), it's a different story.
Camouflage Emergency
Passports The British West Indies Diplomatic Passport is priced at US$1450 and comes with an additional Diplomatic ID.
What are Camouflage Passports? Camouflage passports are replicas of passports from countries that no longer exist or countries that have changed their names. The countries generally were small out of the way places and the average official would know almost nothing about them, e.g. former British or Dutch colonies such as Rhodesia, Zanzibar, Dutch Guiana, Netherlands East Indies, &c. These states have usually changed their names, typically after gaining independence. Thus, British Honduras is now Belize, while Zanzibar fused with then time Tanganyika to become today's Tanzania. Upper Volta became Burkina Faso, and of course, some of the most recent examples include the USSR and Czechoslovakia. These
documents are approved by the US state
department as a means of protecting US
citizens from religious fundamentalists,
anti-wealth zealots, hijackers, thieves and
terrorists, unscrupulous merchants, angry
mobs, kidnappers and other dangerous groups.
There have been many instances where holders
of these documents have managed to escape
danger simply because they were not carrying
their regular first world passports. CPs were never intended to be used as actual traveling documents at border controls &c. Even today, we strongly advise against using them in lieu of bona fide passports when crossing from one country to another: not all border officials are as a dumb as they may seem, while you will certainly be inviting no ends of hassle if you give them the impression of willfully hiding something from them. In some countries this may be a felony, but even where it isn't, people caught traveling with "counterfeit documents" are always viewed with strong suspicion. You may even face an espionage charge, depending on the current political situation, and you shouldn't count on your home country's consulate or embassy personnel being particularly happy about having to cater for someone pretending not to be one of their citizens in the first place. Thus, their diligence and eagerness to help could prove to be severely wanting - meaning that you may have to spend weeks and months wasting away in a foreign jail, which is no fun thing at all! Do I
really need one? But let's check it out in more detail: if you refrain from traveling; if you are in possession of a valid second citizenship for emergency purposes already and have at least some of your assets stowed away in safety (preferably not in the country where you are living most of the time, nor at the place where you actually work); if you are in no need at all of truly anonymous banking - yes, in that case (and in that case alone!) - it might seem a sheer waste of time and money to obtain a CP, unless you are into collecting that sort of curios. However, that will hardly apply to most of us! Plus: you can never actually know before some nasty streak of events whether you are really in safety or not, can you? What if your country's regime changes over night? If suddenly you are victimized for being a Mormon, a Jew, a WASP, a black, a Muslim, a gay, a communist, a veteran, an environmentalist - or because your spouse holds a grudge and denounces you as a child molester, a porn fiend, a pervert, a drug peddler, a mobster? Think of all the possibilities inherent in a social and political system based on conformist and permanent state controlled brainwashing! And if that's not enough: how about the IRS or your local equivalent to that agency? What, if - just IF! - they find out - or ASSUME! - that you haven't filled in the proper return forms for that kid you hired last year as a baby sitter? Granted that no one can actually guarantee you the efficacy of a CP when it comes to planning your escape or actually fleeing a politically oppressive system. A CP is an emergency document at best. As such, you should keep it for yourself and resist any temptation to brag with it at parties or when on a drinking spree with your buddies. Keep in mind that a CP just might make the difference between life and death when pressed for fast, decisive and - more importantly yet - effective action. However, there are other, more obvious uses for a CP, which is why we highly recommend procuring one or more. What else
can I do with a Camouflage Passport? Because the bank will not be aware of your true identity, they cannot give you away even if they wanted to. (To make this point very clear: most banks, foreign or domestic, almost never actually want to - they are usually being forced by law or coerced by other means if they actually do tell on you. Nevertheless, this will hardly make any difference to you when caught in the mills of the administrative system. Moreover, you can never be sure when this is going to happen - most any time could be right, depending on the winds of change and current political developments - so "watch your ass", as the saying goes!) Please keep in mind, though, that such a procedure is a criminal offense in most countries. Obviously, the document alone is not enough, you have to develop the bearing and behavior to go along with it. On the other hand, a banker's job consists primarily of relieving you of your money, so the risk of actually getting caught is pretty slim unless you botch the whole thing by not adhering to the standard advice of always keeping a low profile. Better to look and behave like an "average Joe" tourist or businessman from New Grenada than trying an amateurish spiel at being a VIP of international renown, unless you need that mask for some very serious reasons! Are CPs
legal? However, don't ever try anything illegal like leaving or entering the country with a CP, never try it out in a traffic control, and most certainly don't ever try to honk it off to someone else as a genuine item! Actually, the latter has happened occasionally here and there. We frown upon such a practice as it only makes life difficult for all bona fide people involved in using CPs in a discrete, unobtrusive manner where absolutely necessary, holding it in reserve for hard times i.e. emergencies. May you never actually need it - but may you never go unprepared, either! • The following passport countries are currently available •
British Guiana •
British Honduras • British Hong Kong • British
West Indies We also offer an additional piece of identification - a driver's license from your passport country. See details on order form. (Of course, we are categorically NOT suggesting you actually drive with this document - this may get you in very deep water legally. Plus, there's insurance issues to consider in case of accident, &c.) All items sold are for novelty purposes only. ... and
how much will it cost me? The British West Indies Diplomatic Passport is priced at US$1450 and comes with an additional Diplomatic ID. Quality Supporting Documents Included Remember: All tourists carry passports. Carrying your Camouflage Passport at all times will make you a tourist in any emergency event, anywhere, anytime.
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