Editing Passport (section)

===Criteria for issuance===
Each country sets its own conditions for the issue of passports.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hannum|first=Hurst|title=The Right to Leave and Return in International Law and Practice|year=1987|publisher=Martinus Nijhoff Publishers|isbn=9789024734450|page=73|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xyrBdidiyf8C&q=%22some+form+of+documentation+is+required+in+every+country+for+issuance+of+a+passport%22&pg=PA73|access-date=3 November 2012}}</ref> Under the law of most countries, passports are government property, and may be limited or revoked at any time, usually on specified grounds, and possibly subject to judicial review.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://passportinfo.com/passport-seizure/ |title=What Is a Passport Seizure?|date=26 August 2016}}</ref> In many countries, surrender of one's passport is a condition of granting [[bail]] in lieu of imprisonment for a pending criminal trial due to the risk of the person leaving the country.<ref>{{cite book|last= Devine|first=F. E|title=Commercial bail bonding: a comparison of common law alternatives|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=1991|pages=84, 91, 116, 178|isbn= 978-0-275-93732-4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TChu-tGy3ycC&q=surrender%20%20passport%20&pg=PA190}}</ref> When passport holders apply for a new passport (commonly, due to expiration of the previous passport, insufficient validity for entry to some countries or lack of blank pages), they may be required to surrender the old passport for invalidation. In some circumstances an expired passport is not required to be surrendered or invalidated (for example, if it contains an unexpired visa).

Requirements for passport applicants vary significantly from country to country, with some states imposing stricter measures than others. For example, [[Pakistan]] requires applicants to be interviewed before a [[Pakistani passport]] will be granted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dgip.gov.pk/Files/Process.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090806232542/http://www.dgip.gov.pk/Files/Process.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-08-06 |title=Government of Pakistan, Directorate General of Immigration & Passports |publisher=Dgip.gov.pk |access-date=2013-07-01}}</ref> When applying for a passport or a national ID card, all Pakistanis are required to sign an oath declaring [[Mirza Ghulam Ahmad]] to be an impostor prophet and all [[Ahmadiyya|Ahmadis]] to be non-Muslims.<ref name="hanif">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8744092.stm|title= Why Pakistan's Ahmadi community is officially detested |date= 16 June 2010|work=[[BBC News]] |first=Mohammed|last=Hanif|author-link=Mohammed Hanif}}</ref> In contrast, individuals holding [[British National (Overseas)]] status are legally entitled to hold a passport in that capacity.

Countries with [[conscription]] or [[national service]] requirements may impose restrictions on passport applicants who have not yet completed their military obligations. For example, in [[Finland]], male citizens aged 18–30 years must prove that they have completed, or are exempt from, [[Conscription in Finland|their obligatory military service]] to be granted an [[Finnish passport|unrestricted passport]]; otherwise a passport is issued valid only until the end of their 28th year, to ensure that they return to carry out military service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poliisi.fi/poliisi/home.nsf/Pages/27D36CBC704FEB01C22571CE0054A6C0|title=Passports for persons liable for military service|year=2009|publisher=Finnish Police|access-date=2009-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014100037/http://www.poliisi.fi/poliisi/home.nsf/pages/27D36CBC704FEB01C22571CE0054A6C0|archive-date=2008-10-14|url-status=dead}}</ref> Other countries with obligatory military service, such as [[South Korea]] and [[Syria]], have similar requirements, e.g. [[South Korean passport]] and [[Syrian passport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mofa.gov.sy/cweb/MOEX_NEW/Cons_serv/con_serv_out_3_1.htm|title=Passports for Syrian Citizens|access-date=2013-01-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113225511/http://www.mofa.gov.sy/cweb/MOEX_NEW/Cons_serv/con_serv_out_3_1.htm|archive-date=2012-11-13|url-status=dead}}</ref>