What are Camouflage Passports?
Camouflage Passports (CPs) are passports of countries no longer in existence, 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 Tansania. Upper Volta became Burkina Faso, and of course, some of the most recent examples include the USSR and Czechoslovakia.

When American travelers became prime targets of hijacking and international terrorism on an ever increasing scale, CPs were invented to afford them some additional security. The idea was to present a potential hijacker with a valid looking, non-American document to hide one's identity. Thus, it was supposed, terrorists might pick someone else to harp upon, to take hostage or even to kill.

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?
Probably not, unless you're being hijacked! :) At least, that's the common sentiment. Actually, this prejudice is not a bad thing at all as these passports obviously won't be of much use any longer, once every man and his dog knows about them or even has one himself. So, the fewer people actually employ them, the better for all concerned. After all, discretion has always been a critical mainstay of personal security and safety.

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?
Ah, now comes the really interesting part! Granted that one of the most frequent uses CPs are being employed for these days is "highly unofficial", it is nevertheless of great interest if you want to anonymize your banking assets. This can be quite critical in a world where the purported "Drug War" has led to an increasingly restrictive banking practice the whole world over. While border guards and consular officials are absolute pros when it comes to recognizing false foreign documents, bank employees usually aren't. Thus, if your name is "John Smith" and you have a CP from, say, British Honduras on the name "James Miller" and use it to identify yourself when setting up a new account with a foreign bank (never do it in the place where you are actually living or working!), you can insure total anonymity even if that country's banking laws do not permit of such a thing.

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?
Certainly, but a lot depends on how you use them. Possession is quite legal in most countries including the United States and Canada. They are commonly sold as novelty items and as long as you don't abuse them in an illegal manner, you will hardly get into any trouble.

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!

Where can I get one ...
Easy. All you have to do is go to our How to Order page, copy it and mail, e-mail or fax it along with your credit card details to our e-mail box. You may also fax it or send cash by registered air mail to our snail mail address. (You will find all pertinent below.)

The following passport countries are currently available:

• British Guiana
• British Honduras
• British West Indies
• Burma
• Dutch Guiana
• Eastern Samoa
• New Granada
• New Hebrides
• Netherlands East Indies
• Union Of Soviet Socialist Republic
• Rhodesia
• South Vietnam
• Spanish Guinea
• Zanzibar
• British Hong Kong!

Additional bonus: Camouflage Driver's License and back up ID, i.e. a health card, etc.

We also offer an two additional pieces of identification - a driver's license from your passport country and a health card or similar. 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, etc.)

All items sold are for novelty purposes only.

... and how much will it cost me?

Easy, again. Your camouflage passport will come with two supplemental ID cards as a backup measure included for Euro540 including courier delivery worldwide EXCLUDING North America. Please ADD a one off surcharge of Euro 65 for ALL North American deliveries. See Important Notice for details.

Though we are happy to accept USD all camouflage orders are payable in EURO'S. See Currency Exchanger for the latest exchange rates Thank you.

Plus: We will supply you with an additional

CAMOUFLAGE DRIVER'S LICENSE and other back-up ID
***FREE OF CHARGE***

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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