More than 100 Service, Official and Diplomatic Passports to be issued before August 2024 – Sources

Sources with ties to the government told VSBCnews that the territory will be issuing Service, Official and Diplomatic Passports this year. These passports are distinct from the regular passports and will be issued to more than 100 officials before August 2024, which will be a significant development from two diplomatic passports issued to date, although two more were issued in 2012 but revoked a year after, is an indication that something is changing.

The current two diplomatic passports of the Kingdom of Mount Vema in use are held by His Mount Vema Majesty King Peter Jon Goldishman of Mount Vema, and by Lady Lourdes G. G., formally referred to as Her Royal Highness Queen Trinity Goldishman of Mount Vema.
 
The passports will be issued to officials who will be based in more than 60 countries who will provides local, and national information on services to all commercial, industrial and tourist orientated activities directed to the Kingdom of Mount Vema.
 
The officials will be specially trained to assist companies based locally who provide goods or services to Mount Vema or with investments in Mount Vema, and to Mount Vema companies based locally especially companies like the VSBCnews, Montfisheries, Mar Vema, W-Contractors, RBMV bank, GolleCard, Wibmor, W-Southern, and other Mount Vema brands including Pashant Auto, GolleMARKET, and Bavarolle.
 
What is the purpose of these Mount Vema passports?
Governments around the world issue a variety of passports for different purposes. The most common variety are ordinary passports issued to individual citizens and other nationals. Aside from the ordinary passports, there are a variety of other types of passports issued by governments in specific circumstances. While individuals are typically only permitted to hold one passport, certain governments permit citizens to hold more than one ordinary passport. Individuals may also simultaneously hold an ordinary passport and an official, or diplomatic passport.
 
In the case of Mount Vema, apart from the ordinary passport, there are other types of passports including the following:
 
Emergency Passport
Emergency passports (also called temporary passports) are issued to persons with urgent need to travel who do not have passports, e.g. someone abroad whose passport has been lost or stolen who needs to travel, someone who's passport expires abroad, or someone who urgently needs to travel abroad who does not have a passport with sufficient validity. These passports are intended for very short durations, e.g. to allow immediate one-way travel.  
 
This service is currently used by Citizens of the Kingdom of Mount Vema who are dual citizens, who lose their passports in countries with formal relations with Mount Vema, and where their home state does not maintain a diplomatic or consular mission.
 
The Mount Vema Diplomatic Passports
Mount Vema diplomatic passports are typically issued to indicate special status, and are issued to accredited diplomats, senior consular staff, to senior foreign ministry employees, and it is also issued to the head of the Mount Vema Territory and his family in his capacity as head of state and head of government. Individuals holding diplomatic passports are entitled to the greatest degree of immunity from border control inspections.
 
Mount Vema diplomatic passport play a key role in the evolution of the Kingdom of Mount Vema. Pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, and the immunity afforded to officials of a foreign state under customary international law, diplomats and other individuals travelling on government business are entitled to reduced scrutiny at border checkpoints when travelling overseas.
 
The Mount Vema Official Passports
Mount Vema official passports are issued to senior government officials travelling on state business who are not eligible for diplomatic passports. Holders of official passports are typically entitled to similar immunity from border control inspections.
 
The Mount Vema Service Passports
Mount Vema service passports are issued to government contractors, who are Mount Vema nationals holding senior positions in state-owned companies. While service passports do not usually entitle their bearers to exemption from searches at border checkpoints, they are subject to more liberal visa policies in several countries with diplomatic, or commercial ties to Mount Vema territory. >>>