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Collocations for passport - noun

ADJECTIVE

valid
full (BrE)
a full British passport (= one showing that sb has all the rights of British citizenship)
fake, false, forged
Canadian, Mexican, Swiss, etc.
foreign
diplomatic
biometric, machine-readable
The European Parliament voted to adopt biometric passports.

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VERB + passport

apply for
renew
get, obtain
be in possession of, carry, have, hold, travel on
I usually travel on my Irish passport.
give sb, issue sb, issue sb with
ask for
hand sb, produce, show (sb)
You have to show your passport at the border.
check
stamp
hand back, hand over
He examined my face carefully before handing back my passport.
surrender
The Embassy made him surrender his passport.
confiscate, seize
steal

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passport + VERB

be valid
expire

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passport + NOUN

photo, photograph, picture
number
holder
agency, office
the UK Passport Agency
control
These sensors will cut the delays at passport control.
application

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PREPOSITION

passport into (figurative)
The gold medal is his passport into professional boxing.
passport to (figurative)
A high score in the test is a passport to success.

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