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Access permit

Access permit required from workers, immigrants, tourists and transients since day 27.

The identity number or passport (serial) number is a string that identifies an entrant and the passport issued to them. Unlike what the name suggests, it is a 10-character-long string consisting of both numbers and letters with a dash in the middle (e.g. T6H73-BP2J4). The string must be consistent on each document they are carrying. If the string is not consistent on all documents, the entrant can be detained.

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An identity number is present on the following documents:

Trivia[]

  • The letters I, O, Y, and Z are never included in the identity number (presumably because these resemble numbers such as 1, 0, and 2).
  • This string is present on almost every document issued with a seal from the Ministry of Admission. These documents are primarily carried by foreigners, and therefore this document feature primarily pertains to foreign passports, at least until the introduction of vaccinations.
  • Notably, this number is not present on the Arstotzkan ID card. Therefore the only discrepancy that can appear with an Arstotzkan identity number is between the passport and Certificate of Vaccination.
  • There are two exceptions to the length. One is Jorji Costava's passport, which contains only 9 characters (GCD7-FMBAR). Nathan Cykelek also has a short number with 8 characters.
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