The Five Nations Passport Group is an international forum between the passport issuing authorities of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States to share best practices in the issuance, development, and management of passports. The annual Five Nations Passport Conference is a largely informal in-person meeting between officials of the participating agencies, with some additional invited guests such as the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in 2011. It has taken place since at least as far back as 2004. The member states' issuing authorities are comparable to each other: their passport issuance systems are mostly centralised and their service channels are similar to each other. None of the Five Nation countries have a compulsory identity management system, which means that citizens' personal information is not available in a central citizenship database or registry.
Participating issuing authorities
The agencies that participate in the Five Nations Passport Group for each state is their relevant passport issuing authority.
Unlike EU passports, which follow a common format, Five Nations passports develop through the sharing of best practices and information relating to the development of passports. However, all Five Nations passports are biometric and machine-readable, and B7 sized. Generally, Five Nations passport holders have access to each other's automated border control systems. Currently, all Five Nations passport holders have access to Australia and New Zealand's SmartGate system and the UK's ePassport gates. Similarly, Canadian and some British passport holders have access to the US' Global Entry programme. Australia is also planning to participate in Global Entry.
Passport circulation
The number of Five Nations passports in circulation is:
Participating Issuing Authorities
The agencies that participate in the Five Nations Passport Group for each state is their relevant passport issuing authority.
Prices in local currencies. Different fees apply for expedited service that are not shown Optional validity period for applicants aged 75 or over No longer issued. In circulation until 2024 Optional validity period for all applicants Fees are for applications made in New Zealand only. Different prices apply for applications made in Australia and the UK Fees are for online applications only In the UK and on behalf of individual Overseas Territories No longer issued. In circulation until 2030 Falkland Islanders were granted full British citizenship in 1983 after the Argentine invasion and occupation Anguilla, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, Saint Helena, Turks and Caicos Islands, British Virgin Islands. The name of each Overseas Territory appears beneath the coat of arms. Bermudian passport used as an example Isle of Man, Jersey, and Guernsey. The name of each Crown Dependency appears immediately above the coat of arms. Manx passport used as an example Guernsey, Jersey, and The Isle of Man issue local variants of the Pound Stirling. They circulate along side the British Pound Limited acceptance. Not valid for international air travel
