Hi! Thanks for the question.
First of all the answer here does not endorse or confirm the validity
of the companies that will be listed below.
Yes there are companies out there which are non-governmental that
provides services of acquiring diplomatic passports for their clients.
Such enticing promises included privileges given to diplomats such as
attending conventions, meet top ranking officials, privileges at the
airport, etc. Diplomatic passports or other types of secondary
passports can also be said to save your life by aiding you to flee an
oppressive country for example.
Since this seems a "too good to be true deal" I would like to warn you
that there are reports that such activities are scams and actually
might get you into trouble in the country you visit. Furthermore,
sometimes documents like these are considered tools used by people
with dubious characters.
During the course of my research I have found the following articles
that discusses the disadvantages of availing such services. The
companies mentioned here offer secondary passport services like
diplomatic passports. It would be wise for you to read these links
first.
"PT Shamrock's Hall of SHAME!"
http://www.ptshamrock.com/shame.htm
"Diplomatic Passport: Visa Free Travel, Tax Free Life, Personal
Security"
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%22diplomatic+passport%22+services&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=5oessc%24r8s%40snews5.zippo.com&rnum=1
Since your original request was about the intention of acquiring a
diplomatic passport through non-governmental organizations, I will
provide you with such companies together with the costs to acquire the
passport. It is not the intention of this answer to discredit the
companies below but to only serve as a warning to you that such things
do exist so that you will proceed with caution.
Global Business Corporation (Fees: — Diplomatic Status (Appointment ,
Diplomatic passport, Diplomatic ID of a country with more than 60,000
citizens (not UN member) — USD 14,900.)
(Diplomatic Status (Appointment, Diplomatic passport) of a UN member —
USD 19,600.)
http://www.gbc-org.com/en/services/int_documents/dip_pass_hc.html
Vista International (Price ranges from $50,000 to $500,000)
http://www.immigration-world.com/interest/diplomatic-eng.shtml
PT Shamrock ($55,000)
http://www.ptshamrock.com/dippp.html
Offshore Manual ($50,000) plus $500 consultancy fee
Proof of Verifiable Funds in the Amount of Minimum: US$100,000 (e.g.
bank statement.)
http://www.offshore-manual.com/Diplomacy.html
Diplomatic Second Passports (Price range from $10,000 to $25,000)
http://www.diplomaticsecondpassports.com/diplo.php
SECOND PASSPORT CONSULTANTS ($9,000)
http://www.secondpassports.2itb.com/index.html
IPC Belize ($20,000)
http://www.ipcbelize.com/diplomatic.html
Offshore Privacy Consultants ($9,000)
http://www.opcsecondpassports.com/
Privacy World (Referral fee $1,000)
http://www.privacyworld.com/auto/dippp.htm
Offshore Simple ($1,450)
http://www.offshoresimple.com/passports/camouflagepp.htm
Offshore Dome (fee not available)
http://www.offshoredome.ws/pages/dipl.htm
Immigration Services International ($25,000 for single individual and
$37,500 per couple)
http://www.tcfb.com/secondpassport/faq_english.htm
Search terms used:
“diplomatic passports” “secondary passports” providers services scams
I hope these links would help you in your research. Before rating this
answer, please ask for a clarification if you have a question or if
you would need further information.
Thanks for visiting us.
Regards,
Easterangel-ga
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Request for Answer Clarification by
dogmania-ga
on
09 Jul 2003 22:04 PDT
Thanks. I think you are on the right track. I guess I should clarify
and tune my question as follows:
As a US citizen, how does one go about getting a diplomatic passport
without being a high ranking consular official. My understanding is
that if you provide technical or business advisory services of value
to a particular consulate, they may draft a letter of chancellary(?)
and confer status to be eligible. It looks like there are several
Non-governmental agencies, non sovereign states that seem to have the
ability to confer this status on private citizens. Most of the
services below seem to indicate ways to "buy" a diplomatic passport
for the exchange of money. My question is directed more to what are
the proper channels to get a diplomatic passport from a country/NGO.
Who does one petition? What is the process? Do they just send a
letter to the State Department? Is their a website that details this
process without resorting to shady passport agencies? Conceivably, one
could contact legitimate consular missions, extend services and
request diplomatic status and I am curious as to those channels.
Thanks
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Clarification of Answer by
easterangel-ga
on
10 Jul 2003 00:39 PDT
Hi again dogmania-ga and thanks for asking a clarification before
providing a rating.
It is evident that I have already answered your original question.
Your clarification meanwhile adds an additional twist to the query but
I will try my best to add additional information.
The US Department of State specifically mentions that "The Special
Issuance Agency, located in Washington, D.C., issues no-fee passports
to citizens traveling abroad for the U.S. Government". So it is clear
that for a US citizen to obtain a diplomatic passport one must be
traveling abroad as part of his work for the US government.
"Diplomatic, Official, Military Dependent, Peace Corps
and other No-Fee Regular Passports"
http://travel.state.gov/sia.html
http://travel.state.gov/passport_services.html
Another option for you is to acquire G visas.
"In general G visas are issued to individuals employed directly by an
international organization, or representing a foreign government to
international organizations."
The article below also gives a picture of the privileges when one
travels with a diplomatic visa or passport.
"Diplomatic, International Organizations & NATO Visas"
http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_web/faqs/niv/faq_dipvisas.htm
One can see that joining an NGO or an International Organization does
indeed gives you the opportunity to hold a diplomatic passport. Our
next link provides a way for you to join such organizations such as
the Red Cross, The Sovereign Military Order of Malta and the
International Parliament for Safety and Peace. A description of each
is available on the link plus a description of benefits to you of
joining such organizations.
The service fee for placing in you in such organizations is $20,000.
General Council of Diplomacy
http://www.diplomaticpassport.org/Organizations.html
http://www.diplomaticpassport.org/Requirements.html
Actually two companies I gave you from my previous answer also
expressly states that this will be their strategy so you could get a
diplomatic passport.
Vista International for example adds that the Holy See of Antioch is
another International Organization that provides diplomatic passports
to its members.
http://www.immigration-world.com/interest/diplomatic-eng.shtml
The first company on my list, the Global Business Corporation (GBC),
also expressly targets placing you on International organizations so
you could get a diplomatic passport. Among the International
Organizations mentioned by the GBC are the following:
United Nations – New York, Geneva
Vienna Commission of the European Union – Brussels
UNESCO – United Nations Education Science and Culture Organization —
Paris
FAO – Food and Agricultural Organization — Rome
UNHCR – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees — Geneva
International Committee of the Red Cross – Geneva
World Health Organization – Geneva
Council of Europe – Strasbourg
International Organization for Migration – Geneva
International Committee of Military Medicine and Pharmacology –
Brussels
Organizations Central American States – Washington
UNIDROIT – International Institute for the Unification of Private Law
– Rome.
Global Business Corporation
http://www.gbc-org.com/en/services/int_documents/dip_pass_hc.html
None of the companies I mentioned in this clarification was included
in the article warning us of alleged scams so it maybe worthwhile on
your part to check them out.
I hope that my clarification enriches my original answer.
Best Regards,
Easterangel-ga
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