Only 3 of the 7 billion people in the world have a special red passport

Considered a rare travel document, these three special passports do not have as many privileges as imagined.

Passport is always known as a document that has the function of identifying nationality and personal information to help us enter the countries of the world. Besides the usual passports, there are 3 special passports that few people know about, which are the Passionists' Passport , also known as the Malta Governor's Line.

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The Malta Governor's red passport is so rare that only 3 people in the world own it.

It is known that only 3 people hold the highest position of the organization of the Malta Governor General's line have the right to own this special passport. The people selected to receive the prestigious passport of the Order of the Knights of the Salvation are the Supreme Knight, the Representative of the Supreme Knight and the Chancellor.

According to recorded history, the Order of the Knights of the Salvation was recognized by Pope Paschal in 1113 and is one of the oldest organizations of Christianity. Besides the passport, the Malta knight's rights are also shown through license plates, stamps and coins.

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Two official passport forms of Malta's Governor General.

Although there are only 3 passports in the world, the owners of these passports do not receive too many privileges. Even many countries around the world do not accept for those who have this type of passport to enter under the form of tourist visas such as the United Kingdom, the United States and New Zealand.

Currently the line operates as a charity, providing medical aid worldwide and does not control any territory despite diplomatic relations with more than 100 countries. The Order of the Knights of the Salvation has more than 13,500 knights, nuns and clergy along with 80,000 volunteers and 25,000 medical staff.

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Three holders of the Relief Knights' passport include the Supreme Knight, the Representative of the Supreme Knight and the Chancellor.

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The former Supreme Knight of the Redemptorist Order and the owner of a rare passport (right) meets with Pope Francis in 2016.