Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)
4. Information Forms (hierarchy name)
5. information forms (objects)
6. document genres
7. [documents by function]
8. records (documents)
9. [records by form or function]
10. travel documents

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Visual and Verbal Communication
4. Information Forms
5. information forms
6. document genres
7. documents by function
8. credentials
9. citizenship papers

Anotations

Scope note:

Official documents issued by a government that certify the identity and citizenship of individuals and grant them permission to travel abroad; includes permits issued by foreign countries allowing goods to be transported or persons to travel within that country.