We declare that the passport is an artifact of fear, not of freedom.
We reject the idea that a human being must carry a document to justify their existence in a place. The accident of birthplace should not be a lifelong sentence of mobility or immobility.
We believe that the Earth is not a collection of gated territories, but a shared habitat.
1. Movement is a human right
To move, to wander, to migrate, to flee, to return, to explore, to seek opportunity, safety, or wonder — these are not privileges granted by states. They are inherent to being human.
No person should need permission to walk across an invisible line drawn on a map.
2. Borders are political, not natural
Rivers, mountains, and seas exist. Borders do not. They are historical scars, often born from war, colonialism, and domination.
A world that needs passports is a world still trapped in these scars.
3. Identity is more than nationality
A passport reduces a person to a flag, a number, a category.
We are more than our nationality. We are neighbors, travelers, workers, dreamers, caregivers, storytellers, and citizens of the planet before anything else.
4. Security without surveillance
We reject the false choice between open movement and safety.
A world without passports does not mean chaos. It means cooperation: shared data on crime (not people), international justice, and local responsibility rather than global suspicion.
We secure people — not borders.
5. From checkpoints to crossroads
Replace border checkpoints with welcome points. Replace interrogation with information. Replace suspicion with hospitality.
Imagine stations of arrival that are about learning, not screening; about connection, not control.
6. From ‘foreigner’ to ‘guest’
We abolish the language of foreignness.
No one is foreign on Earth. Some are simply visiting.
7. Mobility for all, not just the powerful
Today, passports create inequality: some open every door, others almost none.
We refuse a world where chance of birth determines how much of the planet you may see.
8. A slow, courageous transition
We do not pretend this change is simple.
We call for:
- Regional free-movement zones as a starting point
- Global standards of residency not tied to nationality
- Universal digital identity owned by individuals, not states
- Gradual dismantling of passport regimes over time
9. The end goal
A world where:
You do not ask: “May I enter?”
But rather: “How can I contribute?”
Where travel is not an act of negotiation, but an expression of being human.
Where the only ‘document’ you truly need is your story.