United States passports
E12878
United States passports are official travel and identity documents issued to U.S. citizens that facilitate international travel and serve as proof of nationality and citizenship.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United States passports canonical | 2 |
| U.S. passport | 1 |
| United States diplomatic passport | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T120829 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States passports Context triple: [E pluribus unum, appearsOn, United States passports]
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A.
Nansen passport
The Nansen passport was an internationally recognized identity document issued by the League of Nations in the interwar period to stateless refugees, enabling them to cross borders and rebuild their lives.
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B.
U.S. embassies
U.S. embassies are official diplomatic missions of the United States located in foreign countries, serving as the primary channels for political, economic, and consular relations with host nations.
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C.
U.S. citizens
U.S. citizens are individuals who hold legal nationality of the United States, granting them specific rights, protections, and responsibilities under U.S. law.
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D.
usa.gov
usa.gov is the official U.S. government web portal that provides centralized access to government services, information, and resources for the public.
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E.
Seal of the United States Department of State
The Seal of the United States Department of State is the official emblem representing the U.S. State Department and its diplomatic authority in foreign affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States passports Target entity description: United States passports are official travel and identity documents issued to U.S. citizens that facilitate international travel and serve as proof of nationality and citizenship.
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A.
Nansen passport
The Nansen passport was an internationally recognized identity document issued by the League of Nations in the interwar period to stateless refugees, enabling them to cross borders and rebuild their lives.
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B.
U.S. embassies
U.S. embassies are official diplomatic missions of the United States located in foreign countries, serving as the primary channels for political, economic, and consular relations with host nations.
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C.
U.S. citizens
U.S. citizens are individuals who hold legal nationality of the United States, granting them specific rights, protections, and responsibilities under U.S. law.
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D.
usa.gov
usa.gov is the official U.S. government web portal that provides centralized access to government services, information, and resources for the public.
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E.
Seal of the United States Department of State
The Seal of the United States Department of State is the official emblem representing the U.S. State Department and its diplomatic authority in foreign affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | passport ⓘ |
| ageThresholdForAdultValidity | 16 years ⓘ |
| authorityForIssuance |
U.S. Secretary of State
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Secretary of State
|
| biometricStandard | ICAO Doc 9303 ⓘ |
| canBeRevokedBy | United States Department of State ⓘ |
| contains |
bearer photograph
ⓘ
bearer signature ⓘ electronic chip ⓘ machine-readable zone ⓘ personal data page ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| dataPageLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| designIncludes |
U.S. national symbols
ⓘ
patriotic imagery ⓘ |
| documentFormFactor |
booklet
ⓘ
wallet-sized card ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
U.S. immigration and nationality law
ⓘ
linked to:
Immigration and Nationality Act
|
| hasBiometricFeature | e-passport chip ⓘ |
| hasSecurityFeature |
UV-reactive inks
ⓘ
digitally stored biometric data ⓘ holograms ⓘ microprinting ⓘ secure laminate ⓘ watermarks ⓘ |
| hasType |
passport book
ⓘ
passport card ⓘ |
| isRecognizedAs | proof of U.S. nationality abroad ⓘ |
| issuedBy | United States Department of State ⓘ |
| issuedTo |
United States citizens
ⓘ
United States nationals ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. citizens
|
| legalStatus | official government document ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
international travel document
ⓘ
proof of United States citizenship ⓘ proof of identity ⓘ proof of nationality ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | most countries worldwide ⓘ |
| requires |
applicable fees
ⓘ
passport application form ⓘ passport photo ⓘ proof of U.S. citizenship ⓘ proof of identity ⓘ |
| subjectTo | U.S. federal regulations ⓘ |
| travelDocumentNumberFormat | alphanumeric ⓘ |
| usedFor |
consular protection abroad
ⓘ
entry into foreign countries ⓘ identity verification ⓘ reentry into the United States ⓘ |
| validityPeriodForAdults | 10 years ⓘ |
| validityPeriodForMinors | 5 years ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: United States passports Description of subject: United States passports are official travel and identity documents issued to U.S. citizens that facilitate international travel and serve as proof of nationality and citizenship.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
E pluribus unum (shared national motto)
subject linked to:
Consular Report of Birth Abroad (for certain citizens born abroad)
linked to: United States passports
linked to: United States passports