Government Information
A list of embassy information, freedom reports, identification documents and passport information, and other government related information.
General Information
LittleSis A watchdog network connecting the dots between the world's most powerful people and organizations. Offers a free and searchable database of who-knows-who at the heights of business and government.
EmbassyWorld A directory of embassy locations and contact information for different embassies from around the world.
Helpline Embassy Database Another database of worldwide embassies.
World Press Freedom Index 2021 Index of how much freedom the press actually has per country.
SanctionsExplorer A non-profit dedicated to providing data-driven, evidence-based research on global conflict and transnational security issues.
Identification, Licenses and Personal Documents
Passports and Travel Documents
Edison Travel Documents EdisonTD is a database containing information about travel and travel-related documents from almost every country on the globe.
Passport Index An interactive platform that curates, sorts and ranks the world's passports. Explore passport designs, colors and VISA scores.
Henley Passport Index A global ranking of countries according to the travel freedom of holders of their ordinary, as opposed to diplomatic passport holders.
Worldwide Passport Stamps A list of current entry and exit passport stamps issued by each major airport in each country.
VISA Index A portal for all information related to passport rankings and visa-free travel opportunities.
Wikipedia - Machine Readable Passports (WikiLess) A Wikipedia page with information regarding machine-readable travel documents (MRTDs).
NIDC ID Database Here you will find descriptions of and links to applicable ID databases, which include copies of ID, travel and breeder documents. Some databases are reserved for law enforcement, while others are publicly accessible.
Identification and Licenses
General
World's Vehicle Documents A massive collection of identification, licenses and other personal documents from around the world. Made up of members of all police forces and has the main purpose of creating an information tool that is useful to those who do deal with the fight against illicit vehicle trafficking, document fraud and human trafficking. Click here for an Italian to English translation.
Social Security Numbers (SSN)
Social Security Place of Issue Lookup Allows you to search an SSN and see what location it was issued in.
Social Security Investigative Tool This webpage describes the format of SSNs and how to decode them.
Guide to Deciphering SSNs An informative guide on how to decode SSNs
[PDF] The Social Security Number From 1937-2018 A detailed account of the history and use of SSNs issued from 1937 to 2018. Archived copy available here (Library Genesis).
What Does Your SSN Say About You? Great informative article about social security numbers.
Country Specific
Australia
Western Australia Driver's License Status Enquiry Search for relevant information regarding a Western Australian issued driver's license.
Queensland Driver's License Status Check Search for relevant information regarding a Queensland issued driver's license.
Belgium
CheckDoc This website enables you to verify in real time whether a Belgian identity document is known to the authorities as being stolen, lost, expired, invalid or never issued. Requires registration.
Bulgaria
Personal Document Validity Check Check the validity of Bulgarian identity cards, driver's licenses, passports, EU citizen certificates, refugee status cards, seaman passports and more.
BGR PIN Number Check Check the validity of a Bulgarian single civil number (PIN). Click here for a Bulgarian to English translation.
Canada
BC Security License Verification A simple tool where you can confirm the validity of a security workers license and security business licenses for the province of British Columbia.
BC Dentist License Lookup This registrant lookup includes all current registrants of the College of Dental Surgeons of BC, Canada.
Czech Republic
Invalid Document Search A search tool to confirm the validity of a identification card, passport or a firearms license issued by the Czech Republic government.
Estonia
Document Validity Check Search by document number to confirm the validity of an Estonian identification document.
Residency Permit Validity Check A search tool to check the validity status of a Estonian residency permit.
Greece
Passport Query System This tool will let you know if the number you enter represents a passport sought as wanted.
Useful Passport Tools A list of other useful tools regarding Greek passports.
Iceland
Security of Icelandic Passports Contains information regarding the construction and security features of Icelandic passports.
Italy
Stolen and Lost Identity Documents Search a document number to identify if that document has been reported as lost or stolen. Includes identity cards, electronic identity cards, driver's licenses, passports and other documents.
Latvia
Invalid Document Check Search via document number to see if that document is still valid or has expired.
Norway
[PDF] Control Guide for Norwegian Passports This document provides security information for Norwegian passports. Archived copy available here (Wayback).
[PDF] National ID Card Control Guide This document provides security information for Norwegian national identification cards. Archived copies available here (Wayback).
Netherlands
Dutch ID Cards for Aliens A site that displays information and security features for Dutch identity cards and documents.
Malta
[XLSX] List of Maltese Passport Buyers The latest list of Malta "golden passport" buyers, as well as naturalized citizens. Updated database from 2014 to 2020. Click here (Wayback) for an archived version. Click here (Wayback) to download an offline copy in XLSX format.
Poland
Driver's Qualification Check You will see what permissions to drive vehicles are on the document, along with their expiry date. Also allows you to check the current status of a Polish driver's document.
Polish ID Card Information Contains plenty of information regarding Polish ID cards. Click here for a Polish to English translation.
Polish Passport Information Contains plenty of information regarding Polish passports. Click here for a Polish to English translation.
Russia
Passport Validity Check Check the validity of a Russian passport. Click here for a Russian to English translation.
Invalid Passport Check Check the list of invalid Russian passports. Click here for a Russian to English translation.
Slovakia
Stolen Document Search Search a database to identify stolen identification documents. Click here for a Slovak to English translation.
Slovenia
Stolen Personal Document Search Search for stolen, lost or missing Slovenian personal documents. Such as passports, ID cards, driver's licenses, border transit passes, firearms licenses and residency permits.
Sweden
Passport Validity Check Check the validity of Swedish passports and national ID cards online.
Upplysning Allows you to discover get hold of various tax information, and in some cases, people's Personnummer (Swedish social security number). Requires registration.
United Kingdom
ID Document Validation Guide A nice guide for learning how to identify the legitimacy of a UK identification document.
Driver's License Check Enter a UK driver's license number and check the validity of the license.
Check Your Driver's License This service of course will only work for your information. Still worth mentioning if you are from the UK.
Ukraine
Invalid Document Check Search for invalid personal documents issues by the government of Ukraine. Including passports, national ID cards, refugee status cards, residency permits and more.
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