LEGAL VALIDITY AND USAGE OF ROL DOCUMENTS:

The de jure (official) and de facto (case-by-case) acceptance of the Passport of the Republic of Lomar is the world customary law basis for the passport. The customary law validity derives from the acceptance or recognition of the passport by governmental entities.

Even if no nation-state had ever recognized the validity of the passport, the passport still would be valid based on Article 13, Sections (1) and (2), of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which the United Nations adopted and proclaimed on December 10, 1948. Article 13(1) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: "Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state," and Article 13(2) states: "Everyone has the right to leave any country, including [one's] own, and to return to [one's] country." The passport also derives its world human rights law basis from documents such as the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as well as other regional and multilateral agreements.

Many citizens throughout the world have used non-UN nation passports to travel. Whether or not a consular official at an embassy recognizes your Lomar passport does not determine the validity of the document. We anticipate that the Lomar passport will be accepted de jure (officially) by several countries and it has been accepted on a de facto (case-by-case) basis by several as ID or travel document. This establishes the validity of the passport issued by the Republic of Lomar.

It must be understood that, simply because a country has granted de facto recognition in the past, there is no guarantee that you will get a visa from said country. The particular national official (whose nation-state one is trying to enter) often has sole discretion regarding whether or not a visa is granted. Therefore, because national immigration and border controls are arbitrary and discriminatory and, thereby, in violation of the UDHR, you must aggressively demand that governments recognize your rights.

Despite the fact that all Member-States of the United Nations are obligated to uphold and respect human rights (Articles 55 & 56, UN Charter), all violate them in practice by virtue of their national exclusivity. Therefore, although everyone has the right to travel anywhere in the world, there is no guarantee that the nation-states will uphold this right. Thus, the passport is a tool to help facilitate the realization of human rights -- specifically, the right to travel.

It is our advice to all citizens / passport holders that, instead of first trying to get visas from very-difficult-to-enter countries such as the United States, you first try to obtain a visa from a country granting de jure (official) acceptance (list available from the Chancellery). Obtaining a visa does not obligate you to visit that country. However, the fact that you have obtained visas from any country gives immediate credibility to the passport in the eyes of officials from other more difficult-to-enter countries.

PLEASE NOTE: You must obtain visas yourself before traveling.

> Lomar documents can be used as "camouflage documents". In case of emergency, you may need to disclaim your other citizenship (e.g. US, France, UK) because citizens of your country could be the target of terrorist attacks. Using the Lomar passport as a camouflage passport is very effective, perfectly legal and our program is much cheaper than other "traditional" camouflage passports (issued by countries that no longer exist such as USSR or Western Samoa).