31.   Herrera said the government should check why children can get passports and leave the country unescorted by their parents.

32.   In May, Staufen asked the British Columbia Supreme Court to force provincial authorities to grant him a birth certificate, which he needs to get a passport.

33.   In Montreal, hundreds of people have swamped passport offices, seeking to get Canadian passports before the referendum.

34.   It can take several months, for instance, to get a passport for foreign travel.

35.   Lazarevich said she later found he had taken the children to Serbia after getting duplicate passports for them and secretly selling the family house.

36.   Mechanic also pleaded guilty in September to charges of failing to report to prison and to giving false information to get a passport.

37.   Nichols was also barred from getting a passport.

38.   Nichols also was barred from getting a passport.

39.   Once the women get the passports, they travel to the country of origin as tourists, Mr Ho said.

40.   President Boris Yeltsin on Monday signed a decree making it easier for Russians get passports for foreign travel.