It's quite easy to make a color copy of your passport to carry with you when traveling. Better yet --- make several and put one in your luggage ---- another in your wallet etc. I have one that's laminated that I carry on me while out of the country. It would also be invaluable if you lose your passport while abroad. Once I arrive at my destination I store it in a safe or other secure place. I never go out into the streets with my passport --- never