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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 11:59 am
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Originally Posted by flyerbaby19
I'm confused why someone would be turned away in Germany if the passport is unsigned. Couldn't they just sign it there and problem solved?
Germany considers a (US) passport invalid if it doesn't have a signature. (does the US consider it valid?)

The airline should not have transported you to Germany with an invalid passport. An airline sued in German court when it was fined for transporting passengers without valid passport and lost.

https://openjur.de/u/646938.html

Does it make sense to me (for practical purposes) that signing the same document prior to boarding would make it a valid passport? No, but then I am not a lawyer, and I generally don't think that the signature on a passport adds anything.

But ICAO members seem to still find value in having a signature.

https://www.icao.int/Meetings/TAG-MR...TD-22_WP14.pdf
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