Official Camino passport

Chito

Joseph

Donating Member

Time of past OR future Camino

Frances in 2016, Portuguese in 2017, and Frances again in 2018. Madrid to Ponferrada 2019.

• Apr 5, 2016

• #1

Does the Camino passport need to be in the exact same name as your official Nation passport?

 

Tincatinker

Veteran Member

Donating Member

Time of past OR future Camino

2012

• Apr 5, 2016

• #2

Are you planning to travel incognito? There are few requirements for precision on the Camino. Your Compostella will be issued in the name on your Credencial.

 

november_moon

Veteran Member

• Apr 5, 2016

• #3

Its not like the airlines where the name on my ticket must match exactly the name on your documents So if your legal name is Robert Michael Jones, but you go by Mike Jones, it won't be a problem to have Mike Jones on your credencial.

 

dougfitz

Veteran Member

Donating Member

Time of past OR future Camino

Past: a few
Last: Sanabres
Next: St Olav's Way

• Apr 5, 2016

• #4

I agree with the answers already given, and just wanted to wish you buen camino. If you are starting in SJPP on 1 May, you will be a day ahead of my wife and I. We are not planning on walking far or fast enough to catch up with anyone, but one never knows.

 

M

Mark Lee

Guest

• Apr 6, 2016

• #5

I always picked up my pilgrim's passport at the pilgrim's office in SJPdP and they stamp it and all, but you fill out the name, government passport number, etc.
I don't know if having someone else's name instead of your on the pilgrim's passport would cause issues later on down the road. It might as a lot of albergues request to see your government passport as well when you sign in.
As to avoid any problems, I personally write in my name on my pilgrim's passport exactly how it's written in my US passport.
The pilgrim's passport is not an official government document in any way.

 

J F Gregory

Camino Frances , Camino Primavito 2024

Donating Member

Time of past OR future Camino

Frances 2016, Portuguese 2021, Frances and Prima

• Apr 6, 2016

• #6

We are on our Camino now. Most of the Albergues ask for our national passport number. It was explained that they needed the official for police.