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Dimensions of Camino Passport

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dalessandrodd

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Planned Camino Frances in May 2023
We are going to start walking the Camino Frances in early May, and we are looking to buy a fanny pack that can hold on to our passport to have easy access when stopping in to get a stamp checking into Aurberges. I understand the Passport might be large, so please can anyone tell us what the dimensions of the passport is? Thank you for all your help!
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It depends on where you get your credential - there is no standard size, but most are about 4"x6"/10x15cm
 
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The Camino Credential is similar in size/shape to my US passport. Not the exact size - but similar. Just get a bag that can hold something slightly larger than your passport and you should be fine. Can't give you exact dimensions though as there are a couple different credentials.
 
My credential from American Pilgrims (it says Revised 2017 on the back) is one eighth inch wider than my U.S. Passport and is one and one eights inches longer.

The credential from the Pilgrim's Office in SAINT-JEAN-PIED-DE-PORT (Les Amis du Chemin de Saint-Jacques Pyrénées-Atlantiques) is one half inch wider than my U.S. Passport and is two inches longer.

All three together exactly fit into my Rick Steves money belt!

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I recommend that you keep the credencial in a clear plastic bag with a seal (not necessarily a Ziploc). Perhaps you'd already thought of doing that. You will only need your credencial twice each day, but you may wish to get more sellos on the way. The plastic bag will keep the credencial clean and dry while it's in your fanny-pack. If you refer to it as your credencial, you will avoid confusing it with your actual passport.
 
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If you are from the US, you can order one from American Pilgrims on the Camino. They personalize it by printing your name inside.
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What a great idea. If you are not from the U.S. are there other places that offer the same service do you know?
 
If you have some kind of country organization for the Camino, you can check with that organization. I have also heard others say they buy one or two extras before they leave Spain to have for next time or to give to a friend who may be walking.

Edit: Do you know someone who has walked before that may have an extra? If not get one when you arrive and begin your Camino. If there is not an office, you can keep your "cellos" on a folded piece of paper until you find an albergue where they are for sale.
 
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I will second the suggestion of keeping your credentials in a plastic bag in the fanny pack. I saw many folks with water ruined credentials.
 
I've got my credentials already for my flight from NZ next Tuesday. I brought a camino guide book on the camino forum store, and a credential came with the book, with its own plastic storage.
 
Most of the ones I stamped as hospitalero were longer and narrower than a passport.
 
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My credential from American Pilgrims fits inside my Patagonia Fanny pack. But I still keep it inside a plastic bag. My friend didn’t and it got soggy!
 
It folds. Mine, folded, have always been similar in size to my passport. It fits well into a zip top sandwich bag.
 
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