You may know recently that Jack Ma has been in Japan in the past six months. Jack Ma did not apply for a Japanese immigration visa or became a Japanese citizen. How did he live legally in Japan for so long?
This is because he has " UN passport ". Yes, the cliché scam of "United Nations Passport" does exist.
This passport was officially launched in 1946 and is the second since the founding of the United Nations. With it, you get a "Earth Passport", allowing you to enjoy visa-free and fast clearance in almost all countries around the world.
There are two types of UN passports, red and blue. Ordinary people can only have the blue "Supreme Edition", and only those who make special and high contributions and have higher levels can have the red "Supreme Edition".
red "Supreme Edition" can enjoy greater rights and interests, basically belongs to the "nationals", and enjoy VIP treatment wherever you go.
How did Jack Ma get this passport? The matter starts in 2016. Jack Ma was hired as the special consultant for youth entrepreneurship and small business with an annual salary of one US dollar, and five insurances and one fund social security is not distinguished.
The appointment was signed by then-United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon himself. This is also the first time since the founding of the United Nations that it has hired an Assistant Secretary-General-level position as a senior leader.
I have to say that Jack Ma was really a "superstar" back then. He is also the first and only Chinese entrepreneur to win this honor.
Now Jack Ma has reached the level of deputy secretary-general. If he wants to contribute to the United Nations, he naturally has obtained the red "high-end version" of his UN passport.
Compared with this "national passport", the so-called "golden passport" on the market is much worse.
So, how to get this UN passport, how much does it cost to get the "Earth Passport" and become an unimpeded "Earth Citizen"?
In fact, this is really not something that money can solve, otherwise the United Nations will become Caribbean island country ?
is rumored online that as far as the public knows, there are only three Chinese people holding UN passports in civilian departments. The first is Jack Ma, the second is Jet Li , and the third is Kalkitus. .
Jet Li and Li Ming were able to get it because of their special contributions to international charity projects. However, both of them received the blue "Premium Edition", which is still slightly smaller than Jack Ma's.
Jack Ma, Jet Li, and Li Ming are all people who climb the "pyramid" in their respective fields. Do they have to be as good as possible to apply?
is not like this. This UN passport sounds really high-end and has nothing to do with ordinary people. In addition, the rumors that "as we all know, there are only three Chinese in this NGO" that are widely circulated on the Internet naturally make people feel out of reach.
But the actual situation is that the applicants for this passport are quite wide, at least not yet reached the level of Jack Ma, Jet Li and Li Ming.
The United Nations website has a webpage that specifically applies for a UN passport, which details who can apply.
In addition to professionals employed by the United Nations, even drivers, chefs and security guards, as long as workers who are formally hired can apply for this pass.
In addition, some nonprofit employees can also apply when cross-border mobility is required.
For example, some non-profit organizations often participate in international public welfare activities supported and organized by the United Nations, and go to Africa to transport mosquito nets and medicines. If you want to hire local staff, you can apply for a UN passport.
The passport they apply for is different from Jack Ma’s. Jack Ma is at the highest level, the red "Supreme Edition" can grant more access and longer time. At present, UN passports are no longer issued in paper form, but are issued in electronic form, usually valid for 5 years.
Therefore, it is not that difficult to apply for a universal passport of the United Nations. Jet Li and Li Ming’s blue “advanced version” should be available as long as you have participated in international charity. Only a red "supreme version" like Jack Ma is the real boss.
Speaking of which, it is really hard to create a character like Jack Ma.
Although Jack Ma is also a hero created by the times, decades of ups and downs have only created one Jack Ma. In China, it is often said that the boss of BAT is really popular all over the world, only Jack Ma.