Papers, Please documents guide: passports, permits, workers and diplomats
Build an inspection order that adapts as the Grestin rules change.
Edition covered
The original 2013 desktop story campaign. Pictures show the publisher’s PC interface; mobile editions arrange the same inspection work differently.
Read the rulebook against today’s bulletin
The campaign adds requirements over time. Use the current basic rules as the authority instead of applying a late-game document list to every early shift.
| Document | What to check | Typical purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Passport | Expiry, photo, issuing city and identity | Core identity document |
| Entry permit | Purpose, duration and matching identity | Foreign entry during the relevant period |
| Work pass | Validity and matching identity | Entrants coming to work |
| Diplomatic authorization | Countries authorized and identity | Diplomatic entry exception |
| Access permit | Identity, description and visit details | Later combined permission document |
Compare identity across documents
Names, passport numbers, dates and physical details must agree where the relevant documents provide them. Check the passport’s issuing city against its country’s approved list.
| Comparison | Look for | Action when inconsistent |
|---|---|---|
| Name versus name | Different spelling or alias | Interrogate and follow identity checks |
| Passport number versus permit | Mismatched characters | Highlight the two fields |
| Photo versus entrant | Unexplained appearance mismatch | Use the available verification procedure |
| Spoken stay versus permit | Different duration | Interrogate the disagreement |
| Issuing city versus rulebook | City absent from country list | Mark the issuing-city discrepancy |
Check purpose and duration
An entrant’s spoken purpose and length of stay must match the permit when those fields are required. Interrogate a discrepancy before deciding whether the new explanation resolves it.
Apply exceptions precisely
Diplomats, asylum seekers and transit entrants do not all follow the same document path. Verify the specific exception, including whether diplomatic authorization actually includes Arstotzka.
Inspect the document rules in force that day; the required paperwork is intentionally not constant.
References
| Reference | Website |
|---|---|
| Papers, Please publisher listing | store.steampowered.com |
| Papers, Please official site | papersplea.se |
| Papers, Please ending-route requirements | www.speedrun.com |
| EZIC task reference | papersplease.fandom.com |