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Message: [QUOTE="Foordy, post: 3344738, member: 1769"] Serbia have come out claiming that Djokovic has a diplomatic passport which should provide him with "adequate treatment" when crossing international borders. [B]First counsellor at the Serbian embassy, Ivana Isidorovic says:[/B] "Djokovic, as our most recognisable representative in the world, is the holder of a diplomatic passport, which should, in diplomatic theory and consular practice, guarantee him adequate treatment when crossing borders,” [B]Migration legal expert Kian Bone says:[/B] “In my view, any claim for diplomatic immunity is only extended to ‘diplomatic agents’ and would not extend to a private citizen of Serbia,” Mr Bone said. He said diplomatic passport holders, when entering the country on business – including to play in the Australian Open – would normally still have to apply for the appropriate visa to enter Australia. [B]DFAT website states:[/B] “Diplomatic and Official Passports do not confer on the holder any special rights or privileges”. “Individual countries may confer, at their discretion, certain rights and privileges to holders of Diplomatic and Official Passports.” [/QUOTE]

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