Yellow ticket

Identity document of a prostitute in the Russian Empire

Yellow ticket, yellow passport or yellow card was an informal name of a personal identification document of a prostitute in the Russian Empire between 1843 and 1909. The document combined an ID card, a residence permit, a license to practice prostitution, and prostitute's medical check-up card. The official title of the document varied: medical card, replacement card, etc. The title "replacement card" refers to the fact that upon registration, the prostitute left her original passport or residence permit in the local police office and was issued the "yellow card" as a replacement personal ID. The carriers of the card were subject to periodic medical check-ups. This requirement was dropped in 1909.

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