Host asking for passport id

Host asking for passport id

Hi, it's my first time booking with airbnb. We are going to venice and the host has asked through WhatsApp for us to fill in a form with a photo of our passports. Is this usual? as I'm bit worried about giving a stranger a copy of my passport

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Helen3
Top Contributor
Bristol, United Kingdom

It's a legal requirement to provide photo ID as a guest in Italy . @Dawn1150 

Thanks for your reply.  I thought that might be the reason, so I've sent the form and photo of passport.