Somaliland Passport Baasaboorka Somaliland (Somali) جواز سفر cover of Somaliland passport (Arabic) | |
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Type | Passport |
Issued by | ![]() |
First issued | 1996 (first version) 14 September 2014 (biometric version) |
Purpose | Identification |
Eligibility | ![]() |
Expiration | 5 years |
Cost | $110 for Somaliland National ID holders. |
The Somaliland passport (Somali: Baasaboorka Somaliland, Arabic: جواز سفر صوماليلاندي) is the passport issued to citizens of the unrecognized country of Somaliland for international travel.[2][3][4] A passport was issued for the first time in 1996, and a biometric passport was in 2014, in line with new global standards and the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
Passport descriptions
The color of the Somaliland passport is black, and it bears the symbol of the state's sovereignty. It also bears the following inscriptions in the Somali, Arabic and English languages:.
Above:
"Republic of Somaliland" (Somali: Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland) (Arabic: الجمهورية صومالي لاند)
In the center: there is the Emblem of Somaliland
Below: «Passport» (Somali: Baasaboor) (Arabic: جواز سفر)
Notably, the three-letter code used in Somaliland passports to represent the country and nationality is RSL, which is absent from the ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 list of country codes.
Acceptance for international travel
Citizens with a Somaliland travel document can go to the following countries:
Malaysia
France
Saudi Arabia
South Sudan
Kenya
Tanzania
Malaysia
Ethiopia
South Africa
United Kingdom[5]
UAE[6]
Zambia[7]
Turkey[8]
Taiwan[9]
Types
There are a number of types of Somaliland passports:
- Regular Passport (black cover): issued to Somaliland citizens.
- Service Passport (green cover): issued to members of Parliament, members of the Government.
- Diplomatic Passport (red cover): issued to diplomats serving abroad and to high-ranking officials from the executive branch and their families during their period of service.
Passport gallery
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British Somaliland Passport issued during the British era in the 1930s.
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A Republic of Somaliland passport issued in 1996.
See also
References
- ^ "Immigration & Refugee Law". www.somalilandlaw.com.
- ^ Holidays, Political (2020-01-16). "Somaliland Passport". Political Holidays. Archived from the original on 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "Kosovo, Taiwan, Somaliland and Other Nations Not Recognised By India - Visa Denied!". The Economic Times.
- ^ "Somaliland oo sameysatay baasaboor cusub". BBC News Somali. September 6, 2014.
- ^ "Somaliland passport gains official recognition in new UK Home Office measures". September 2018.
- ^ "UAE's officially recognize Somaliland passport as a valid document". Horn Diplomat. 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ MENAFN. "Somaliland: Zambia accepts Somaliland passport". menafn.com. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ admin (2019-06-20). "Breaking News: Turkey Accepts Somaliland Passport". Somaliland Standard. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ Admin (25 August 2020). "Taiwan issuing visas to citizens with Somaliland passport". Somali Dispatch: Somali News In English. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
External links
Media related to Passports of Somaliland at Wikimedia Commons