Bruneian passport

Bruneian passports are issued to citizens of Brunei for the purpose of international travel.^[1]

Bruneian passport
Front cover of the current Brunei passport (with chip ), issued since May 2008
Type	Passport
Issued by	Brunei
First issued	5 May 2008 (biometric version)
Purpose	Identification
Eligibility	Bruneian citizenship
Expiration	5 years

Validity

The Bruneian passport is valid for a period of 5 years. To travel overseas, a passport must be valid for at least six months into the future.

Biometric passport

Since May 2008, all Bruneian passports contain biometric features. The biometric passport contains a chip which stores facial and fingerprint image.^[2]

The Bruneian passport is coloured red. Brunei's coat of arms is in the middle of the front of the Bruneian passport, with the name of the country above it and "passport" below it.

Identification page

• Passport holder photo (Width: 40mm, Height: 52mm; Head height (up to the top of the hair): 35mm; Distance from the top of the photo to the top of the hair: 6mm)
• Type ("P" for passport)
• Code of the country
• Serial number of the passport
• Surname and first name of the passport holder
• Citizenship
• Date of birth (DD.MM.YYYY)
• Gender (M for men or F for women)
• Place of Birth
• Date of issue (DD.MM.YYYY)
• Passport holder's signature
• Expiry date (DD.MM.YYYY)

Languages

The data page/information page is printed in Malay and English.

Certificate of Identity

In lieu of a passport, Bruneian permanent residents who are otherwise stateless are afforded the right to obtain a Bruneian International Certificate of Identity.^[3]

Visa requirements

Main article: Visa requirements for Bruneian citizens

Countries and territories with visa-free entries or visas on arrival for holders of regular Bruneian passports

As of 2025, Bruneian citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 164 countries and territories, ranking the Bruneian passport 18th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index. ^[4] Additionally, Arton Capital's Passport index ranked the Bruneian passport 15th in the world in terms of travel freedom, with a visa-free score of 151, as of October 2019.^[5]

Brunei is one of only two Muslim-majority countries in the world, along with Qatar, whose citizens are allowed to enter the United States without a previously issued travel visa.

See also

• Visa requirements for Bruneian citizens