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Somaliland passport

Passport of the Republic of Somaliland issued to Somalilander citizens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Somaliland passport
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The Somaliland passport (Somali: Baasaboorka Somaliland, Arabic: جواز سفر صوماليلاندي) is the passport issued to citizens of the unrecognized country of Somaliland, northern region of Somalia for travel.[2][3][4] A passport was issued for the first time in 1996, and a biometric passport in 2014, in line with new global standards and the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization.

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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: 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, undermining its utility as a travel document.

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Acceptance for international travel

Citizens with a Somaliland travel document can go to the following countries:

Djibouti
  Nepal[5]
Rwanda[6]
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
Egypt
UK
Belgium
Germany
USA
Denmark
 Switzerland
Sweden
Finland
Canada
Uganda
Kenya
South Sudan
Taiwan[7]
Tanzania

Types

There are a number of types of Somaliland passports:

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Regular Passport
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Service Passport
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Diplomatic Passport
  • 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.

See also

References

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