The Somaliland passport ( so, Baasaboorka Somaliland, ar, جواز سفر صوماليلاندي) is the
passport
A passport is an official travel document issued by a government that contains a person's identity. A person with a passport can travel to and from foreign countries more easily and access consular assistance. A passport certifies the perso ...
issued to citizens of the unrecognized country of
Somaliland for international travel. 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"
( so, JAMHUURIYADDA SOMALILAND)
( ar, الجمهورية صومالي لاند)
In the center:
there is the
Emblem of Somaliland
The national emblem of Somaliland ( so, Astaanta Qaranka Somaliland, ar, شعار أرض الصومال), was introduced on 14 October 1996 along with the flag of Somaliland, when it was approved by the National Conference. It was introduced by ...
Below:
«Passport» ( so, BAASABOOR) ( ar, جواز سفر)
Notably, the three-letter code used in Somaliland passports to represent the country and nationality is RSL, which is, understandably, absent from the
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes are three-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of ...
list of country codes.
Acceptance for International Travel
Citizens with a Somaliland travel document can go to the following countries:
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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
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, members of the
Government
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state.
In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government ...
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* 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
File:British Somaliland passport.jpg, British Somaliland Passport issued during the British-era in the 1936s.
File:Somaliland Passport Cover (non biometric).svg, A Republic of Somaliland passport issued in 1996.
See also
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Visa policy of Somaliland
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Republic Of Somaliland Passport
Somaliland
Government of Somaliland
Law of Somaliland