Somaliland passport explained

Document Name:	Somaliland Passport
Date First Issued:	1996 (first version) 14 September 2014 (biometric version)
Using Jurisdiction:	Somaliland Immigration^[1]
Document Type:	Passport
Purpose:	Identification
Eligibility:	Somalilander citizenship
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
  • Kenya
  • Malaysia
• Ethiopia
• South Africa
• United Kingdom^[5]
• ^[6]
• Zambia^[7]
• Turkey^[8]
• ^[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.

See also

• Visa policy of Somaliland
• National identity card

Notes and References

1. Web site: Immigration & Refugee Law. www.somalilandlaw.com.
2. Web site: Holidays. Political. 2020-01-16. Somaliland Passport. 2021-02-05. Political Holidays. en. 2020-11-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20201126014519/https://www.politicalholidays.com/post/somaliland-passport. dead.
3. Web site: Kosovo, Taiwan, Somaliland and Other Nations Not Recognised By India - Visa Denied!. The Economic Times.
4. Web site: Somaliland oo sameysatay baasaboor cusub. September 6, 2014. BBC News Somali.
5. Web site: Somaliland passport gains official recognition in new UK Home Office measures . September 2018 .
6. Web site: 2018-04-23. UAE's officially recognize Somaliland passport as a valid document. 2021-02-05. Horn Diplomat. en-US.
7. Web site: MENAFN. Somaliland: Zambia accepts Somaliland passport. 2021-02-05. menafn.com.
8. Web site: admin. 2019-06-20. Breaking News: Turkey Accepts Somaliland Passport. 2021-02-05. Somaliland Standard. en.
9. Web site: Admin . 25 August 2020 . Taiwan issuing visas to citizens with Somaliland passport . 23 March 2023 . Somali Dispatch: Somali News In English.