Somaliland passport
| Somaliland Passport Baasaboorka Somaliland (Somali) جواز سفر (Arabic) | |
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| Type | Passport |
| Issued by |  Somaliland Immigration[1] |
| First issued | 1996 (first version) 14 September 2014 (biometric version) |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Eligibility |  Somaliland citizenship |
| Expiration | 5 years |
| Cost | $103 for Somaliland National ID holders. |
The Somaliland passport (Somali: Baasaboorka Somaliland, Arabic: جواز سفر صوماليلاندي) is the passport issued to citizens of Republic of Somaliland 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.
Passport descriptions
[edit]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: جمهورية 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.
Acceptance for international travel
[edit]Holders of a Somaliland passport can travel to the following countries:
 Djibouti |
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 Rwanda[5] | |
 South Africa | |
 Egypt | |
 United Arab Emirates | |
 Uganda | |
 Kenya | |
 South Sudan | |
 Taiwan[6] | |
 Tanzania | |
 Israel[7] |
Types
[edit]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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A Republic of Somaliland passport issued in 2010s
British Somaliland Passport issued during the British era in the 1930s.
Data page of a first generation biometric passport
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Opinion: Without Passport Privilege". Horn Observer. Horn Observer. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ↑ Admin (25 August 2020). "Taiwan issuing visas to citizens with Somaliland passport". Somali Dispatch: Somali News In English. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ↑ Greyman-Kennard, Danielle (26 December 2025). "Israel, Somaliland establish ties with diplomatic agreement". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
External links
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Media related to Passports of Somaliland at Wikimedia Commons
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