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. 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:
Belgium
Malaysia
France
Saudi Arabia
South Sudan
Kenya
Tanzania
Djibouti
Ethiopia
South Africa
United Kingdom
United Arab Emirates
Zambia
Turkey
Taiwan
Types
There are a number of types of Somaliland passports:
Regular Passport
Service Passport
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.
