Bhutanese passport

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Bhutanese passport
The front cover of an ordinary (blue) Bhutanese passport
TypePassport
Issued by Bhutan
First issuedapp. 2006[1] (current version)
PurposeIdentification
EligibilityBhutanese citizenship
ExpirationTen years

A Bhutanese passport is a document that authorizes and facilitates travel and other activities in Bhutan or by Bhutanese citizens. Foreign travel passports are issued to citizens of Bhutan for international travel by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is valid for all countries unless otherwise endorsed.[2]

History

A Lhotshampa man holding his Bhutanese passport in a Beldangi camp.

In the

Dzongkha: ཛེང) were issued to court messengers in order to travel from kingdom to kingdom.[2] Diplomacy and mediating were crucially important measures in pre-modern Bhutan chiefdoms.[3]

Foreign travel passports are issued to citizens of Bhutan for international travel. New Bhutanese passports are issued by the foreign affairs.

In 1988, Bhutanese passport holders abroad were ordered to surrender their passports upon their return to Bhutan.[4]

The current version of the Bhutanese passports were first issued around 2006.

Languages

The passport contains text in English and Dzongkha.[5]

Types of passport

Overview of Bhutanese passports
Type of passport Color Image
Ordinary passport (
romanized
: Shinthron) 		Blue
Official passport (
romanized
: Pawchang) 		Green
Diplomatic passport (
romanized
: Denzhen) 		Red

In popular culture

Bhutanese passport
The original spoken article audio by KuchenZimjah, which has since become an internet meme.
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In 2013, a spoken article on the English Wikipedia was created for the Bhutanese passport by user KuchenZimjah,[6] which was interpreted as humorous, spawning an internet meme. The audio file was deleted in 2015 following debate on the article's talk page.[7][8] In 2023, YouTube creator Hbomberguy used this recording an example of audio versions of articles being an accessibility feature and of recreating someone else's creative work in an ethical, productive way.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Council of the European Union - PRADO - BTN-AO-01001". www.consilium.europa.eu. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b http://www.nab.gov.bt/downloads/82NA%20resolution.doc[permanent dead link]
  3. ISBN 978-99936-15-07-1. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Circular MFA/PD/14.19". Kuensel. 15 January 1988.
  5. ISBN 978-0-313-34498-5
    .
  6. ^ Newman, Tim (20 March 2015). "Wikipedia's "Bhutaenese [sic] Passport" Audio Article Is The Funniest Thing You'll Hear All Week". Lazer Horse. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  7. ^ "When 'Bhutanese passport' was deleted from Wiki after being subjected to trolls". The News Minute. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  8. ^ Lileks, James (27 March 2015). "The trouble with "Bhutanese Passport."". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  9. ^ Plagiarism and You(Tube) (video). Hbomberguy. 2 December 2023. Event occurs at 3:33:14. Retrieved 6 February 2024 – via YouTube.

External links

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