Somali passport
Somali ePassport | |
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Type | Passport |
Issued by | Somalia |
First issued | 1960 (First edition) 28 February 2007 (Current biometric version) |
Purpose | Identification |
Eligibility | Somali citizenship |
Expiration | 10 years |
The Somali passport (Somali: baasaboor) is a passport issued to citizens of Somalia for international travel. Green Passports were formerly used, which have since been replaced with biometric passports to ensure authenticity. The passports are regulated by the federal government of Somalia.
Overview
Somalia's former socialist government originally used to issue a non-biometric Green Passport. This travel document still remained in use after the collapse of former President Siad Barre's regime.[1]
In response to widespread counterfeit Somali passports that subsequently flooded the black market, the
Since 2007, the
In September 2011, the Transitional Federal Government officially banned use of Somalia's old Green Passport. According to Somali Immigration Officer, General Abdulaahi Gaafow Mohamoud, the identification document would no longer be accepted for business trips or travel by the end of the month. He added that the Green Passport would be replaced with a new blue model of e-passports that are particularly difficult to forge.[1]
In December 2013, the Deputy Director-General of Somali Immigration and Naturalization Abdullahi Hagi Bashir Ismail announced that the
The Somali passport is not considered as valid travel document by Canada. Canada considers any passport issued by Somalia as unreliable document.[9]
In the 1930s, a British Somaliland passport was used.
Visa requirements
As of 1 January 2017, Somali citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 30 countries and territories, ranking the Somali passport 100th in terms of travel freedom according to the
See also
References
- ^ a b Deperani, Jama (17 September 2011). "TFG Bans Use of Old Somali Passport". Somalia Report. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Passport office opened". IRIN. 4 September 2002. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Somalia's new passport sparks row". BBC News. 9 November 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Somalia introduces new e-passport". People's Daily. 9 February 2007. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ "Somali Immigration Department Established New Passport Making Facility in Mogadishu". Somaliweyn.org. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Somali govt starts issuing new e-passports". Afrol News. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Somalia Introduces New Secure National ID and E-Passport with HID Global and Their Partners". HID Global. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "New epassport will help secure somalias borders". Midnimo. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ^ Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (30 January 2020). "Valid passports and other travel documents needed to come to Canada". aem.
- ^ "Global Ranking - Visa Restriction Index 2017" (PDF). Henley & Partners. Retrieved 14 March 2017.