The passport was most recently redesigned in 2014, following the killing of Muammar Gaddafi and subsequent regime change.

During the last days of the Kingdom of Libya, the Libyan passport was valid to the countries shown below:[citation needed] All Arab countries, Pakistan, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Ghana, Somaliland, Ethiopia, Cyprus, Malta, India, Japan, the Republic of China (Taiwan), Turkey, Greece, Yugoslavia, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, (West) Germany, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and the United States.

In the early 1990s, the Libyan passport was valid to all countries in the world, except South Africa, and occupied Palestine.

The color of the passport was green, representing Libya's past flag, and features the Hawk of Quraish in the middle.

The color of the passport is blue and features a star and crescent, an emblem on the current flag and symbol of Islam.