Somaliland passport

The Somaliland passport (Somali: Baasaboorka Somaliland, Arabic: جواز سفر صوماليلاندي) is the passport issued to citizens of the unrecognized country of Somaliland, northern region of Somalia for travel.

[2][3][4] 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.

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: 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.