Sahrawi passport
| Sahrawi passport | |
|---|---|
| Date first issued | 2012 (biometric passport booklet) |
| Issued by |
 Sahrawi Republic |
| Type of document | Passport |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Eligibility requirements | Sahrawi nationality |
Sahrawi passports are passports issued to citizens of the Sahrawi Republic. They are issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or Interior, and launched by National Centre of Documents Production.[1]
Sahrawi passport booklets are valid for travel by Sahrawis to the countries that recognized the Sahrawi Republic, although travel to certain countries and/or for certain purposes may require a visa. They conform with recommended standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). There are more types of passport booklets; as well, SADR issued biometric passports as standard since September 2012.[1] Sahrawi passports are property of the SADR.
Types of passports
Sahrawi passports are plain and diplomatic. They have red and blue cover.[1]
Biometric passport
Plans had been adopted to prepare and issue the new Sahrawi passport before December 2011.[2] Production of the first Saharawi biometric passport was launched 8 September 2012 under Presidential Decree 11/2012. The new biometric passport contains an electronic chip with information about the holder, including a digitized photograph, fingerprints and signature. The Minister of Interior Mr. Hamada Salma said that new passport with the high digital technology "has two security codes; one contains information of the passport’s holder, whereas the second is a two-dimensional system. In addition to other security measures can only be read by ultraviolet." President of the SADR Mohamed Abdelaziz was granted the first Saharawi diplomatic passport.[1]
See also
- Visa requirements for Sahrawi citizens
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Launch of first Saharawi biometric passport". Sahara Press Service. 2012-08-09. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
- ↑ "Moral report of the National Secretariat submitted to the XIII Congress by Mr Mohamed Abdelaziz". Sahara Press Service. December 2011. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
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