Somali Passport
With different stages of the Somali Passport and different periods based on many events that have had a difficult impact on the growth of the Somali Passport.
Returning to Somalia, Passports were used to make it easier for most people to fly freely to other parts of the world in accordance with the laws of both countries.
At that time the passport used was administered by the government. While that Passport colour was green.
Where at the time of the revolution the government was still in direct use of the Passport.
It was after this that the Somali Passport came into the hands of the black market trade, which was illegally made and distributed to people around the world.
By the time the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) took action, it had set up a central office to manage the Somali Passport, which is legally issued by the Somali government.
At that time, there were still Somali passport traders. Following its introduction in 2006 the government announced the addition of new machines that play a role in reading passports to verify and prevent non-valid passports issued by the government.
In 2007, the TFG began developing an e-passport that had its own identification and validity, in line with international standards.
Following the strengthening of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG), the Somali Passport Facilitation Center was officially opened in the capital Mogadishu in 2010. That was finally going to be one of the safest and most secure passports in the world.
Eventually the use of the Green Passport came to an end and in 2011 the TFG banned its use in all parts of the world. Replacing the current official Passport with one with the blue one.
Finally, in 2013, the federal government announced the introduction of E-Passport.
Currently, Somali passports are part of the facilitation process for its citizens to travel to other countries around the world while in 2017 the Henley Visa Restriction Index introduced that Somali citizens have the ability to enter 30 countries through the legal system. Visa.
Every Somali has the right to own a Passport in accordance with the applicable law which is to obtain proof of citizenship such as citizenship and security and a criminal record.
Somalia is constantly recovering from a number of factors that have hampered the progress of somalia\’s governance process.
It is implementing a number of measures throughout Somalia and in particular the Somali Passport which currently allows up to 9 countries to enter the country without a visa while 23 countries require a visa to enter the country and Somalia remains in the rank 108 of the world and more are on the road to success.
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Written: Majid Hussein
