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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Passport of the Republic of South Africa issued to South African citizens</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) 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margin-right:auto;">10 other official names</div></div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0; text-align:center;white-space:nowrap;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <span title="Zulu-language text"><i lang="zu"><span style="font-size:85%;">iphasiphothi yaseNingizimu Afrika</span></i></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:68%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/Zulu_language" title="Zulu language">Zulu</a>)</span> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <span title="Xhosa-language text"><i lang="xh"><span style="font-size:85%;">incwadana yokundwendwela yaseMzantsi Afrika</span></i></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:68%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/Xhosa_language" title="Xhosa language">Xhosa</a>)</span> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <span title="Afrikaans-language text"><i lang="af"><span style="font-size:85%;">Suid-Afrikaanse paspoort</span></i></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:68%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/Afrikaans_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Afrikaans language">Afrikaans</a>)</span> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <span title="Northern Sotho-language text"><i lang="nso"><span style="font-size:85%;">pasporoto ya Afrika Borwa</span></i></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:68%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/Northern_Sotho_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Sotho language">Northern Sotho</a>)</span> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <span title="Tswana-language text"><i lang="tn"><span style="font-size:85%;">phaseporoto ya Aforika Borwa</span></i></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:68%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/Tswana_language" title="Tswana language">Tswana</a>)</span> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <span 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style="font-size:85%;">phasipoto ya Afrika Tshipembe</span></i></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:68%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/Venda_language" title="Venda language">Venda</a>)</span> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <span title="Southern Ndebele-language text"><i lang="nr"><span style="font-size:85%;">ipasipoti yeSewula Afrika</span></i></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:68%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/Southern_Ndebele_language" title="Southern Ndebele language">Southern Ndebele</a>)</span> </li></ul> </div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Passport_of_South_Africa.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e2/Passport_of_South_Africa.jpg/190px-Passport_of_South_Africa.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="270" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e2/Passport_of_South_Africa.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="376" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Front cover of a current-issue South African passport.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Passport</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Issued by</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Home_Affairs_(South_Africa)" title="Department of Home Affairs (South Africa)">Department of Home Affairs</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First issued</th><td class="infobox-data">1 April 2009<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (current version)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Purpose</th><td class="infobox-data">Traveling</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Eligibility</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/South_African_nationality_law" title="South African nationality law">South African citizenship</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Expiration</th><td class="infobox-data">10 years after acquisition for adults, 5 years for children</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Cost</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/South_African_rand" title="South African rand">R</a>600 (32page) / <a href="/wiki/South_African_rand" title="South African rand">R</a>1200 (48page)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>A <b>South African passport</b> (also colloquially referred to as the '<a href="/wiki/Eastern_green_mamba" title="Eastern green mamba">Green Mamba</a>'<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or the '<a href="/wiki/Biltong" title="Biltong">Biltong</a> Book'<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> by South Africans) is a <a href="/wiki/Travel_document" title="Travel document">travel document</a> issued to citizens of South Africa for the purpose of international travel. It allows the bearer to travel in foreign countries in accordance with visa requirements, and facilitates the process of securing <a href="/wiki/Consular_assistance" title="Consular assistance">assistance from South African consular officials</a> abroad, if necessary.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A South African passport is a valid proof of <a href="/wiki/Citizenship" title="Citizenship">citizenship</a> document according to <a href="/wiki/South_African_nationality_law" title="South African nationality law">South African nationality law</a>. As of January 2025<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=South_African_passport&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, citizens of South Africa enjoyed visa-free access to 103 countries, of which some countries may require pre-travel registration according to the <a href="/wiki/Henley_Passport_Index" title="Henley Passport Index">Henley Passport Index</a>. </p><p>South African passports are issued by the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Home_Affairs_(South_Africa)" title="Department of Home Affairs (South Africa)">South African Department of Home Affairs</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in terms of the South African Passport and Travel Documents Act (Act 4 of 1994),<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the South African Passport and Travel Documents Regulations of 1996. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Types_of_passports">Types of passports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_African_passport&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Types of passports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are six types of South African passports: </p> <dl><dt>Regular passport</dt> <dd>These passports are issued to citizens who are 16 years of age or older, and are intended for occasional travel, such as vacations and business trips. They contain 32 pages, and are valid for 10 years.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Regular passports are not renewable – when they expire, new passport applications have to be filed.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Maxi passport</dt> <dd>Similar to regular passports, but they contain 48 pages to cater for frequent travellers. Like regular passports, they are issued to citizens aged 16 and older, are valid for 10 years, and are non-renewable. Like the regular passport, when a maxi passport expires, a new passport application must be filed.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Child passport</dt> <dd>These passports are issued to citizens who are 15 years of age or younger. They are valid for five years, and are non-renewable<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Official passport</dt> <dd>These passports are issued to officials attached to government institutions who have to travel on official business. They are valid for five years, and are issued to officials free of charge by the Department of Home Affairs.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Diplomatic passport</dt> <dd>Issued to diplomats and consuls for work-related travel, and to their accompanying dependants.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Physical_appearance">Physical appearance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_African_passport&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Physical appearance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>South African passports are green in colour, with the South African <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms" title="Coat of arms">coat of arms</a> emblazoned in gold in the centre of the front cover. "REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA", French: "RÉPUBLIQUE<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> D'AFRIQUE DU SUD" are inscribed in gold text above and below the coat of arms respectively. "PASSPORT", French: "PASSEPORT" are inscribed in gold text near the bottom of the front cover. The back cover is left blank. </p><p>Beginning in 2009, passports were issued with the <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_South_Africa" title="Coat of arms of South Africa">new post-2000 South African coat of arms</a>. Additionally, visa pages now contain pictures of the Lion, Buffalo, Leopard, Elephant, and Rhinoceros – the <a href="/wiki/Big_Five_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="Big Five Game">Big Five</a> animals of Southern Africa. </p><p>The passport note occupies the first page of the passport, and the particulars page occupies the last. The identity information page is printed on the inside of the passport's back cover, opposite the particulars page. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Languages">Languages</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_African_passport&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Languages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The front cover, passport note, particulars page, and identity information page are printed in both English and French. Until 1994, they were also printed in <a href="/wiki/Afrikaans" title="Afrikaans">Afrikaans</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Passport_note">Passport note</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_African_passport&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Passport note"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Passports contain a note from the issuing state, addressed to the authorities of all other states, identifying the bearer as a citizen of that state and requesting that they be allowed to pass and be treated according to international norms. The note inside the South African passport states: </p><p>In English: </p> <dl><dd><i>In the Name of the President</i></dd> <dd><i>The <a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Africa" title="President of South Africa">President of the Republic of South Africa</a> requests all whom it may concern to allow the bearer of this passport to pass freely without let or hindrance and to afford the bearer all necessary assistance and protection.</i></dd></dl> <p>and in French: </p> <dl><dd><i>Au Nom du Président</i></dd> <dd><i>Le Président de la République d'Afrique du Sud, prie tous ceux que les présentes peuvent concerner de laisser passer librement et sans entrave le titulaire du présent passeport et de lui accorder toute aide et secours en cas de besoin.</i></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Particulars_page">Particulars page</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_African_passport&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Particulars page"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On the particulars page, the bearer is instructed to fill in their address of permanent residence and other contact information, and the name, address, and contact information of someone to notify in case of accident or death abroad. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Identity_information_page">Identity information page</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_African_passport&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Identity information page"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following data are printed on the identity information page, located on the inside of the passport's back cover: </p> <ul><li>Photograph of passport holder</li> <li>Type [of document]</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-3" title="ISO 3166-1 alpha-3">Code</a> [of the issuing country, which is ZAF for South Africa]</li> <li>Passport number</li> <li>Surname</li> <li>Given name(s)</li> <li>Nationality</li> <li>Date of birth</li> <li>Identity number</li> <li>Sex</li> <li>Place of birth [lists only the country name]</li> <li>Date of issue</li> <li>Authority [the issuing authority of the passport, which is Dept of Home Affairs]</li> <li>Date of expiry</li> <li>Holder's signature (if aged 16 or older)</li></ul> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Machine-readable_passport#Format" title="Machine-readable passport">machine-readable zone</a> is found at the bottom of the identity information page. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_passports_(with_the_new_post-2000_coat_of_arms)"><span id="New_passports_.28with_the_new_post-2000_coat_of_arms.29"></span>New passports (with the new post-2000 coat of arms)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_African_passport&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: New passports (with the new post-2000 coat of arms)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Department of Home Affairs began issuing new format passports on 9 April 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These passports are not biometric but do contain sophisticated security features such as a seven-layer polycarbonate page where personal details and a photograph are laser engraved. Various other security features have been used to bring the passport into line with <a href="/wiki/International_Civil_Aviation_Organization" title="International Civil Aviation Organization">International Civil Aviation Organization</a> requirements. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Visa-free_travel">Visa-free travel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_African_passport&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Visa-free travel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Visa_requirements_for_South_African_citizens.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Visa_requirements_for_South_African_citizens.svg/500px-Visa_requirements_for_South_African_citizens.svg.png" decoding="async" width="500" height="254" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Visa_requirements_for_South_African_citizens.svg/750px-Visa_requirements_for_South_African_citizens.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Visa_requirements_for_South_African_citizens.svg/1000px-Visa_requirements_for_South_African_citizens.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2754" data-file-height="1398" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_South_African_citizens" title="Visa requirements for South African citizens">Visa requirements for South African citizens</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#002377; color:white;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> South Africa</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#22b14c; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> Visa free access</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#b5e61d; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> Visa on arrival</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#61c09a; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> eVisa</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#79D343; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> Visa on arrival or online</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#ababab; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> Visa required</div></figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_South_African_citizens" title="Visa requirements for South African citizens">Visa requirements for South African citizens</a></div> <p>Visa requirements for South African citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of South Africa. As of 2024, South African citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 106 countries and territories, ranking the South African passport 47th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Applying_and_carrying">Applying and carrying</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_African_passport&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Applying and carrying"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Until more modern and digital methods were introduced, to apply for a South African passport, one had to fill in application form BI-73,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and bring the appropriate-sized photographs to ensure correct identity. Nowadays, photographs are captured onsite, as well as other <a href="/wiki/Biometrics" title="Biometrics">biometrics</a>. </p><p>South African passports are issued at any home affairs office in South Africa but all are printed in the executive capital, <a href="/wiki/Pretoria" title="Pretoria">Pretoria</a>. </p><p>According to the South African Citizenship Act (Act 88 of 1995)<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as amended by the South African Citizenship Amendment Act (Act 17 of 2004),<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> South Africans may hold dual citizenship, but may not use their citizenship of another country to gain advantage or avoid responsibility while in South Africa. </p><p>It is also illegal for an adult who holds South African citizenship to enter or depart South Africa using a non-South African passport. <a href="/wiki/Dual_national" class="mw-redirect" title="Dual national">Dual nationals</a> using a non-South African passport to enter/exit South Africa may be turned away from <a href="/wiki/Border_checkpoint" title="Border checkpoint">border checkpoints</a> and could be fined or <a href="/wiki/Imprisoned" class="mw-redirect" title="Imprisoned">imprisoned</a> for up to 12 months. However, the use of their non-South African passport is permitted to enter/exit any country other than South Africa. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery_of_historic_images">Gallery of historic images</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_African_passport&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Gallery of historic images"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1944_South_African_passport.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="1944 South African passport"><img alt="1944 South African passport" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/1944_South_African_passport.jpg/78px-1944_South_African_passport.jpg" decoding="async" width="78" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/1944_South_African_passport.jpg/118px-1944_South_African_passport.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/1944_South_African_passport.jpg/157px-1944_South_African_passport.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1213" data-file-height="1853" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1944 South African passport</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1948_South_African_passport.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="1948 South African passport"><img alt="1948 South African passport" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/1948_South_African_passport.jpg/79px-1948_South_African_passport.jpg" decoding="async" width="79" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/1948_South_African_passport.jpg/119px-1948_South_African_passport.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/1948_South_African_passport.jpg/158px-1948_South_African_passport.jpg 2x" data-file-width="792" data-file-height="1199" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1948 South African passport</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1951_South_African_passport.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="1951 South African passport"><img alt="1951 South African passport" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/1951_South_African_passport.jpg/84px-1951_South_African_passport.jpg" decoding="async" width="84" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/1951_South_African_passport.jpg/126px-1951_South_African_passport.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/1951_South_African_passport.jpg/168px-1951_South_African_passport.jpg 2x" data-file-width="804" data-file-height="1148" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1951 South African passport</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pre_1994_South_African_passport_web.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Front cover of a South African passport, issued pre-1994."><img alt="Front cover of a South African passport, issued pre-1994." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Pre_1994_South_African_passport_web.jpg/81px-Pre_1994_South_African_passport_web.jpg" decoding="async" width="81" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Pre_1994_South_African_passport_web.jpg/121px-Pre_1994_South_African_passport_web.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Pre_1994_South_African_passport_web.jpg/162px-Pre_1994_South_African_passport_web.jpg 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="666" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Front cover of a South African passport, issued pre-1994.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:South_African_passport_(1994-2009).webp" class="mw-file-description" title="Front cover of a South African passport, issued between 1994 and 2009"><img alt="Front cover of a South African passport, issued between 1994 and 2009" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/South_African_passport_%281994-2009%29.webp/89px-South_African_passport_%281994-2009%29.webp.png" decoding="async" width="89" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/South_African_passport_%281994-2009%29.webp/133px-South_African_passport_%281994-2009%29.webp.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/South_African_passport_%281994-2009%29.webp/178px-South_African_passport_%281994-2009%29.webp.png 2x" data-file-width="668" data-file-height="900" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Front cover of a South African passport, issued between 1994 and 2009</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SA_Passport_Coat_of_Arms_2010_web.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Front cover of a South African passport with new coat of arms, issued from 2009 onwards."><img alt="Front cover of a South African passport with new coat of arms, issued from 2009 onwards." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/SA_Passport_Coat_of_Arms_2010_web.jpg/83px-SA_Passport_Coat_of_Arms_2010_web.jpg" decoding="async" width="83" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/SA_Passport_Coat_of_Arms_2010_web.jpg/125px-SA_Passport_Coat_of_Arms_2010_web.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/SA_Passport_Coat_of_Arms_2010_web.jpg/167px-SA_Passport_Coat_of_Arms_2010_web.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1824" data-file-height="2620" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Front cover of a South African passport with new coat of arms, issued from 2009 onwards.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SA_Passport_28-29.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Pages 28 and 29 of a South African passport with an endorsement relating to foreign travel allowance (2007)."><img alt="Pages 28 and 29 of a South African passport with an endorsement relating to foreign travel allowance (2007)." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/da/SA_Passport_28-29.jpg/169px-SA_Passport_28-29.jpg" decoding="async" width="169" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/da/SA_Passport_28-29.jpg/254px-SA_Passport_28-29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/da/SA_Passport_28-29.jpg/339px-SA_Passport_28-29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2505" data-file-height="1777" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Pages 28 and 29 of a South African passport with an endorsement relating to foreign travel allowance (2007).</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1995_South_African_Passport_page_0_and_1.png" class="mw-file-description" title="1995 South African Passport inside front cover page and page 1."><img alt="1995 South African Passport inside front cover page and page 1." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/1995_South_African_Passport_page_0_and_1.png/159px-1995_South_African_Passport_page_0_and_1.png" decoding="async" width="159" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/1995_South_African_Passport_page_0_and_1.png/238px-1995_South_African_Passport_page_0_and_1.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/1995_South_African_Passport_page_0_and_1.png/317px-1995_South_African_Passport_page_0_and_1.png 2x" data-file-width="1113" data-file-height="842" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1995 South African Passport inside front cover page and page 1.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1995_South_African_Passport_page_2_and_3.png" class="mw-file-description" title="1995 South African Passport pages 2 and 3. Passport information was mostly handwritten and some stamps were used."><img alt="1995 South African Passport pages 2 and 3. Passport information was mostly handwritten and some stamps were used." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/1995_South_African_Passport_page_2_and_3.png/89px-1995_South_African_Passport_page_2_and_3.png" decoding="async" width="89" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/1995_South_African_Passport_page_2_and_3.png/134px-1995_South_African_Passport_page_2_and_3.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/1995_South_African_Passport_page_2_and_3.png/179px-1995_South_African_Passport_page_2_and_3.png 2x" data-file-width="842" data-file-height="1130" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1995 South African Passport pages 2 and 3. Passport information was mostly handwritten and some stamps were used.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1995_South_African_Passport_page_36_and_37.png" class="mw-file-description" title="1995 South African Passport pages 36 and 37. Foreign travel allowance rules."><img alt="1995 South African Passport pages 36 and 37. Foreign travel allowance rules." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/1995_South_African_Passport_page_36_and_37.png/159px-1995_South_African_Passport_page_36_and_37.png" decoding="async" width="159" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/1995_South_African_Passport_page_36_and_37.png/239px-1995_South_African_Passport_page_36_and_37.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/1995_South_African_Passport_page_36_and_37.png/318px-1995_South_African_Passport_page_36_and_37.png 2x" data-file-width="1122" data-file-height="846" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1995 South African Passport pages 36 and 37. Foreign travel allowance rules.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1995_South_African_Passport_page_38_and_39.png" class="mw-file-description" title="1995 South African Passport pages 38 and 39. Conditions of Issue, Information for Travellers and Caution notices in Afrikaans."><img alt="1995 South African Passport pages 38 and 39. Conditions of Issue, Information for Travellers and Caution notices in Afrikaans." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/1995_South_African_Passport_page_38_and_39.png/157px-1995_South_African_Passport_page_38_and_39.png" decoding="async" width="157" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/1995_South_African_Passport_page_38_and_39.png/236px-1995_South_African_Passport_page_38_and_39.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/1995_South_African_Passport_page_38_and_39.png/315px-1995_South_African_Passport_page_38_and_39.png 2x" data-file-width="1125" data-file-height="858" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1995 South African Passport pages 38 and 39. Conditions of Issue, Information for Travellers and Caution notices in Afrikaans.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1995_South_African_Passport_page_40_and_41.png" class="mw-file-description" title="1995 South African Passport pages 40 and 41. Conditions of Issue, Information for Travellers and Caution notices."><img alt="1995 South African Passport pages 40 and 41. Conditions of Issue, Information for Travellers and Caution notices." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/1995_South_African_Passport_page_40_and_41.png/155px-1995_South_African_Passport_page_40_and_41.png" decoding="async" width="155" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/1995_South_African_Passport_page_40_and_41.png/232px-1995_South_African_Passport_page_40_and_41.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/1995_South_African_Passport_page_40_and_41.png/310px-1995_South_African_Passport_page_40_and_41.png 2x" data-file-width="1108" data-file-height="859" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1995 South African Passport pages 40 and 41. 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title="Bahraini passport">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladeshi_passport" title="Bangladeshi passport">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbados_passport" title="Barbados passport">Barbados</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belarusian_passport" title="Belarusian passport">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgian_passport" title="Belgian passport">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belizean_passport" title="Belizean passport">Belize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beninese_passport" title="Beninese passport">Benin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhutanese_passport" title="Bhutanese passport">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolivian_passport" title="Bolivian passport">Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_passport" title="Bosnia and Herzegovina passport">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Botswana_passport" title="Botswana passport">Botswana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brazilian_passport" title="Brazilian passport">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruneian_passport" title="Bruneian passport">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_passport" title="Bulgarian passport">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burkinab%C3%A9_passport" class="mw-redirect" title="Burkinabé passport">Burkina Faso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burundian_passport" title="Burundian passport">Burundi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.0emgr">C</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cambodian_passport" title="Cambodian passport">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameroonian_passport" title="Cameroonian passport">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_passport" title="Canadian passport">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Verdean_passport" title="Cape Verdean passport">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_African_Republic_passport" class="mw-redirect" title="Central African Republic passport">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chadian_passport" title="Chadian passport">Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chilean_passport" title="Chilean passport">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_passport" title="Chinese passport">China, People's Republic of</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Special_Administrative_Region_passport" title="Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport">Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macao_Special_Administrative_Region_passport" title="Macao Special Administrative Region passport">Macau</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colombian_passport" title="Colombian passport">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comorian_passport" title="Comorian passport">Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo_passport" title="Democratic Republic of the Congo passport">Congo, Democratic Republic of the</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo_passport" title="Republic of the Congo passport">Congo, Republic of the</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Costa_Rican_passport" title="Costa Rican passport">Costa Rica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatian_passport" title="Croatian passport">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuban_passport" title="Cuban passport">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cypriot_passport" title="Cypriot passport">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czech_passport" title="Czech passport">Czech Republic</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.0emgr">D–F</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Danish_passport" title="Danish passport">Denmark</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Faroese_passport" class="mw-redirect" title="Faroese passport">Faroe Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenlandic_passport" class="mw-redirect" title="Greenlandic passport">Greenland</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Djiboutian_passport" title="Djiboutian passport">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominica_passport" class="mw-redirect" title="Dominica passport">Dominica, Commonwealth of</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Republic_passport" title="Dominican Republic passport">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Timorese_passport" title="East Timorese passport">East Timor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ecuadorian_passport" title="Ecuadorian passport">Ecuador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egyptian_passport" title="Egyptian passport">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salvadoran_passport" title="Salvadoran passport">El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equatorial_Guinean_passport" title="Equatorial Guinean passport">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eritrean_passport" title="Eritrean passport">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estonian_passport" title="Estonian passport">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swazi_passport" title="Swazi passport">Eswatini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_passport" title="Ethiopian passport">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fijian_passport" title="Fijian passport">Fiji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_passport" title="Finnish passport">Finland</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/%C3%85land_Islands_passport" class="mw-redirect" title="Åland Islands passport">Åland Islands</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_passport" title="French passport">France</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.0emgr">G–K</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gabonese_passport" title="Gabonese passport">Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gambian_passport" title="Gambian passport">Gambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgian_passport" title="Georgian passport">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_passport" title="German passport">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghanaian_passport" title="Ghanaian passport">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek_passport" title="Greek passport">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grenadian_passport" title="Grenadian passport">Grenada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guatemalan_passport" title="Guatemalan passport">Guatemala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guinean_passport" title="Guinean passport">Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guinea-Bissau_passport" title="Guinea-Bissau passport">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guyanese_passport" title="Guyanese passport">Guyana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haitian_passport" title="Haitian passport">Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honduran_passport" title="Honduran passport">Honduras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hungarian_passport" title="Hungarian passport">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Icelandic_passport" title="Icelandic passport">Iceland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_passport" title="Indian passport">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indonesian_passport" title="Indonesian passport">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iranian_passport" title="Iranian passport">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iraqi_passport" title="Iraqi passport">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_passport" title="Irish passport">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israeli_passport" title="Israeli passport">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_passport" title="Italian passport">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivorian_passport" title="Ivorian passport">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamaican_passport" title="Jamaican passport">Jamaica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_passport" title="Japanese passport">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jordanian_passport" title="Jordanian passport">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazakhstani_passport" title="Kazakhstani passport">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenyan_passport" title="Kenyan passport">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiribati_passport" title="Kiribati passport">Kiribati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuwaiti_passport" title="Kuwaiti passport">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyrgyzstani_passport" title="Kyrgyzstani passport">Kyrgyzstan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.0emgr">L–M</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Laotian_passport" title="Laotian passport">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latvian_passport" title="Latvian passport">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lebanese_passport" title="Lebanese passport">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lesotho_passport" title="Lesotho passport">Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberian_passport" title="Liberian passport">Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libyan_passport" title="Libyan passport">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liechtenstein_passport" title="Liechtenstein passport">Liechtenstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_passport" title="Lithuanian passport">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luxembourg_passport" class="mw-redirect" title="Luxembourg passport">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malagasy_passport" title="Malagasy passport">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malawian_passport" title="Malawian passport">Malawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malaysian_passport" title="Malaysian passport">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maldivian_passport" title="Maldivian passport">Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malian_passport" title="Malian passport">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maltese_passport" title="Maltese passport">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshallese_passport" title="Marshallese passport">Marshall Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mauritanian_passport" title="Mauritanian passport">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mauritian_passport" title="Mauritian passport">Mauritius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mexican_passport" title="Mexican passport">Mexico</a></li> <li><a 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passport">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palauan_passport" title="Palauan passport">Palau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panamanian_passport" title="Panamanian passport">Panama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinean_passport" title="Papua New Guinean passport">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paraguayan_passport" title="Paraguayan passport">Paraguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peruvian_passport" title="Peruvian passport">Peru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philippine_passport" title="Philippine passport">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_passport" title="Polish passport">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_passport" title="Portuguese passport">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qatari_passport" title="Qatari passport">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romanian_passport" title="Romanian passport">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russian_passport" title="Russian passport">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rwandan_passport" title="Rwandan passport">Rwanda</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.0emgr">S</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis_passport" title="Saint Kitts and Nevis passport">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Lucian_passport" title="Saint Lucian passport">Saint Lucia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines_passport" title="Saint Vincent and the Grenadines passport">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samoan_passport" title="Samoan passport">Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Marino_passport" title="San Marino passport">San Marino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santomean_passport" title="Santomean passport">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabian_passport" class="mw-redirect" title="Saudi Arabian passport">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senegalese_passport" title="Senegalese passport">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serbian_passport" title="Serbian passport">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seychellois_passport" title="Seychellois passport">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sierra_Leonean_passport" title="Sierra Leonean passport">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singaporean_passport" class="mw-redirect" title="Singaporean passport">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovak_passport" title="Slovak passport">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovenian_passport" title="Slovenian passport">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands_passport" title="Solomon Islands passport">Solomon Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somali_passport" title="Somali passport">Somalia</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Korean_passport" title="South Korean passport">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Sudanese_passport" title="South Sudanese passport">South Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_passport" title="Spanish passport">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_passport" title="Sri Lankan passport">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudanese_passport" title="Sudanese passport">Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surinamese_passport" title="Surinamese passport">Suriname</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swedish_passport" title="Swedish passport">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_passport" title="Swiss passport">Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syrian_passport" title="Syrian passport">Syria</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.0emgr">T–Z</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tajik_passport" title="Tajik passport">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanzanian_passport" title="Tanzanian passport">Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thai_passport" title="Thai passport">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Togolese_passport" title="Togolese passport">Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tongan_passport" title="Tongan passport">Tonga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago_passport" title="Trinidad and Tobago passport">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tunisian_passport" title="Tunisian passport">Tunisia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_passport" title="Turkish passport">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkmen_passport" title="Turkmen passport">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuvaluan_passport" title="Tuvaluan passport">Tuvalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ugandan_passport" title="Ugandan passport">Uganda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_passport" title="Ukrainian passport">Ukraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emirati_passport" title="Emirati passport">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_passport" title="British passport">United Kingdom</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:British_passports_issued_to_British_Overseas_Territories_Citizens" title="Category:British passports issued to British Overseas Territories Citizens">British Overseas Territories</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_National_(Overseas)_passport" title="British National (Overseas) passport">BN(O)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guernsey_passport" class="mw-redirect" title="Guernsey passport">Guernsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Man_passport" class="mw-redirect" title="Isle of Man passport">Isle of Man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jersey_passport" class="mw-redirect" title="Jersey passport">Jersey</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_passport" title="United States passport">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uruguayan_passport" title="Uruguayan passport">Uruguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uzbekistan_passport" title="Uzbekistan passport">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanuatu_passport" title="Vanuatu passport">Vanuatu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venezuelan_passport" title="Venezuelan passport">Venezuela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vietnamese_passport" title="Vietnamese passport">Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yemeni_passport" title="Yemeni passport">Yemen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zambian_passport" title="Zambian passport">Zambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zimbabwean_passport" title="Zimbabwean passport">Zimbabwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Other_entities376" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Other entities</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.0em">UN observer states</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Palestinian_Authority_passport" title="Palestinian Authority passport">Palestine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vatican_City_and_Holy_See_passports" title="Vatican City and Holy See passports">Vatican City and Holy See</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.0em">Other sovereign entities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sovereign_Military_Order_of_Malta_passport" title="Sovereign Military Order of Malta passport">Sovereign Military Order of Malta</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.0em">Sovereignty disputed</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abkhazian_passport" title="Abkhazian passport">Abkhazia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Passport_of_Kosovo" class="mw-redirect" title="Passport of Kosovo">Kosovo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Cypriot_passport" title="Northern Cypriot passport">Northern Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sahrawi_passport" title="Sahrawi passport">Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somaliland_passport" title="Somaliland passport">Somaliland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Ossetian_passport" title="South Ossetian passport">South Ossetia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taiwan_passport" title="Taiwan passport">Taiwan</a> (Republic of China)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transnistrian_passport" title="Transnistrian passport">Transnistria</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.0em">No recognition</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aboriginal_passport" title="Aboriginal passport">Aboriginal Provisional Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iroquois_passport" title="Iroquois passport">Haudenosaunee Confederacy</a> (Iroquois)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="International_organizations376" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">International organizations</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.0em">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African_Union_Passport" title="African Union Passport">African Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ECOWAS_passport" title="ECOWAS passport">ECOWAS</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.0em">Americas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andean_passport" title="Andean passport">Andean Community</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CARICOM_passport" title="CARICOM passport">CARICOM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_America-4_passport" title="Central America-4 passport">Central America-4</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.0em">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Passports_of_the_EFTA_member_states" title="Passports of the EFTA member states">EFTA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Passports_of_the_European_Union" title="Passports of the European Union">European Union</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_laissez-passer" title="European Union laissez-passer">laissez-passer</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7.0em">Global</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Interpol_Travel_Document" title="Interpol Travel Document">Interpol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_laissez-passer" title="United Nations laissez-passer">United Nations</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" 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