Palauan passport
| Palauan passport | |
|---|---|
| Palauan passport front cover | |
| Type | Passport |
| Issued by | Palau |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Eligibility | Palauan citizenship |
| Expiration | 10 years |
The Palauan passport is an international travel document that is issued to Palauan citizens which is issued centrally at the Passport Office in Meyuns, Palau.
History
[edit ]Issuance of the Palauan passport began on 8 December 1994, whilst official and diplomatic passports were first issued on 9 December 1994.[1]
In accordance with law RPPL7-3, on 31 December 2006, all non-machine readable Palauan passports automatically expired and from 1 January 2007 onwards, only machine readable Palauan passports are valid travel documents, even if a non-machine readable passport has not yet reached its expiry date.[2]
Visa requirements
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As of 2 July 2024, Palauan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 122 countries and territories, ranking the Palauan passport 48th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.[3]
Palau signed a mutual visa waiver agreement with Schengen Area countries on 7 December 2015.[4]
Application
[edit ]Applying for an ordinary Palauan passport currently costs USD50.[5]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017年02月19日. Retrieved 2010年02月15日.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Embassy of the Republic of Palau - Bulletins, Press Releases & Notices [200701171]". Archived from the original on 2013年08月05日. Retrieved 2010年02月15日.
- ^ "Global Ranking - Passport Index 2019" (PDF). Henley & Partners. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2022年12月25日. Retrieved 2017年07月30日.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009年09月20日. Retrieved 2010年02月15日.
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