A Bhutanese passport is a document which authorizes and facilitates travel and other activities in Bhutan or by Bhutanese citizens. Foreign travel passports are issued to citizens of Bhutan for international travel by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is valid for all countries unless otherwise endorsed.http://www.nab.gov.bt/downloads/82NA%20resolution.doc
History
Within the Kingdom of Bumthang, which was a political entity within the borders of modern Bhutan, feudal passbooks or dzeng () were issued beginning in the 15th century to court messengers in order to travel between kingdoms. Diplomacy and mediation were important measures between pre-modern Bhutanese polities.
In 1988, Bhutanese passport holders abroad were ordered to surrender their passports upon their return to Bhutan.
The current version of the Bhutanese passports were first issued around 2006.
Languages The passport contains text in English and Dzongkha.
Types of passport +Overview of Bhutanese passports Type of passport Color Image Ordinary passport () Blue Official passport () Green Diplomatic passport () Red
Visa requirements
As of 2024, Bhutanese citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 52 countries and territories, ranking the Bhutanese passport 92nd in the world according to the Henley Passport Index, together with Chad and Comoros.
In popular culture
In 2013, a Wikipedia user claiming to be Bhutanese and a native speaker of Dzongkha added a spoken article audio file to the Bhutanese passport article on the English Wikipedia. The processing used on the audio was considered humorous by internet commentators, spawning an internet meme. Following debate on the article's talk page, the audio file was deleted in 2015.
See also List of passports Visa policy of Bhutan Visa requirements for Bhutanese citizens Bhutanese Citizenship Act 1985
References
External links
Bhutanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs