Bruneian passport
{{Short description|Passport of Brunei issued to Bruneian citizens}}
{{Infobox Identity document
| document_name = Bruneian passport
| image = Brunei biometric passport.jpg
| image_caption = Front cover of the current Brunei passport (with chip 20px), issued since May 2008
| date_first_issued = 5 May 2008 (biometric version)
| using_jurisdiction = {{flag|Brunei}}
| valid_jurisdictions =
| document_type = Passport
| purpose = Identification
| eligibility = Bruneian citizenship
| expiration = 5 years
}}
Bruneian passports are issued to citizens of Brunei for the purpose of international travel.Permanent Mission of Brunei, United Nations[https://www.un.int/brunei/brunei/country-facts]
Validity
The Bruneian passport is valid for a period of 5 years. To travel overseas, a passport must be valid for at least six months into the future.
Biometric passport
Since May 2008, all Bruneian passports contain biometric features. The biometric passport contains a chip which stores facial and fingerprint image.
{{cite web|url=http://www.bt.com.bn/home_news/2008/05/05/new_biometric_passport_to_be_launched_today|title=New biometric passport to be launched today|website=www.bt.com.bn|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208153112/http://www.bt.com.bn/home_news/2008/05/05/new_biometric_passport_to_be_launched_today|archive-date=2015-12-08|access-date=2015-12-02}}
The Bruneian passport is coloured red. Brunei's coat of arms is in the middle of the front of the Bruneian passport, with the name of the country above it and "passport" below it.
= Identification page =
- Passport holder photo (Width: 40mm, Height: 52mm; Head height (up to the top of the hair): 35mm; Distance from the top of the photo to the top of the hair: 6mm)
- Type ("P" for passport)
- Code of the country
- Serial number of the passport
- Surname and first name of the passport holder
- Citizenship
- Date of birth (DD.MM.YYYY)
- Gender (M for men or F for women)
- Place of Birth
- Date of issue (DD.MM.YYYY)
- Passport holder's signature
- Expiry date (DD.MM.YYYY)
=Languages=
Certificate of Identity
In lieu of a passport, Bruneian permanent residents who are otherwise stateless are afforded the right to obtain a Bruneian International Certificate of Identity.{{cite journal |last1=Piew Loo |first1=Seng |title=Ethnicity and educational policies in Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam |journal=SA-eDUC |date=2009 |volume=6 |page=146-157 |url=http://www.puk.ac.za/opencms/export/PUK/html/fakulteite/opvoed/educ/artikels/SpecialIssue2009/SpecialEd_Malysia.pdf |access-date=11 July 2022 |archive-date=13 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713180340/http://www.puk.ac.za/opencms/export/PUK/html/fakulteite/opvoed/educ/artikels/SpecialIssue2009/SpecialEd_Malysia.pdf |url-status=dead }}
Visa requirements
{{main|Visa requirements for Bruneian citizens}}
File:Visa requirements for Bruneian citizens.svg
As of 2025, Bruneian citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 164 countries and territories, ranking the Bruneian passport 18th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index. {{cite web|title=Global Ranking - Passport Index 2018|url=https://www.henleyglobal.com/files/download/HPI2018/PI%202018%20INFOGRAPHS%20GLOBAL%20180117.pdf|publisher=Henley & Partners|access-date=9 January 2018|archive-date=8 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308065227/https://www.henleyglobal.com/files/download/HPI2018/PI%202018%20INFOGRAPHS%20GLOBAL%20180117.pdf|url-status=dead}} Additionally, Arton Capital's Passport index ranked the Bruneian passport 15th in the world in terms of travel freedom, with a visa-free score of 151, as of October 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.passportindex.org/byRank.php|title = Global Passport Power Rank 2022 | Passport Index 2022}}
Brunei is one of only two Muslim-majority countries in the world, along with Qatar, whose citizens are allowed to enter the United States without a previously issued travel visa.