The Eritrean passport is issued to citizens of Eritrea for international travel. Citizens are not issued passports prior to completion of

military service Military service is service by an individual or group in an army or other militia, air forces, and naval forces, whether as a chosen job ( volunteer) or as a result of an involuntary draft (conscription). Some nations (e.g., Mexico) require ...

. Eritreans living abroad only receive a passport from their consulate if they have paid their taxes to their country (Eritrea and the United States are the two only countries worldwide to use a citizenship-based taxation). The

passport validity Passport validity is the length of time a passport can be used to travel to another country, or be used as a valid form of identification within or outside the issuing country before its date of wikt:expiration, expiration. Adult passport validity ...

is 5 years or less. Eritreans wanting to take another citizenship require permission from the

Eritrean Government The Politics of Eritrea and the Government of Eritrea takes place in a framework of a single-party presidential republican totalitarian dictatorship. The President officially serves as both head of state and head of government. The People's F ...

if they do not want to lose Eritrean citizenship. As of 1 January 2017, Eritrean citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 35 countries and territories, ranking the Eritrean passport 98th in terms of travel freedom (tied with Yemeni passport) according to the Henley visa restrictions index.

References

* http://www.ericon.org.au/main/page_consular_services_new_eritrean_passport.html Eritrea Politics of Eritrea {{Passports

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