The Transnistrian passport is issued to citizens of
Transnistria
Transnistria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), is an unrecognised breakaway state that is internationally recognised as a part of Moldova. Transnistria controls most of the narrow strip of land between the Dniester riv ...
for the purpose of international travel and for the purpose of legal identification within Transnistria.
History
The first Transnistrian passport was issued on 1 October 2001.
Until then, starting in the mid-1990s, citizens were issued a paper insert in addition to a passport of another state (or a
Soviet Union passport
The Soviet passport was an identity document issued pursuant to the laws of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) for citizens of the USSR. For the general purposes of identity certification, Soviet passports contained such data as name, ...
, whose design was used from 1974 until its expiration after the
fall of the Soviet Union in 1991) indicating the citizen's connection with Transnistria.
Validity
Transnistria is not recognized by any country of the world (with the exceptions of the unrecognized or partially recognized
Abkhazia
Abkhazia, ka, აფხაზეთი, tr, , xmf, აბჟუა, abzhua, or ( or ), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, recognised by most countries as part of Georgia, which vi ...
,
South Ossetia, and the
Republic of Artsakh
Artsakh, officially the Republic of Artsakh () or the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (),, is a list of states with limited recognition, breakaway state in the South Caucasus whose territory is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan ...
), and a Transnistrian passport is not valid for travel to many countries in the world. As dual nationality is permitted, most people affected are entitled to either a
Moldovan,
Russian or
Ukrainian passport
The Ukrainian passport ( uk, паспорт громадянина України, pasport hromadyanyna Ukrayiny, passport of a citizen of Ukraine) is a document issued for nationals of Ukraine as proof of Ukrainian citizenship. The country issues ...
for travel abroad.
See also
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Visa requirements for Transnistrian citizens
Visa requirements for Transnistrian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Transnistria.
Validity
As Transnistria is not recognised by the majority of nations of the world ( ...
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Moldovan passport
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Romanian passport
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Russian passport
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Soviet Union passport
The Soviet passport was an identity document issued pursuant to the laws of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) for citizens of the USSR. For the general purposes of identity certification, Soviet passports contained such data as name, ...
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Ukrainian passport
The Ukrainian passport ( uk, паспорт громадянина України, pasport hromadyanyna Ukrayiny, passport of a citizen of Ukraine) is a document issued for nationals of Ukraine as proof of Ukrainian citizenship. The country issues ...
References
External links
Law of the PMR "On the PASSPORT OF a CITIZEN OF THE PRIDNESTROVIAN MOLDAVIAN REPUBLIC"Law of the PMR "On the PASSPORT of a CITIZEN of the PRIDNESTROVIAN MOLDAVIAN REPUBLIC" as of August 5, 2005Archived copy
from January 8, 2011 on the Wayback Machine
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Transnistria
Transnistria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), is an unrecognised breakaway state that is internationally recognised as a part of Moldova. Transnistria controls most of the narrow strip of land between the Dniester riv ...
passport
A passport is an official travel document issued by a government that contains a person's identity. A person with a passport can travel to and from foreign countries more easily and access consular assistance. A passport certifies the personal ...