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Bhutanese passport
Bhutanese passport
	The front cover of an ordinary (blue) Bhutanese passport
Type	Passport
Issued by	Bhutan
First issued	app. 2006 (current version)
Purpose	Identification
Eligibility	Bhutanese citizenship
Expiration	Ten years

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A Bhutanese passport is a document that 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.^[2]

History

A Lhotshampa man holding his Bhutanese passport in a Beldangi Camp.

In the Kingdom of Bumthang, which constitutes a part of modern-day Bhutan, feudal passbooks or dzeng (Dzongkha: ཛེང) were issued to court messengers in order to travel from kingdom to kingdom.^[2] Diplomacy and mediating were crucially important measures in pre-modern Bhutan chiefdoms.^[3]

Foreign travel passports are issued to citizens of Bhutan for international travel. New Bhutanese passports are issued by the foreign affairs.

In 1988, Bhutanese passport holders abroad were ordered to surrender their passports upon their return to Bhutan.^[4]

In approximately 2006, the current version of the Bhutanese passports were first issued.

Languages

The passport contains text in English and Dzongkha (Tibetan script).^[5]

Types of passport

Overview of Bhutanese passports
Type of passport	Color	Image
Ordinary passport (Dzongkha: ་དགེ་འདུན་, romanized: Shinthron)	blue
Official passport (Dzongkha: དབྱངས།་, romanized: Pawchang)	green
Diplomatic passport (Dzongkha: ཞག་དང་རྣ, romanized: Denzhen)	Red

In popular culture

In 2013, a spoken article on the English Wikipedia was created for the Bhutanese passport by user KuchenZimjah,^[6] which was interpreted as humorous, spawning an internet meme. The audio file was ultimately deleted in 2015 following debate on the article's talk page.^[7]^[8] YouTube creator Hbomberguy used this recording an example of audio versions of articles being an accessibility feature and of recreating someone else's creative work in an ethical, productive way.^[9]

References

^ "Council of the European Union - PRADO - BTN-AO-01001". www.consilium.europa.eu. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b http://www.nab.gov.bt/downloads/82NA%20resolution.doc^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Circular MFA/PD/14.19". 15 January 1988.
^ James Minahan (1 December 2009). The complete guide to national symbols and emblems. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-34498-5.
^ Newman, Tim (20 March 2015). "Wikipedia's "Bhutaenese [sic] Passport" Audio Article Is The Funniest Thing You'll Hear All Week". Lazer Horse. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
^ "When 'Bhutanese passport' was deleted from Wiki after being subjected to trolls". The News Minute. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
^ Lileks, James (27 March 2015). "The trouble with "Bhutanese Passport."". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
^ Plagiarism and You(Tube) (video). Hbomberguy. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2024 – via YouTube.

External links

Bhutanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs

[1] "Council of the European Union - PRADO - BTN-AO-01001". www.consilium.europa.eu. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

[nab.gov.bt-2] ttp://www.nab.gov.bt/downloads/82NA%20resolution.doc^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "Circular MFA/PD/14.19". 15 January 1988.

[5] James Minahan (1 December 2009). The complete guide to national symbols and emblems. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-34498-5.

[6] Newman, Tim (20 March 2015). "Wikipedia's "Bhutaenese [sic] Passport" Audio Article Is The Funniest Thing You'll Hear All Week". Lazer Horse. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.

[7] "When 'Bhutanese passport' was deleted from Wiki after being subjected to trolls". The News Minute. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.

[8] Lileks, James (27 March 2015). "The trouble with "Bhutanese Passport."". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.

[9] Plagiarism and You(Tube) (video). Hbomberguy. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2024 – via YouTube.

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 == In popular culture ==
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+In 2013, a spoken article on the [[English Wikipedia]] was created for the Bhutanese passport by user KuchenZimjah,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newman |first=Tim |date=March 20, 2015 |title=Wikipedia's "Bhutaenese {{sic|nolink=y}} Passport" Audio Article Is The Funniest Thing You'll Hear All Week |url=https://www.lazerhorse.org/2015/03/20/wikipedia-bhutanese-passport-audio/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240313150449/https://www.lazerhorse.org/2015/03/20/wikipedia-bhutanese-passport-audio/ |archive-date=March 13, 2024 |access-date=March 13, 2024 |website=Lazer Horse}}</ref> which was interpreted as humorous, spawning an [[internet meme]]. The audio file was ultimately deleted in 2015 following debate on the article's talk page.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 30, 2015 |title=When 'Bhutanese passport' was deleted from Wiki after being subjected to trolls |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/features/when-bhutanese-passport-was-deleted-wiki-after-being-subjected-trolls-20822 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240313151158/https://www.thenewsminute.com/features/when-bhutanese-passport-was-deleted-wiki-after-being-subjected-trolls-20822 |archive-date=March 13, 2024 |access-date=March 13, 2024 |website=The News Minute}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lileks |first=James |date=March 27, 2015 |title=The trouble with "Bhutanese Passport." |url=https://www.startribune.com/the-trouble-with-bhutanese-passport/297804961/?refresh=true |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240313145007/https://www.startribune.com/the-trouble-with-bhutanese-passport/297804961/?refresh=true |archive-date=March 13, 2024 |access-date=March 13, 2024 |website=[[Star Tribune]]}}</ref> YouTube creator [[Hbomberguy]] used this recording an example of audio versions of articles being an [[accessibility]] feature and of recreating someone else's creative work in an ethical, productive way.<ref>{{Cite AV media|title=Plagiarism and You(Tube) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDp3cB5fHXQ |access-date=2024-02-06 |date=2023-12-02 |type=video |via=YouTube |publisher=[[Hbomberguy]] |language=en}}</ref>
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