Artsakh passport
This article will address the topic of Artsakh passport, which has become relevant in various areas of today's society. Since its emergence until today, Artsakh passport has aroused the interest of specialists, researchers and the general public, due to its impact and repercussion on different aspects of daily life. Along these lines, the different facets and dimensions that Artsakh passport encompasses will be analyzed, as well as its implications and challenges in the current context. Likewise, various perspectives and approaches that have emerged around Artsakh passport will be reviewed, with the aim of enriching the debate and providing a comprehensive vision of this phenomenon.
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| Artsakhi passport | |
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| Type | Passport |
| Issued by |  Artsakh |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Eligibility | Artsakhi citizenship |
Artsakhi passports (Armenian: Արցախի անձնագիր) were issued to Artsakhi citizens to travel outside the partially recognized Republic of Artsakh. They were also used as proof of identity within the country. Passports of the Republic of Artsakh were issued based on amendments to the Constitution of Artsakh of 2006.
Physical appearance
An ordinary Artsakhi passport was dark red, with the Republic of Artsakh's coat of arms emblazoned in gold in the center of the front cover. It was almost identical to the Armenian passport. The words (Armenian: Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի Հանրապետություն) "Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh" and (Armenian: Անձնագիր) "Passport" in the Armenian and English languages also appeared on the front cover. The passport was valid for 10 years from the time of issue, the contents of the passport were in the Armenian and English languages.
Travel and recognition
Due to the status of the state, the passport was not legally recognized by the international community and it was used only within the borders of Artsakh and three other post-Soviet disputed states; Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Transnistria as all members of the Community for Democracy and Rights of Nations had agreed to abolish visa requirements for their citizens. In addition, citizens of Artsakh could travel visa-free to neighboring Armenia. Most Artsakh citizens also had an Armenian passport for international travel.
Artsakh permitted dual citizenship.[1] Most Artsakh citizens also had an Armenian passport for international travel. A number of Syrian Armenian refugees were granted Artsakh passports when they immigrated in 2012.[2] Since the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War there have been difficulties using the document to establish rights to state assistance in Armenia.[3]
See also
- Armenian passport
- Foreign relations of Artsakh
- Political status of Artsakh
- Republic of Artsakh
- Visa policy of Artsakh
- Visa requirements for Artsakh citizens
References
- ^ Kochenov, Dimitry (2020). Kälin and Kochenov's Quality of Nationality Index: An Objective Ranking of the Nationalities of the World. Justin Lindeboom. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. ISBN 978-1-5099-4520-7.
- ^ Babayan, Knar (18 March 2013). "Քաշաթաղ, Լիբանան, թե՞ ուր. Բերձոր եկած սիրիահայերը հեռանալու և մնալու միջև". eMedia.am (in Armenian). Archived from the original on 21 March 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Gevorgyan, Ani (2024-02-08). "Արցախից բռնի տեղահանված 94-ամյա կինը Հայաստանում թոշակ, նպաստ չի ստանում" [94-year-old woman displaced from Artsakh receives no pension or benefits in Armenia]. forrights.am (in Armenian). Journalists for Human Rights. Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
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