Liberian passport

Liberian passports are issued to Liberian citizens to travel outside Liberia.

Liberian passport
Type	Passport
Issued by	Liberia
First issued	9 August 2017[1] (current version)
Purpose	Identification
Eligibility	Liberian citizenship

Physical properties

• Surname
• Given names
• Nationality Liberian
• Date of birth
• Sex
• Place of birth
• Date of Expiry
• Passport number
• Height
• County of origin
• NID number

Languages

The data page/information page is printed in English and French.

Visa-free or visa-on-arrival access

Liberia is a member of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), so Liberian citizens have visa-free access to the other 14 member states:

• Benin
• Burkina Faso (suspended on January 28, 2022)
• Cape Verde
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Guinea (suspended September 8, 2021)
• Guinea-Bissau
• Ivory Coast
• Mali (suspended May 30, 2021)
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Senegal
• Sierra Leone
• Togo

In addition to the list above, the Liberian passport grants visa-free access to 11 other countries and visa-on-arrival access to 34 countries.

Passport Types

The Republic of Liberia issues three main passports to its citizens:

• Ordinary passport. The ordinary passport is issued to all citizens. This passport is dark green in color. It bears the emblem of ECOWAS on the first page and that of Liberia on the last page. The ordinary passport is valid for 5 years.
• Diplomatic Passport is issued to Liberian diplomats accredited abroad and their eligible dependents. This passport is red in color. It is issued for 5 years.
• Official Passport is issued to civil servants attached to government institutions who must travel for official reasons. This passport has a dark red cover and is issued for 5 years.^[2]

See also

• ECOWAS passports
• List of passports
• Liberian nationality law
• Visa requirements for Liberian citizens

References

1. Ndianaefo, Max. "Liberia: Biometric ECOWAS Passport Launched". CPAfrica. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
2. "LBR - Liberia • REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA •". European Council. Retrieved 2023-07-24.