Macedonian passport
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The Macedonian passport is issued to citizens
of the Republic of Macedonia
for the purpose of international travel. Responsibility for their issuance lies with the Ministry of the Interior. The validity of the passport
is 5 years for persons under the age of 27, and 10 years for those 27 years of age and older. For children ages four and under the validity of the passport is limited to two years. Macedonian passports conform with recommended standards (i.e., size, composition, layout, technology) of the International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO). The latest Macedonian passport is a biometric passport
.
. The first passports issued were blue with silver color inscription without the Macedonian Coat of Arms. The second generation of Macedonian passports had a golden color inscription on the cover and the third generation had the Macedonian Coat of Arms added. The first three generations had only "Република Мaкедонија" and the English
translation "Republic of Macedonia" inscription on the cover page.
The latest, fourth generation passport has changed its color to red, also the "République de Macédoine" the French translation of the official country name was added on the cover as well as the "Passeport" beneath the Coat of Arms. It is a biometric passport which contains RFID. The purpose of chips is storage of biometric and other data, which are retrievable. An issued non-biometric will remain valid until its stated date of expiration.
Effective November 16, 2009, the Coat of arms of the Republic of Macedonia
has changed and the five-pointed red star on Macedonia's official coat of arms was removed, the emblem otherwise remained unchanged. The new coat of arms
will be emblazoned in the center of the front cover.
(Picture Right: Top Left – 1st Generation Macedonian Passport, Top Right - 2nd Generation, Bottom Left - 3rd Generation and Bottom Right fourth Generation (current) Macedonian Passport.)
A data page has a visual zone and a machine-readable zone. The visual zone has a digitized photograph of the passport holder, data about the passport, and data about the passport holder:
• Photograph
• Type [of document, which is "P" for "passport"]
• Code [of the issuing country, which is "MKD
" for "REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA"]
• Passport
No.
• Surname (Macedonian Cyrillic Transcription with ICAO Standardized Transcription/Translation underneath)
• Given Name(s)
• Nationality
[which is " Македонско/Macedonian"]
• Date of Birth (Date/Month/Year Format)
• Unique Master Citizen Number
(EMBG)
• Sex
• Place of Birth
• Date of Issue
• Issuing Authority [which is “MBP/MOI” – Ministry of Interior]
• Date of Expiration
• Holder’s Signature
At the bottom of a data page is the machine-readable zone, which can be read both visually and by an optical scanner. The machine-readable zone consists of two lines. There are no blank spaces in either line. A space which does not contain a letter or a number is filled with "<".
The first line of a machine-readable zone of a passport contains a letter to denote the type of travel document ("P" for passport), the code for the citizenship of the passport holder (e.g., "MKD
" for "Macedonia"), and the name (surname first, then given name or names) of the passport holder.
The second line of a machine-readable zone of a passport contains the passport number, supplemented by a check digit; the code of the issuing country (e.g., "MKD" for "Macedonia"); the date of birth of the passport holder (two digit year, two digit month, two digit day i.e. 020507), supplemented by a check digit; a notation of the sex of the passport holder ("M" or "F"); the date of expiration of the passport, supplemented by a check digit; the holder’s personal number and, at the end of the line, two overall check digits.
The data page has a line for the signature of a passport holder. The non-biometric passports
of the first three generation were not valid until they were signed by the passport holder. If a holder was unable to sign his passport, it was to be signed by a person who has legal authority to sign on the holder's behalf. The new biometric passports however, require that you sign the passport on the day when you apply for the passport, which is done by signing with a digital pen
on a tablet, after which the image of the signature is printed on the first page along with the other data, and cannot be altered thereafter.
Macedonian nationality law
Macedonian nationality law is governed by the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia of 1991 and the Law on Citizenship of the Republic of Macedonia of 1992 .Macedonian citizenship is based primarily on the principle of Jus sanguinis...
of the Republic of Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
for the purpose of international travel. Responsibility for their issuance lies with the Ministry of the Interior. The validity of the passport
Passport
A passport is a document, issued by a national government, which certifies, for the purpose of international travel, the identity and nationality of its holder. The elements of identity are name, date of birth, sex, and place of birth....
is 5 years for persons under the age of 27, and 10 years for those 27 years of age and older. For children ages four and under the validity of the passport is limited to two years. Macedonian passports conform with recommended standards (i.e., size, composition, layout, technology) of the International Civil Aviation Organization
International Civil Aviation Organization
The International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...
(ICAO). The latest Macedonian passport is a biometric passport
Biometric passport
A biometric passport, also known as an e-passport or ePassport, is a combined paper and electronic passport that contains biometric information that can be used to authenticate the identity of travelers...
.
History
The design and contents of Macedonian passports changed over the years. The first passports were issued in 1991 after Macedonia declared its independence from YugoslaviaYugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
. The first passports issued were blue with silver color inscription without the Macedonian Coat of Arms. The second generation of Macedonian passports had a golden color inscription on the cover and the third generation had the Macedonian Coat of Arms added. The first three generations had only "Република Мaкедонија" and the English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
translation "Republic of Macedonia" inscription on the cover page.
The latest, fourth generation passport has changed its color to red, also the "République de Macédoine" the French translation of the official country name was added on the cover as well as the "Passeport" beneath the Coat of Arms. It is a biometric passport which contains RFID. The purpose of chips is storage of biometric and other data, which are retrievable. An issued non-biometric will remain valid until its stated date of expiration.
Effective November 16, 2009, the Coat of arms of the Republic of Macedonia
Coat of arms of the Republic of Macedonia
The coat of arms of the Republic of Macedonia is composed of two curved garlands of sheaves of wheat, tobacco leaves and opium poppy fruits, tied by a ribbon decorated with embroidery of traditional Macedonian folk motifs. In the centre of the ovoid frame are depicted a mountain, a lake and a sunrise...
has changed and the five-pointed red star on Macedonia's official coat of arms was removed, the emblem otherwise remained unchanged. The new coat of arms
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
will be emblazoned in the center of the front cover.
(Picture Right: Top Left – 1st Generation Macedonian Passport, Top Right - 2nd Generation, Bottom Left - 3rd Generation and Bottom Right fourth Generation (current) Macedonian Passport.)
Physical Appearance
Macedonian passports are red in color with the Macedonian Coat of Arms emblazoned in the centre of the front cover. The words "Република Македонија" with the "Republic of Macedonia" and "Republique de Macedoine" (English and French translation of the country's name - respectively) are inscribed above the coat of arms and the words "Пасош", "PASSPORT" and "PASSEPORT" are inscribed below the coat of arms. Macedonian passports have the standard biometric symbol at the bottom of the cover page. There are 32 pages in a biometric passport. The passport's critical information is both printed on the data page of the passport and stored in the chip.Data page and signature page
Each passport has a data page.A data page has a visual zone and a machine-readable zone. The visual zone has a digitized photograph of the passport holder, data about the passport, and data about the passport holder:
• Photograph
Photograph
A photograph is an image created by light falling on a light-sensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic imager such as a CCD or a CMOS chip. Most photographs are created using a camera, which uses a lens to focus the scene's visible wavelengths of light into a reproduction of...
• Type [of document, which is "P" for "passport"]
• Code [of the issuing country, which is "MKD
MKD
MKD may refer to:* ISO 4217 code for Macedonian denar* ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code and IOC country code for * English football club Milton Keynes Dons* Mortal Kombat: Deception...
" for "REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA"]
• Passport
Passport
A passport is a document, issued by a national government, which certifies, for the purpose of international travel, the identity and nationality of its holder. The elements of identity are name, date of birth, sex, and place of birth....
No.
• Surname (Macedonian Cyrillic Transcription with ICAO Standardized Transcription/Translation underneath)
• Given Name(s)
• Nationality
Nationality
Nationality is membership of a nation or sovereign state, usually determined by their citizenship, but sometimes by ethnicity or place of residence, or based on their sense of national identity....
[which is " Македонско/Macedonian"]
• Date of Birth (Date/Month/Year Format)
• Unique Master Citizen Number
Unique Master Citizen Number
Unique Master Citizen Number was a unique identification number that was assigned to every citizen of former Yugoslav republics of the SFR Yugoslavia. Today it continues to be used in all of the countries that were created after the dissolution of Yugoslavia – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
(EMBG)
• Sex
• Place of Birth
• Date of Issue
• Issuing Authority [which is “MBP/MOI” – Ministry of Interior]
• Date of Expiration
• Holder’s Signature
At the bottom of a data page is the machine-readable zone, which can be read both visually and by an optical scanner. The machine-readable zone consists of two lines. There are no blank spaces in either line. A space which does not contain a letter or a number is filled with "<".
The first line of a machine-readable zone of a passport contains a letter to denote the type of travel document ("P" for passport), the code for the citizenship of the passport holder (e.g., "MKD
MKD
MKD may refer to:* ISO 4217 code for Macedonian denar* ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code and IOC country code for * English football club Milton Keynes Dons* Mortal Kombat: Deception...
" for "Macedonia"), and the name (surname first, then given name or names) of the passport holder.
The second line of a machine-readable zone of a passport contains the passport number, supplemented by a check digit; the code of the issuing country (e.g., "MKD" for "Macedonia"); the date of birth of the passport holder (two digit year, two digit month, two digit day i.e. 020507), supplemented by a check digit; a notation of the sex of the passport holder ("M" or "F"); the date of expiration of the passport, supplemented by a check digit; the holder’s personal number and, at the end of the line, two overall check digits.
The data page has a line for the signature of a passport holder. The non-biometric passports
Passport
A passport is a document, issued by a national government, which certifies, for the purpose of international travel, the identity and nationality of its holder. The elements of identity are name, date of birth, sex, and place of birth....
of the first three generation were not valid until they were signed by the passport holder. If a holder was unable to sign his passport, it was to be signed by a person who has legal authority to sign on the holder's behalf. The new biometric passports however, require that you sign the passport on the day when you apply for the passport, which is done by signing with a digital pen
Digital pen
A digital pen is an input device which captures the handwriting or brush strokes of a user, converts handwritten analog information created using "pen and paper" into digital data, enabling the data to be utilized in various applications. For example, the writing data can be digitized and uploaded...
on a tablet, after which the image of the signature is printed on the first page along with the other data, and cannot be altered thereafter.
Types of Passports
- Regular (Ordinary) Passport - Issuable to all citizens of the Republic of Macedonia. It is red color, valid for two, five or ten years depending on the age of the passport applicant/holder. Those passports are not extendable or renewable and new one must be obtained once expired.
- Diplomatic Passport - Issuable to Macedonian diplomats accredited overseas and their eligible dependants, and to citizens who reside in the Republic of Macedonia and travel abroad for diplomatic work. Title and function of the bearer (Diplomat) is listed on the data page of the Diplomatic Passport in addition to the information already contained. It is valid for five years.
- Official Passport – Issuable to citizen-employees of the Republic of Macedonia assigned overseas, Macedonian Government employees working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or at the Macedonian Diplomatic Mission assigned abroad. Official Passport can be issued to other government officials that are to travel abroad, with prior approval, as well as to their spouses and children living in the same household. Title and function of the bearer (Official) is listed on the data page of the Official Passport in addition to the information already contained. It is valid for five years.
- Temporary Passport - Is issued to a Macedonian Citizen who needs to come back into Macedonia; when issued it is valid for 30 days or until the return trip is completed and can be issued at a Macedonian Diplomatic Mission.
Documents required
The following documents are required to obtain a Macedonian passport:- Passport Application Form (Obtained from the MOI or download from their website)
- Valid State Issued ID (If citizen resides abroad, he/she needs to submit the foreign ID in order to prove identity)
- Old passport (if applicable, regardless of expiry date)
- 50 MKDMKDMKD may refer to:* ISO 4217 code for Macedonian denar* ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code and IOC country code for * English football club Milton Keynes Dons* Mortal Kombat: Deception...
Administrative Stamp - 1500 MKDMKDMKD may refer to:* ISO 4217 code for Macedonian denar* ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code and IOC country code for * English football club Milton Keynes Dons* Mortal Kombat: Deception...
Processing Fee (4500 MKD for Expedited processing – usually passport requests are processed and completed in 48 hours, and can only be picked up in Skopje, in the police station in the MRTV building) - Administrative tax Receipt (50 MKD for children 4 and under; 250 MKD for persons between ages of 4 and 27 and 500 MKD for persons ages 27 and older).
- Picture, fingerprints and all biometric data is collected at the Passport Application Center(s); fingerprint data is not collected from minors ages 12 and under.
See also
- Visa requirements for Macedonian citizensVisa requirements for Macedonian citizensVisa-free travel for Macedonian citizens, holders of regular passports, is extended for the following countries:-Europe: Schengen countries 90 days 90 days 30 days for tourist purposes 90 days 90 days 90 days 90 days 90 days 90 days 90 days 30 days through validity of passport if holding...
- Macedonian identity cardMacedonian identity cardThe Macedonian identity card is a compulsory identity document issued in the Republic of Macedonia. The document is issued by the police on behalf of the Ministry of Interior.- Physical appearance :...
- Macedonian driving licenceDriving licence in MacedoniaIn the Republic of Macedonia the driving licence is a governmental right given to those who request a licence for any of the categories they desire. It is required for every type of motorised vehicle. The minimum age to obtain a driving licence is 16 years...
- Macedonian nationality lawMacedonian nationality lawMacedonian nationality law is governed by the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia of 1991 and the Law on Citizenship of the Republic of Macedonia of 1992 .Macedonian citizenship is based primarily on the principle of Jus sanguinis...
- List of Passports
External links
- Images of a 1994 Macedonian passport from www.passportland.com
Sources
- Republic of Macedonia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Consular Services-Visa Regime
- Delta Visa & Passport Information
- Republic of Macedonia, Ministry of Interior Administration, Travel Documents and Passports Law (in Macedonian Language)
- Republic of Macedonia, Ministry of Interior Administration, Passport Application Form (in Macedonian)
- Republic of Macedonia, Ministry of Interior Administration, Passport Application Procedures (in Macedonian)