| DRC passport | |
|---|---|
 Front cover of the current DRC passport (withchip  ) | |
| Type | Passport |
| Issued by |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Eligibility | DR Congo citizenship |
TheDemocratic Republic of the Congo issuespassports to its citizens for international travel.
On 1 January 2010, the Government officially invalidated all passports not of the series OB, even if the expiry date was beyond 1 January 2010. Because passports not of the series OB were no longer considered valid travel documents from that date onwards, holders were obliged to apply for new DRC passports in order to travel.[1]
The passport costs 185 US dollars. It has been reported that the Congolese government receives a share of 65 US dollars, with the remainder going to the Belgian company Semlex and the Emirati company LRPS. The contract with these companies has not been awarded in a public tender, and it has been alleged that both companies have ties to the Congolese PresidentJoseph Kabila.[2]
As of 1 January 2017, Democratic Republic of the Congo citizens had visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 40 countries and territories, ranking the Democratic Republic of the Congo passport 94th in terms of travel freedom (tied withDjiboutian andNorth Korean passports) according to theHenley visa restrictions index.[3]
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