Citizenship of the Mercosur

 

Mercosur member states use a common blue or dark blue passport booklet design with the name of the member state, their coat of arms (with the exception of Brazil) and the title "Mercosur" (in the language(s) of the issuing country and its translation).

Citizenship of the Mercosur is granted to eligible citizens of the Southern Common Market member states. It was approved in 2010 through the Citizenship Statute and should be fully implemented by the member countries in 2021,^{[needs update]} when the program will be transformed in an international treaty incorporated into the national legal system of the countries, under the concept of "Mercosur Citizen".^{[citation needed]}

Mercosur citizens have the right to free movement, residence and employment throughout the bloc and in the five associated countries.^[1] Citizens still have free transport of goods, services and money, as well as equality of rights, harmonization of social security systems and labor laws.