Documents from Hargeisa are well regarded in both Europe and America and accepted as valid documents. For example, marriage, birth and death certificate you obtain from Hargeisa will be certified by US embassy, UK or EU embassies. Whereas the one you get from Mogadishu require additional checks and notarisations and may even not be accepted after all. Ayan's case is a bureaucracy issue. It has nothing to do with her clan. She is married to a Somaliland citizen and has kids that are Somaliland citizens, therefore she is qualified to become Somaliland citizen. The number of countries accepting Somaliland's passport is increasing. In Asia, you can travel with Somaliland passport to UAE, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangledesh and India. In Europe, UK, Turkey, France and Finland. In North America, only students can travel with Somaliland Passport. This is Malaysia and the arrival of Somaliland students with their Somaliland passport.