Please see Tourist passports: persons under 16 for the requirementsĪ completed determination of citizenship Form DHA-529 when applying from abroad If under 18 years, parental consent for issuing of the passport. Your original identity document and a copy, or a birth certificate and copy thereof if under 16 To apply for the passport, you must submit the following documents:Ī duly completed passport application Form DHA-73 When your South African passport expires you have to complete a new application to get a new passport. The passports are valid for 10 years from the date of issue, and are not renewable. These passports are issued to SA citizens who are 16 years and older.
Given names and surname of the passport holderĪpplying for tourist passports: Persons 16 years and older South African passports include the following information: If you need a visa, you must ensure that your passport has two blank facing pages – one for the visa and one for an entry stamp. The blank pages cannot include the “endorsement” page at the back of the book. Passports should also have at least two blank pages for entry stamps. Passports must be valid for at least 30 days after the intended date of departure. Once the validity period of a passport expires you will have to submit a new application for a passport.
Tourist passports: persons under 16 years are issued to SA citizens who are aged 15 years or younger. Tourist passports: persons16 years and older and maxi tourist passports are only issued to SA citizens 16 years or older. Applications to replace lost, stolen or damaged passports will be double the normal fee if the incident was as a result of the passport/travel document owner’s negligence.Ī regular tourist passport contains 32 pages, but frequent travellers can opt to get a maxi tourist passport with 48 pages. You must check this with the relevant authorities of the country you intend visiting before applying for emergency passport/travel certificates.Įxcept for official and diplomatic passports, fees are applicable for all types of passport / travel document applications. Remember that some countries do not accept emergency travel documents/certificates. If you do not have a valid regular passport and you need to travel urgently, you can apply for an emergency travel document/certificate subject to the requirements below.
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In the event that you do not have a South African identity number, you must apply for the registration of your birth and for a South African identity document, as the case may be, first. You must have a South African identity number when you apply for a passport. Any changes to your names must be applied for, finalised and recorded in the NPR before you submit your passport application Passports are issued in accordance with your names as they appear in the National Population Register (NPR) at the time of your application. See exceptions under Tourist Passports:persons under 16 Both parents and the children concerned must be present when applying for passports for children. Husband, wife and children must all complete separate application forms. Your fingerprints must be taken (for people who are aged 16 years or older) and checked against the National Population RegisterĪll documents required for passport applications should be completed in black ink The passport officer must check that your photograph is a true image of yourself and The passport officer must be satisfied that your identity is legal and valid It is important to know that when you apply for a passport, whether in South Africa or overseas, you must apply in person because: Applications made within South African borders can be submitted to any office of the Department of Home Affairs applications made outside of the country can be submitted to your nearest South Africa embassy or mission. Permanent South African passports and travel documents (machine-readable documents) are printed only in Pretoria, South Africa, from where they are dispatched to the offices of application. South African passports and travel documents are issued in terms of the South African Passports and Travel Documents Act, 1994, and the related Regulations. General information about South African passportsĪ passport is a document issued by a national government for international travel and it certifies the identity and nationality of the holder.Īpplicants should note that In terms of section 26(B) of the South African Citizenship Act, 1995, it is a punishable offence for a South African citizen of 18 years and older to leave or enter South Africa on a foreign passport. NOTICE: The Department of Home Affairs no longer issues Temporary Passports.
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