Maxi passports are issued to applicants who are 16 years old and above. Maxi passports are 48-page documents meant for frequent travelers. They are the same as regular passports (valid for 10 years) except that they have extra pages to provide for more visa pages. Checklist of Documents to be Submitted: Application forms plus supporting … Read more
Emergency Travel Certificates are issued to South Africans who have to travel back home urgently for reasons of death, sickness or any other emergency. It is in a page form and may be issued with validity ranging from a month to a year. Applicants for emergency travel certificates must also apply for permanent passports. Requirements … Read more
Child passports are issued to children who are fifteen years and below. These passports are not renewable. On their expiry, applications for new passports will have to be filed. Checklist of Documents to be Submitted: Application forms plus supporting documentation must be submitted in duplicate. Please ensure that you have two sets of the application: 1) … Read more
Emergency Travel Certificates are issued to South Africans who have to travel back home urgently for reasons of death, sickness or any other emergency. It is in a page form and may be issued with validity ranging from a month to a year. Applicants for emergency travel certificates must also apply for permanent passports. Requirements … Read more
General information about South African passports A passport is a document issued by a national government for international travel and it certifies the identity and nationality of the holder. Applicants 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 … Read more
Regular South African passports are issued to South African applicants who are 16 years old and older. They are valid for 10 years and are not renewable. When South African passports expire, new passport applications will have to be filed. Requirements Please ensure that you submit two sets of the application: a) the original application … Read more
Applicants: Please check the list of South African diplomatic or consular representative offices below to see where you should submit your completed application form(s): For residents of Connecticut, Delaware, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia: The South African Consulate General in New … Read more
TYPE OF PASSPORT TARIFF TURN AROUND TIME Regular passports $33. 00 4-6 Months Lost, stolen or damaged passports $66.00 4-6 Months Child passports $33.00 4-6 Months Emergency Travel Certificates $12.00 1 Week Holders of passports out of visa pages before expiry must apply for a new passport Maxi passports $50.00 4-6 months Fees must be … Read more
South African Passport fees 2026 Service Tariff Identity Document: Issuing of first document. FREE Identity Document: Re-issuing, provided that the re-issuing of identity documents is free of charge in those cases where an identity document was issued and the forename is repeated as a surname in the document, if the Department did not insist on … Read more
DHA-73 application for south african passport Click here Download DHA-73 Application form List of DHA offices and names of officials who conduct Civil Union/Partnership Marriages GAUTENG NORTHERN CAPE EASTERN CAPE FREE STATE KWAZULU-NATAL LIMPOPO WETSERN CAPE NORTH WEST MPUMALANGA LOL Soweto P Nontmbane T Gule Carnarvon B Amsterdam Tsolo Noholoza TT Mpapama C Bethlehem P Mosemaka Umgungundlov P Ndlovu T Mchunu V Ngubane Waterberg … Read more