{"id":36896,"date":"2024-11-22T10:14:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T10:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/50applications.com\/?p=36896"},"modified":"2024-11-22T10:14:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T10:14:54","slug":"how-long-does-it-take-to-get-a-passport-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forms24.co.za\/data\/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-a-passport-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"How long does it take to get a passport in South Africa?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"match-mod-horizontal-padding cbphWd\" tabindex=\"0\" data-kt=\"Ki-oqdDT-rOKg3-ugLiRp8r9_0-zpf2Fv6Pnzo0B7ImIm5bBrvnJAdav2YaElOGZOA\" data-hveid=\"CAAQAw\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjonI7jwuPeAhWLCcAKHYVfANIQuk4oAHoECAAQAw\">How long does it take to get a passport in South Africa?<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"match-mod-horizontal-padding cbphWd\" tabindex=\"0\" data-kt=\"Ki_2upDnmY7h-wbsiYiblsGu-ckBroC4kafK_f9PzKq6udnT3edDo8eQ09Tfhrq1AQ\" data-hveid=\"CAAQDA\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjonI7jwuPeAhWLCcAKHYVfANIQuk4oAHoECAAQDA\">\n<p>If you&#8217;re\u00a0a South African citizen and planning on\u00a0travelling to another country, you&#8217;ll\u00a0need\u00a0a South African passport.<\/p><div class=\"forms-atf\" style=\"margin-top: 15px;margin-bottom: 20px;\" id=\"forms-1714615908\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9198760278752355\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- Responsive ads atf -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9198760278752355\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8381596201\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>There are different types of passports, with different\u00a0application fees\u00a0for each type.<\/p><div class=\"forms-content\" id=\"forms-427871968\"><div style=\"width: 300px; padding: 20px; margin: 0 auto; border: 1px solid #ddd; border-radius: 8px; background-color: #f9f9f9; text-align: center; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">\r\n    <p style=\"font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 10px;\">Need Information or Confused about Something ? <\/p>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/onlineapplications.co.za\/ask\/\" style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 10px 20px; background-color: #007BFF; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 4px; transition: background-color 0.3s;\">Ask a Question<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"forms-btf\" style=\"margin-top: 15px;margin-bottom: 20px;\" id=\"forms-3425240158\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9198760278752355\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- Responsive ads btf -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9198760278752355\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5513273173\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"match-mod-horizontal-padding cbphWd\" tabindex=\"0\" data-kt=\"Ki-oqdDT-rOKg3-ugLiRp8r9_0-zpf2Fv6Pnzo0B7ImIm5bBrvnJAdav2YaElOGZOA\" data-hveid=\"CAAQAw\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjonI7jwuPeAhWLCcAKHYVfANIQuk4oAHoECAAQAw\">\n<table class=\"table-social\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"first\">\n<td class=\"the-field-items\">\n<div class=\"field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<p><a id=\"Tourist passport\" name=\"Tourist passport\"><\/a>Tourist passport<\/p>\n<div>Visitor&#8217;s passports are issued to South African citizens 16 years and older.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>To apply, you&#8217;ll need to complete\u00a0a DHA-73 form\u00a0at a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dha.gov.za\/index.php\/contact-us\/22-provincial-managers\/45-western-cape\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Home Affairs domestic office<\/a>\u00a0or, if you&#8217;re\u00a0overseas, at a South African embassy or mission.<\/p>\n<p>You must also:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have proof of your identity. If you don&#8217;t have an ID, here&#8217;s how to<a href=\"https:\/\/forms24.co.za\/data\/how-to-apply-for-south-african-passport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0apply\u00a0<\/a>for one.<\/li>\n<li>Supply 2\u00a0passport photographs.\u00a0Confirm with your nearest Home Affairs office if they&#8217;re\u00a0using the new biometric system. If so, then you don&#8217;t need to bring your own photographs.<\/li>\n<li>Have your fingerprints taken.<\/li>\n<li>Pay\u00a0the R400 application fee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It will take about 7-21 working\u00a0days\u00a0to process the application and issue the passport. The tourist\u00a0passport is valid for 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>Note: Passports must be valid for at least 30 days after the intended date of departure. Passports should also have at least 2 blank pages for entry stamps.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please contact your\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dha.gov.za\/index.php\/contact-us\/22-provincial-managers\/45-western-cape\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Home Affairs office<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>before visting,\u00a0<strong>to confirm if they&#8217;re using the new biometric application system, or if you need to bring your own photos.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Visas<\/p>\n<p>In addition to a passport, South African citizens are also required to have travel\u00a0visas for certain countries which you may want to visit.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"subheading\">\n<p><a id=\"Child's passport\" name=\"Child's passport\"><\/a>Child&#8217;s passport<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This passport is issued to South African children 16 years old and younger.<\/p>\n<p>To apply, you&#8217;ll need to complete\u00a0a DHA-73 form\u00a0at a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dha.gov.za\/index.php\/contact-us\/22-provincial-managers\/45-western-cape\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Home Affairs domestic office<\/a>\u00a0or, if you&#8217;re\u00a0overseas, at a South African embassy or mission.<\/p>\n<p>You must also:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have proof of your identity.\u00a0If you don&#8217;t have an ID, here&#8217;s how to<a href=\"https:\/\/forms24.co.za\/data\/how-to-apply-for-south-african-passport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0apply\u00a0<\/a>for one.<\/li>\n<li>Supply 2\u00a0passport photographs.\u00a0Confirm with your nearest Home Affairs office if they&#8217;re\u00a0using the new biometric system. If so, then you don&#8217;t need to bring your own photographs.<\/li>\n<li>Pay the fee of R400.<\/li>\n<li>Both parents and the child must be present when applying. If you&#8217;re\u00a0divorced, unmarried or 1 or both\u00a0parents are\u00a0deceased.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It will take between 7 &#8211; 21 working days to process the application and issue the passport. The child&#8217;s passport is valid for 10 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please contact your\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dha.gov.za\/index.php\/contact-us\/22-provincial-managers\/45-western-cape\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Home Affairs office<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>before visting,\u00a0<strong>to confirm if they&#8217;re using the new biometric application system, or if you need to bring your own photos.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"subheading\">\n<hr \/>\n<p><a id=\"Official passports\" name=\"Official passports\"><\/a>Official passports<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This passport is issued to South African officials who are travelling on official government business.<\/p>\n<p>To apply, you&#8217;ll need to complete a DHA-73 form<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>at a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dha.gov.za\/index.php\/contact-us\/22-provincial-managers\/45-western-cape\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Home Affairs domestic office<\/a>\u00a0or, if you&#8217;re overseas, at a South African embassy or mission.<\/p>\n<div>You must also:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Have proof of your identity.\u00a0If you don&#8217;t have an ID, here&#8217;s how to<a href=\"https:\/\/forms24.co.za\/data\/how-to-apply-for-south-african-passport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0apply\u00a0<\/a>for one.<\/li>\n<li>Supply 2\u00a0passport photographs.\u00a0Confirm with your nearest Home Affairs office if they&#8217;re\u00a0using the new biometric system. If so, then you don&#8217;t need to bring your own photographs.<\/li>\n<li>Have your fingerprints taken.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This passport is valid for 10\u00a0years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please contact your\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dha.gov.za\/index.php\/contact-us\/22-provincial-managers\/45-western-cape\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Home Affairs office<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>before visting,\u00a0<strong>to confirm if they&#8217;re using the new biometric application system, or if you need to bring your own photos.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"subheading\">\n<hr \/>\n<p><a id=\"Emergency travel certificate\" name=\"Emergency travel certificate\"><\/a>Emergency travel certificate<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This document can be issued to South African citizens who need to travel urgently and there is insufficient time to process a passport application.<\/p>\n<p>To apply, you&#8217;ll need to\u00a0complete a DHA-73 form\u00a0at Home Affairs domestic office or, if you&#8217;re\u00a0overseas, at a South African embassy or mission.<\/p>\n<p>You must also:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have proof of your identity.\u00a0If you don&#8217;t have an ID, here&#8217;s how to<a href=\"https:\/\/forms24.co.za\/data\/how-to-apply-for-south-african-passport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0apply\u00a0<\/a>for one.<\/li>\n<li>Supply 2\u00a0passport photographs.\u00a0Confirm with your nearest Home Affairs office if they&#8217;re\u00a0using the new biometric system. If so, then you don&#8217;t need to bring your own photographs.<\/li>\n<li>Have your fingerprints taken.<\/li>\n<li>Pay the fee of R140.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It will take about one week to process the application and issue the certificate.<\/p>\n<p>This certificate is valid for 9\u00a0months and can only be used for a single journey.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please contact your\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dha.gov.za\/index.php\/contact-us\/22-provincial-managers\/45-western-cape\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Home Affairs office<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>before visting,\u00a0<strong>to confirm if they&#8217;re using the new biometric application system, or if you need to bring your own photos.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"subheading\">\n<hr \/>\n<p><a id=\"Document for travel purposes\" name=\"Document for travel purposes\"><\/a>Document for travel purposes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This document is issued to people with permanent residence in South Africa who can&#8217;t\u00a0get travel documents from their own countries, for example refugees and stateless persons lawfully residing in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>To apply, you&#8217;ll need to complete\u00a0a DHA-73 form\u00a0at Home Affairs domestic office\u00a0or, if you&#8217;re overseas, at a South African embassy or mission.<\/p>\n<p>You must also:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have proof of your identity.\u00a0\u00a0If you don&#8217;t have an ID, here&#8217;s how to<a href=\"https:\/\/forms24.co.za\/data\/how-to-apply-for-south-african-passport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0apply\u00a0<\/a>for one.<\/li>\n<li>Supply 2\u00a0passport photographs.\u00a0Confirm with your nearest Home Affairs office if they&#8217;re\u00a0using the new biometric system. If so, then you don&#8217;t need to bring your own photographs.<\/li>\n<li>Have your fingerprints taken.<\/li>\n<li>Pay the fee of R400.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It will take between 7-21 working days\u00a0to process the application. You can\u00a0track and trace\u00a0the progress of your application on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.home-affairs.gov.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Home Affairs website<\/a>, or by sending a sms with the letter P followed by you ID number to 32551.<\/p>\n<p>This document is valid for 5\u00a0years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please contact your\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dha.gov.za\/index.php\/contact-us\/22-provincial-managers\/45-western-cape\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Home Affairs office<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>before visting,\u00a0<strong>to confirm if they&#8217;re using the new biometric application system, or if you need to bring your own photos.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>New Specification for Passport and ID Photos<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.home-affairs.gov.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Home Affairs website<\/a>\u00a0or contact your nearest Home Affairs Office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td class=\"the-field-label\">Provided At:<\/td>\n<td class=\"the-field-items\">These facility categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westerncape.gov.za\/directories\/facilities\/870\">Home Affairs Offices<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forms-cpc\" id=\"forms-1106146178\"><hr>\n<h1>Did You Know : Top 15 Free Online Learning Platforms<\/h1>\n\n<ol>\n  <li>\n    <strong>Free Online Education Degrees : Coursera:<\/strong>\n    <p>Coursera partners with universities and organizations worldwide to offer a wide range of courses. 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