Different Types of South Africa Passport and How to Obtain South Africa Passport

If you are a South African citizen and you are travelling to another country, you will need to have a South African passport.There are various types of passport: tourist passport child's passport official's transport emergency transport temporary passport document for travel purposes TOURIST PASSPORT Visitor's passports are issued to South African citizens over the age of 16. To apply you need to complete form BI-73 and submit it at a Home Affairs domestic office or, if you are overseas, at a South African embassy or mission. You must also: have proof of your identity supply two passport photographs have your fingerprints taken pay the fee of R190. It will take about ten weeks to process the application and issue the passport. This passport is valid for ten years. CHILD'S PASSPORT This passport is issued to South African children under 16. To apply, you need to complete form BI-73 and submit it at a Home Affairs domestic office or, if you are overseas, at a South African embassy or mission. You must also: have proof of your identity supply two passport photographs have your fingerprints taken pay the fee of R145. It will take about ten weeks to process the application and issue the passport. This passport is valid for five years. OFFICIAL'S PASSPORT This passport is issued to South African officials who are travelling on official government business. To apply you need to complete form BI-73 and submit it at a Home Affairs domestic office or, if you are overseas, at a South African embassy or mission. You must also: have proof of your identity supply two passport photographs have your fingerprints taken. This passport is valid for five years. EMERGENCY TRAVEL CERTIFICATE This document can be issued to South African citizens who need to travel urgently and there is insufficient time to process a passport application. To apply, you need to complete form BI-73 and submit it at a Home Affairs domestic office or, if you are overseas, at a South African embassy or mission. You must also: have proof of your identity supply two passport photographs have your fingerprints taken pay the fee of R70. It will take about one week to process the application and issue the certificate. This certificate is valid for nine months and can only be used for a single journey. TEMPORARY PASSPORT This passport is issued to South African citizens who must travel urgently for a valid reason and cannot wait for their proper passports to be issued. To apply you need to complete form BI-73 and submit it at a Home Affairs domestic office or, if you are overseas, at a South African Embassy or Mission. You must also: have proof of your identity supply two passport photographs have your fingerprints taken pay the fee of R90. It will take approximately one week to process the application and issue the temporary passport. This certificate is valid for 12 months. Please note that a fee of R12 is payable for faxing fingerprints if urgent verification is required. DOCUMENT FOR TRAVEL PURPOSES This document is issued to people with permanent residence in South Africa who cannot get travel documents from their own countries, for example refugees and stateless persons lawfully residing in South Africa. To apply, you need to complete form BI-73 and submit it at a Home Affairs domestic office or, if you are overseas, at a South African embassy or mission. You must also: have proof of your identity supply two passport photographs have your fingerprints taken pay the fee of R145. It will take about ten weeks to process the application and issue the temporary passport. This document is valid for five years. New Specification for Passport and ID Photos
INSTRUCTIONS:	For more information, visit the Department of Home Affairs website or contact your nearest Home Affairs Office.