They are the same as regular passports (valid for 10 years) except that they have extra pages to provide for more visa pages. Maxi passports are 48-page documents meant for frequent travelers. Write your email address on the upper right hand corner of your application form to receive updates on the status of your application. Applicants for emergency travel certificates must also apply for permanent passports. It is in a page form and may be issued with validity ranging from a month to a year.
On their expiry, applications for new passports will have to be filed.Įmergency Travel Certificates are issued to South Africans who have to travel back home urgently for reasons of death, sickness or any other emergency. All DS-82 adult passport renewal applications must be mailed to the U.S. or international credit or debit card, electronic funds transfer from a U.S.-based bank account, Amazon Pay, or Pay Pal. You will need to schedule an appointment via the appointment website. When South African passports expire, new passport applications will have to be filed.Ĭhild passports are issued to children who are fifteen years and below. Qualifying adult passport renewal applicants may pay the 130 passport renewal fee online via U.S. citizen services, except the Mail-In Passport Service, require you to appear and pay for your service in person. They are valid for 10 years and are not renewable. Regular South African passports are issued to South African applicants who are 16 years old and older. Types of Passports and Corresponding Requirements Please write your email address on the top right corner of your BI-73 application form. Applications take six (6) months or more to be finalized.Įmergency travel certificates are issued at South African missions abroad and take only three (3) weeks to be finalized. However, applications must still be submitted or forwarded to the applicable South African representative office. South African passports are issued only in Pretoria, South Africa. Different Types of Passports and their Corresponding Requirements.Issuance of Temporary Passports has been discontinued from 1 September 2014.
Please note that with effect from 01 April 2023, passport applications will only be done in-person in New York. Visits to our offices for civic services are strictly by appointment only.Īpplicants are reminded to kindly ensure they make an appointment before presenting at the Embassy/Consulate General. The South African Embassy in Washington, DC For residents of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming including the US Territory of Guam:įor residents of Connecticut, Delaware, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont West Virginia, British Virgin Islands, St Martins, Bermuda and Cayman:įor residents of Alabama, Arkansas, District of Colombia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma,Texas, Virginia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and Wisconsin:
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