Beginner’s Guide To International Travel Part 1: Apply For A Passport

🛫 The Beginner’s Guide To International Travel 🛬

Part 1:

Apply For A Passport

When you are travelling internationally, your passport is your most prized possession. IMPORTANT: Your Nr.1 goal is to keep that little book safe and ready to go.

If you need a passport, you need to plan well in advance so that you have it before your journey actually begins.

The actual requirement for a PASSPORT differ from country to country...

In South Africa you have 4 different types of passports known as:

• Regular Passports
• Child Passports
• Emergency Travel Certificates
• Maxi Passports

The Regular Passport 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 passport expire, new passport applications will have to be filled.

Child Passport are issued to children who are 15 years and younger. These passports are not renewable. On expiry, applications for new passports will have to be filled.

Emergency Travel Certificates are issued to South Africans who have to travel back home urgently for reason. It is in a page form and may be issued with validity ranging from month to a year. Applicants for emergency travel certificates must also apply for permanent passport.

Maxi Passport are 48-page document meant for frequent travellers. they are the same as regular passports that are valid for 10 years except that they have extra pages to provide for more visa pages

The requirements to apply for a passport are as followed :

• A duly completed passport application form DHA-73
• Your original identity document and a copy, or a birth certificate and copy thereof if under 16
• If under 18 years, parental consent for issuing of the passport.
• A completed determination of citizenship Form DHA-529  when applying from abroad
• Present any existing valid tourist passport or if you have lost or stolen your passport and you are applying for a new passport and confirmation that you reported the loss to the police.
• Two colour photographs that comply with the Passport and ID Photograph Specifications
• Pay the prescribed fee for the passport

At the moment, most South African passport applications are processed in 3 to 4 weeks, but it is better to give yourself as much time as possible. As you defiantly do not want to be stalking the postman days before your trip, if their is any unexpected delays from the governments department.

Keep In Mind GLOBAL ENTRY...

IF YOU HAVE ANY DETAIL ON THE REQUIREMENTS THAT YOUR COUNTRY NEED IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A PASSPORT PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SHARE... IN THE COMMENTS.