How Much To Do Passport In South Africa

Below is How Much To Do Passport In South Africa

TYPE OF PASSPORTTARIFFTURN AROUND TIME
Regular passports$33. 00Minimum 6 months
Lost, stolen, or damaged passports$66.00Minimum 6 months
Child passports$33.00Minimum 6 months
Emergency Travel Certificates$12.00 
Holders of passports out of visa pages before expiry must apply for a new passport  
Maxi passports$50.00Minimum 6 months

Fees must be paid in money order or certified bank check payable to: 

  • South African Consulate General (for applications submitted to Consulates General in Chicago or Los Angeles) 
  • South African Consulate General New York for applications submitted to the New York office
  • South African Embassy (for applications submitted to the Embassy in Washington, DC)

** New York applicants: All fees for consular transactions must be paid in money order or certified bank checks only. Cash or personal check payments are not accepted.

The money orders and certified bank checks must be made payable to the South African Consulate General New York, with the exact amount as no refunds will be made.

Applicants must enclose a self-addressed, pre-paid courier envelope at the time of application for documents issued locally (such as temporary passports and emergency travel certificates, visas, and permits) to be mailed to applicants.

The applicant’s name and address must be indicated as both the sender (return address) and receiver (addressee) on the prepaid courier envelope. All courier envelopes/labels must have a tracking number.

How long does it take to get a passport in South Africa?

It will take about 7-21 working days to process the application and issue the passport.

The tourist passport is valid for 10 years. 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.

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 offense for a South African citizen of 18 years and older to leave or enter South Africa on a foreign passport.

South African passports and travel documents are issued in terms of the South African Passports and Travel Documents Act, 1994, and the related Regulations.

Permanent South African passports and travel documents (machine-readable documents) are printed only in Pretoria, South Africa, from where they are dispatched to the offices of application. Applications made within South African borders can be submitted to any office of the Department of Home Affairs; applications made outside of the country can be submitted to your nearest South Africa embassy or mission.