HOW TO APPLY FOR A PASSPORT
OPTION 1
APPLY ONLINE
1. Visit eHomeAffairs website.
3. The Application Type will be pre-selected.
4. Complete the Form.
6. Make payment – required to speed up process.
a. Bank Branches: You will be offered the option to make an appointment (prepayment required here).
9. Visit Home Affairs or Bank Branch and remember to take, per person:
11. An email and/or SMS will be sent to advise that your passport is ready for collection.
12. Collect your passport with a copy of your old passport, ID and payment receipt.
- ’REGISTER’ (as a first time user).
- Visit ‘HOW TO’ register for more information.
3. The Application Type will be pre-selected.
4. Complete the Form.
- Make sure to ‘Allow’ Flash if you are using Google Chrome, which will save a lot of frustration.
- Select ‘Tourist Passport’.
6. Make payment – required to speed up process.
- R 600 Passport Fee. (Remember to keep the receipt.)
- If you don’t have internet banking, you may skip this step and pay at the branch.
a. Bank Branches: You will be offered the option to make an appointment (prepayment required here).
- You must have a bank account with the bank, with your ID, to use their facility.
- Call before to make sure they have the biometric application system.
9. Visit Home Affairs or Bank Branch and remember to take, per person:
- Copy of DHA Confirmation Letter
- Payment receipt (if applicable)
- Original ID or Unabridged Birth Certificate for minors
- Copy of your ID or copy of Unabridged Birth Certificate for minors
- R 400 Passport fee (if not prepaid)
- Your old passport (if applicable)
11. An email and/or SMS will be sent to advise that your passport is ready for collection.
12. Collect your passport with a copy of your old passport, ID and payment receipt.
OPTION 2
APPLY AT DHA OFFICE
1. Visit Home Affairs office.
3. Collect your passport with a copy of your old passport, ID and payment receipt.
- No appointment is required.
- Call before to make sure they have the biometric application system.
- Remember to take (per person):
- Original ID
- Copy of your ID
- R 400 Passport fee
- Your old passport (if applicable)
- It could take hours, so we advise also taking
- Water & Snack
- Something to read (adult) and toys (children)
- Complete the Form.
- Select ‘Tourist Passport’.
- Photo, thumbprints and signature will be processed.
3. Collect your passport with a copy of your old passport, ID and payment receipt.