{"id":98,"date":"2020-07-30T04:15:23","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T04:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.southafrica-newyork.net\/?page_id=98"},"modified":"2020-08-19T01:59:11","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T01:59:11","slug":"passport","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.southafrica-newyork.net\/passport\/","title":{"rendered":"Passport"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"98\" class=\"elementor elementor-98\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-562b5f7 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"562b5f7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98521e1\" data-id=\"98521e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36fec1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"36fec1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0d39cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0d39cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HOLIDAYS OBSERVED<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1d424a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1d424a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\"><p>Please check the list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southafrica-newyork.net\/holidays\/\">holidays<\/a> Missions will observe this year.<\/p><p>Write your email address on the upper right-hand corner of your application form to receive updates on the status of your application.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3254aca elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3254aca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-625543e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"625543e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SOUTH AFRICAN MISSIONS\nIN THE UNITED STATES:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb8f76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cb8f76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents attention\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h4>The South African Consulate General\nin Chicago, Illinois<\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0\">200 South Michigan Avenue, 6th Floor<br>\nChicago, IL 60604<br>\nTel. (312) 939-7929<br>\nFax: (312) 939-2588<br>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:consular.chicago@dirco.gov.za\">consular.chicago@dirco.gov.za<\/a><br>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southafrica-usa.net\/chicago\">http:\/\/www.southafrica-usa.net\/chicago<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-425a259 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"425a259\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents attention\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h4>The South African Consulate General\nin Los Angeles, CA<\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\">6300 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 600 <br>\nLos Angeles, CA 90048<br>\nTel. (323) 651-0902<br>\nFax: (323) 651-5969<br>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:consular.la@dirco.gov.za\">consular.la@dirco.gov.za<\/a><br>\nWebsite: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dirco.gov.za\/losangeles\/\">http:\/\/www.dirco.gov.za\/losangeles\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b2383e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b2383e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents attention\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h4>The South African Consulate General\nin New York City<\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\">333 East 38th Street,<br>9th Floor<br>\nNew York NY 10016<br>\nTel: (212) 213-4880<br>\nFax: (212) 856-1575<br>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:consular.ny@dirco.gov.za\">consular.ny@dirco.gov.za<\/a><br>\nWebsite: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southafrica-usa.net\/consulate\">http:\/\/www.southafrica-usa.net\/consulate<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f6d301 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f6d301\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents attention\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h4>The South African Embassy in Washington, DC\n<\/h4>\n<p>3051 Massachusetts Ave, NW<br>\nWashington, DC 20008<br>\nTel: (202) 232-4400<br>\nFax: (202) 244-9417<br>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:consular.wa@dirco.gov.za\">consular.wa@dirco.gov.za<\/a><br>\nWebsite: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.saembassy.org\/\">http:\/\/www.saembassy.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8881583 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8881583\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a4b2df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a4b2df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">South African Passport<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f92d2be elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f92d2be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-774e8f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"774e8f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Important Notice:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7a9963 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7a9963\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discontinuation of Temporary Passports<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c6e24f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c6e24f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\">\n<p>Please note that issuance of Temporary Passports has been discontinued from 1 September 2014.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#\">Different Types of Passports and their Corresponding Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>South African passports<\/strong> are issued only in Pretoria, South Africa. However, applications must still be submitted or forwarded to the applicable South African representative office. Applications take six (6) months or more to be finalized.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emergency travel certificates<\/strong> are issued at South African missions abroad and take only three (3) weeks to be finalized.<\/p>\n<p>Please write your email address on the top right corner of your BI-73 application form.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1740db0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1740db0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c56f0ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c56f0ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types of Passports and Corresponding Requirements<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee43065 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee43065\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#\">Regular Passports<\/a><br>Regular South African passports 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 passports expire, new passport applications will have to be filed.<\/li><br>\n<li><a href=\"#\">Child Passports<\/a><br>Child passports are issued to children who are fifteen years and below. These passports are not renewable. On their expiry, applications for new passports will have to be filed.\n<\/li><br>\n<li><a href=\"#\">Emergency Travel Certificates<\/a><br>Emergency Travel Certificates are issued to South Africans who have to travel back home urgently for reasons of death, sickness or any other emergency.  It is in a page form and may be issued with validity ranging from a month to a year. Applicants for emergency travel certificates must also apply for permanent passports.\n<\/li><br>\n<li><a href=\"#\">Maxi Passports<\/a><br>Maxi passports are 48-page documents meant for frequent travelers. 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