Welcome to the passport services of the Consulate General of India, Johannesburg. Applications for Passport services can be made at the Passport Services Counter at the Consulate General, which is open from 0900 hours to 1200 hours on all working days. Consulate General has no facility to send the passports after service. Passports, after completion of the service requested, can be collected from the Passport Services Counter between 1400 and 1600 hours on the date indicated. Applications can also be sent by post but must be accompanied by a stamped (for recorded delivery or registered post), self-addressed envelope. The applicants forwarding the passpsorts by post / courier should collect their passport themselves.
Fee for passport services is accepted at the Passport Service Counter only in cash and Bank Guarantee cheques in favour of Consulate General of India, Johannesburg. In case, you are paying in cash please bring exact change. Application forms and suggested formats for affidavits etc. can be downloaded from this website or obtained from the Passport Services Counter. All original documents must be accompanied with a photocopy. Passport services are also available at our Consulate in Durban (address, phone number etc. are available on this website). For any clarification or further information -
please call up at +27-11-482 8484 / 5 / 6
or send a fax to +27-11-482 8492 / 482 4648
or E.mail: vccons@indconjoburg.co.za
Working Hours: Passport Services Counter at the Consulate General is open from 0900 hours to 1200 hours on all working days
Note 1: Copies of the passport(s) (except blank pages) should be submitted in all cases alongwith the application, when applying for any passport service. In case your latest passport is an additional booklet issued to the original passport, you are also required to submit all the additional booklets and the original passport.
Note 2: Applications sent by post, normally take 6 - 8 weeks for processing, if complete. In case of any shortfall in your application, you will be contacted by us. Please contact us in case you do not receive the passport in 6 weeks time. Applications should be sent along with Self addressed stamped Recorded or Special delivery envelope and postal order in favour of High Commission of India, London
WARNING: It is an offence to knowingly furnish false information or to suppress material information when applying for Passport services.
A new passport can be issued on the expiry, or up to one year before expiry, of any passport, which had an initial validity of 10 years. It is necessary to have a valid visa on the previous passport. To apply for a new passport, you need to fill out the application form along with four latest identical passport-size photographs (Attestation not necessary). You also need to enclose your current or recently expired passport (in case your latest passport is an additional booklet issued to the original passport, you are also required to submit all the additional booklets plus the original passport) .
Note:
An additional booklet is issued on a fee of R 240.00.
New booklet (36 pages) R 480.00
New Booklet (60 pages) R 600.00
In case of lost passport (36 pages) R 1500.00
In case of lost passport (60 pages) R 1650.00
In case more than one year has elapsed since the expiry of the passport you will also need to submit an affidavit in the prescribed format stating that you have not acquired British Nationality and a letter from the British Home office confirming the same (Please refer to Note.3 above).
Issue of duplicate passports or Emergency Certificates in lieu of damaged or lost passports
If you are on a short visit to South Africa or a work permit holder or a student and have lost or damaged your original passport, you can approach the Consulate General for either a short validity passport or an Emergency Certificate. You will need to fill out the application form along with 8 latest identical passport-size photographs. You also need to provide a Police Report regarding lost or stolen passport, and a sworn affidavit in the prescribed format. You may also provide a photocopy of your lost passport/expired previous passport, or any other document proving your Indian nationality.
Forms for Issue of duplicate Passport in Word format
Forms for Issue of duplicate Passport in PDF format
Renewal of passports, which were, initially issued for a short validity (less than five years) on emergency etc.
For renewal of such passports, you need to fill out the application form alongwith two latest identical passport-size photographs. You will also need to enclose your current or recently expired passport. There is no fee for this service.
Form for passport renewal application in Word format
Form for passport renewal application in PDF format
Change in appearance
If your appearance has changed significantly since your last passport was made, you can apply for a fresh passport or an additional booklet with a more recent photograph. You will need to fill out the form meant for a new passport along with four latest identical passport-size photographs. You also need to enclose your current passport and a sworn affidavit in the prescribed format. (Please refer to Note.3 above).
The fee for this service is R 480.00 if you want an ordinary, 36 page passport or R 600.00 if you want a jumbo, 60 page passport. The fee for additional booklets is R 240.00 if you want an ordinary 36 page additional booklet or R 300.00 if you want a jumbo 60 page additional booklet.
Affidavit form re-change of appearance in Word format
Affidavit form re-change of appearance in PDF format
Change of name subsequent to marriage
If your surname has changed subsequent to marriage and you want a new passport or an additional booklet in your married name you will need to fill out the form meant for a new passport along with four latest identical passport-size photographs. You also need to enclose your current passport, your original marriage certificate with a photocopy and your spouse's passport. The fee for this service is R 480.00 if you want an ordinary, 36 page, passport or R 600.00 if you want a jumbo, 60 page passport. The fee for additional booklet is R 240.00 if you want an ordinary 36 page additional booklet or R 300.00 if you want a jumbo 60 page additional booklet.
In case you do not want a new passport, you can also apply for an observation regarding your change of surname to be entered in your existing passport. For this you need to fill out the form meant for Miscellaneous Services and the fee is only R 120.00. The documentary requirements are the same as those mentioned above.
In case you wish to change your first name/surname or both your first name and surname, you will be required to place advertisements to that effect in a prominent daily newspaper of the area of your residence in RSA and a prominent daily newspaper of the area of your permanent address. You would be required to submit these advertisements (newspaper page) along with a sworn affidavit in the prescribed format.
Passports for Children born in the UK
Children's name cannot be entered on their parent's passport any more. For a child to be given an Indian passport he/she must have been registered with the Consular Section of the Consulate General within one year of birth. For procedure regarding registration of children, please refer to the Consular Services section of this website. To apply for issue of a new passport to a child, you must fill out the application form for a new passport along with four latest identical passport-size photographs. You also need to enclose passports of both parents and the child's birth certificate (full version), along with a photocopy. The fee for this service is R 120.00.
Miscellaneous Services on existing valid passports
Miscellaneous Service is addition or amendment to the existing passport such as grant of 'Emigration Clearance Not Required (ECNR), deletion of child/children's name from the mother/father's passport, change of present/permanent address, inclusion/deletion of spouse's name, change of surname subsequent to marriage etc. or any other observation required in the existing passport regarding the personal/passport particulars. For Miscellaneous Service, you will need to fill out the Miscellaneous Service application form, alongwith two latest identical passport-size photographs. You will also need to enclose your current validity passport and document (original plus one photocopy) in support of the required service. The fee for each Miscellaneous Service is R 120.00.
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