South African Embassy in Sweden, Services for South Africans, Temporary Passport Application
Application for a Temporary Passport
South African citizens who must travel urgently for a valid
reason and cannot wait for their proper passports to be issued are entitled to a temporary passport valid for 12
months. Please note that a new passport must already have been applied for before an application for a
temporary passport can be lodged; an applicant may apply for both a new passport and a temporary passport
simultaneously. Temporary passports cannot be issued for the purpose of identity and are only issued for travel
purposes. Furthermore temporary passports cannot be issued if the applicant's current passport is with another
institution. In other words, South African citizens are not allowed to hold two passports without the appropriate
authority.
The following documents must be submitted when applying for a temporary passport:
Form BI-73 to be fully completed in block letters and in black ink;
Note:
- Applicants (or parents of an applicant in the case of a child) must complete Parts A, D and E.
- Where applicable, both parents must sign consent at Part C of BI-73 in the case of an
applicant, who is a child.
- Part B must be completed by an official at the South African Embassy in Stockholm or by a Swedish police officer, if submitting by post.
- Under 'Signature of the applicant' in the bottom left hand corner, the applicant must sign in the box (no
part of the signature must be outside of the designated area) - not required from applicants who are
under 16 years old.
- The left thumbprint must also be taken in the bottom right hand corner by a Swedish police officer, if
submitting by post - not required from applicants who are under 16 years old.
- For Question (a) of Part D, 'means of obtaining' citizenship of another country may be through
descent, birth, marriage, naturalisation or registration.
- Question (b) of Part D refers to a previously issued South African passport.
As noted above, temporary passports are only issued on condition that an applicant has applied
for a tourist passport. For this reason, apart from form BI-73, no additional application forms
and documents need to be a submitted by the applicant. Please note however that applicants
may be requested to submit another form BI-9 (as this form may not be downloaded, it should
also be requested in writing or collected in person at our office during the opening hours:
Mon-Tue, Thu-Fri; 09:00-12:30) - not applicable to applicants who are under 16 years old;
Note:
-The purpose of this form is for record purposes only. It is used for the taking of fingerprints and
the subsequent comparison to confirm identity. It is therefore not used to apply for a 'First issue
for an identity card' as indicated on the top of the form.
- Fingerprints are taken free of charge at the Embassy in Stockholm, if applications are lodged in person.
- Applicants who cannot travel to the Embassy in Stockholm may have their fingerprints taken at a Swedish Police Station
(see instructions below, which should be presented to the Swedish police officer); please note
however, that the Swedish Police are under no obligation to assist with taking fingerprints, and in
such cases, applicants would be forced to travel to the Embassy in Stockholm to have their fingerprints taken.
- The front page of the form BI-9 must be fully completed, dated and signed by the applicant.
Two (2) identical passport photos (see photograph specifications), including the
applicant's full name on the reverse side - passport photos should not be affixed to the application
form(s);
Written confirmation reflecting the applicant's expected travel dates (alternatively, a copy of the
travel itinerary may be submitted, if available);
A self-addressed A5-size envelope with postage paid for SEK 71 (registered mail) , to return the passport after issuing, and any personal
original documents;
Proof of payment of the prescribed application fee of SEK 180, e.g. a copy of the bank transfer slip.
Payment of the above-mentioned application fee and cash deposit, if applicable, may be made
through an electronic bank transfer to the following account:
Recipient:
South African Embassy in Stockholm
Bank giro:
606-4893
Banking institution:
SEB
Ref:
Temporary Passport
Should you require clarification on completing the application forms or have any further enquiries about the
application process, please contact our office at your convenience.
NOTE (please read carefully):
In terms of the South African Citizenship Amendment Act of 2004,
which came into effect on 15 September 2004, it is now an offence for a
major South African citizen to enter the Republic or depart making use of the
passport of another country. Essentially, the Amendment Act provides that a South African citizen, who has dual
citizenship or nationality, can freely use his or her foreign passport outside South Africa. However, they must use
their South African passport to depart from or enter South Africa.
Please note that since 1 March 2007 Sweden
no longer recognises South African temporary passports. Although a South African temporary passport
may be used for entry into and departure from the Republic of South Africa, it may not be used for
departure from and re-entry into Sweden; applicant's are therefore advised to contact the relevant
Swedish authorities e.g. your local 'Office for Foreigners' to make the necessary
arrangements for your departure from and re-entry into Sweden.
The processing period for a temporary passport is a maximum of 15 working days.
Applicants are requested to bear in mind that in order to issue a temporary passport, our office requires
authorisation from the Department of Home Affairs in Pretoria; this authorisation is based on positive
identification of the applicant's fingerprints.
Applicants are requested not to contact our office unnecessarily for progress reports on passport
applications. Applicants may however contact our office in the event of the passport application taking longer
than 15 working days.
Our office may assist with the issuing of a temporary passport in under 15 working days only in an
emergency situation, which may then only be considered by the Head of the Consular Section.
A complete application may be either mailed to our office, or submitted personally during the consular opening
hours: Mon-Tue, Thu-Fri; 09:00-12:30.
Application forms should not be folded, and applications that are submitted by post, should be mailed in an
A4-size envelope.
Consular Main