Passport application for adults
Please note that only completed applications will be accepted. In order to ensure that your application may be processed without delay, please submit the following documents in original and one copy (no certification needed). All applicants must check the categories listed below.
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- A duly completed passport application form (please ensure that you sign the form) |
- One recent passport photograph according to biometric specifications
check here for further details regarding biometric specifications of photos [pdf, 550,79k]
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- Current passport |
- South African ID-book or temporary/permanent residence permit |
- Unabridged Birth Certificate / Full Birth Certificate |
- Unabridged Marriage Certificate (if your name changed through marriage or if you wish to change it) |
- if applicable, a Name Declaration |
- Deregistration certificate from the German registration office (“Abmeldebescheinigung“ vom Einwohnermeldeamt), if German residency is registered in the previous passport |
- if applicable, German Certificate of Naturalisation (“Einbürgerungsurkunde“) or the German “Beibehaltungsgenehmigung“ and South African Certificate of Naturalisation |
- If you possess a citizenship certificate (even if expired), please submit it with your application |
Processing a passport can be facilitated if you possess any of the following documents which prove the citizenship of family members or ancestors, from whom you derive your German citizenship:
- Citizenship certificates (even if expired) |
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- previous German passports or IDs |
- “Vertriebenenausweise“ according to §15 of the Bundesvertriebenengesetz (old version untill December 31, 1992) or
- “Spätaussiedlerbescheinigung“ according to §15 of the Bundesvertriebenengesetz (newest Version)
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- Naturalisation certificate |
Processing a passport can take from six to eight weeks. Please submit your application approximately three months before your current passport expires. If there are compelling reasons (valid proof needed, eg. flight tickets, medical certificate) for you to receive a passport on short notice, a temporary passport can be issued when you apply for a new passport.
Please note:
Please check the applicable category to ascertain which additional documents you must submit. In individual cases you may be asked to submit further documentation.
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In addition to the above-mentioned documents, you must submit the following documents:
1. South African ID-Book, that was issued after current German passport was issued, or if applicant does not have an ID-Book, he/she must submit a Determination of Citizenship Status from the Department of Home Affairs to prove that South African citizenship was never acquired.
(DHA form BI 529)
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2. If applicant acquired South African citizenship through automatic naturalisation (according to Section 11 A of the South African citizenship law), please submit the applicable certificate by the Department of Home Affairs (application form: BI 529). In this case, the German Embassy accepts a South African ID-Book, that was issued before issuance of a German passport.
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In addition to the above-mentioned documents, you must submit the following documents:
1. Birth certificate of the German parent.
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2. Parents' unabridged marriage certificate.
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3. If applicable: Determination of Citizenship Status from the Department of Home Affairs, to prove that the German parent never applied for or acquired South African citizenship.
(DHA form BI 529)
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4.If the German parent applied for and acquired South African citizenship, the South African naturalisation certificate must be submitted to prove that naturalisation occurred after the applicant's birth or that permission to retain German citizenship (Beibehaltungsgenehmigung) was granted before South African citizenship was acquired.
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Please note:
The documents under 3 and 4 are generally not necessary if the parent can produce a certificate of citizenship (Staatsangehörigkeitsausweis) that was issued after the applicant's birth.
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In addition to the above-mentioned documents, you must submit the following documents:
1. Father's birth certificate.
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2. Parents' unabridged marriage certificate.
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3. if applicable: Determination of Citizenship Status from the Department of Home Affairs, to prove that the father never applied for or acquired South African citizenship.
(DHA form BI 529)
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4. If the father applied for and acquired South African citizenship, the South African naturalisation certificate must be submitted to prove that naturalisation occurred after the applicant's birth or that permission to retain German citizenship (Beibehaltungsgenehmigung) was granted before South African citizenship was acquired.
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Please note:
The documents under 3 and 4 are generally not necessary if the father can produce a certificate of citizenship (Staatsangehörigkeitsausweis) that was issued after the applicant's birth.
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In addition to the above-mentioned documents, you must submit the following documents:
1. Certificate of the acquisition of German citizenship through declaration.
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In addition to the above-mentioned documents, you must submit the following documents:
1. Grandfather's birth certificate.
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2. Grandparents' unabridged marriage certificate.
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3. Unabridged birth certificate, or full birth certificate, of the parent from whom the applicant derives German citizenship.
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4. Parents' unabridged marriage certificate.
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5. If applicable: Determination of Citizenship Status from the Department of Home Affairs, to prove that the German grandfather never applied for or acquired South African citizenship.
(DHA form BI 529)
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6. If the grandfather applied for and acquired South African citizenship, the South African naturalisation certificate must be submitted to prove that naturalisation occurred after the birth of the parent from whom the applicant derives German citizenship or that permission to retain German citizenship (Beibehaltungsgenehmigung) was granted before South African citizenship was acquired.
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Please note:
The documents under 5 and 6 are not necessary if the grandfather, or the parent from whom the applicant derives German citizenship, can produce a certificate of citizenship (Staatsangehörigkeitsausweis) that was issued after the parent's or applicant's birth.
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In addition to the above-mentioned documents, you must submit the following documents:
1. Great-grandfather's birth certificate.
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2. Great-grandparents' unabridged marriage certificate.
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3. Grandfather's unabridged birth certificate or full birth certificate.
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4. Grandparents' unabridged marriage certificate.
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5. Unabridged birth certificate, or full birth certificate, of the parent from whom the applicant derives German citizenship.
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6. Parents' unabridged marriage certificate.
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7. If applicable: Determination of Citizenship Status from the Department of Home Affairs, to prove that the German great-grandfather never applied for or acquired South African citizenship.
(DHA form BI 529)
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8. If the great-grandfather applied for and acquired South African citizenship, the South African naturalisation certificate must be submitted to prove that naturalisation occurred after the birth of the grandparent from whom the applicant derives German citizenship or that permission to retain German citizenship (Beibehaltungsgenehmigung) was granted before South African citizenship was acquired.
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Please note:
Should any of the relatives possess a German certificate of citizenship (Staatsangehörigkeitsausweis), the matter will be processed as if the relative was born in Germany. If that is the case, please refer to the applicable category (e.g. the great-grandfather was born in Germany, but the father possesses a certificate of citizenship, Staatsangehörigkeitsausweis; the applicant would refer to the category “Father was not born in South Africa“). It is sufficient to submit the documents listed in the applicable category, but only if the certificate of citizenship (Staatsangehörigkeitsausweis) is also submitted.
