How to obtain a new Passport?
Step 1:
If someone is seeking to acquire a Passport for the first time
(either for a child or adult), the first process is to purchase
a form at the Passport Office located on Camp Street. There is
a booth outside the building where a form could be purchased for
$200.
On the form there is a list of persons who can
be used as guarantors such as, a Minister of Religion and a Justice
of Peace. It must be noted that the information requested on the
form must be filled out accurately and correctly.
In the case of a married person he/she has to
produce the spouse’s birth certificate and the marriage
certificate as confirmation of being married.
Step 2:
Along with these documents the person also has to purchase a $1,000
Revenue stamp and produce two passport-sized photographs (recent
photos are better).
With a completed application form, a $1,000 Revenue stamp, two
photographs and a guarantor’s signature, and in the case
of a married person, a marriage certificate and the spouse’s
birth certificate, the applicant moves to step three.
Step 3:
With the relevant documents the applicant produces them to an
Immigration Officer at the Passport Office and is given a date
to uplift the passport.
The duration to process the application is 6 weeks.
If a passport is stolen or lost, the applicant
does not need the signature of a guarantor; instead he/she needs
an affidavit. With that (affidavit) in possession, the applicant
is then advised to go to a Police station to report the matter.
The Police station in turn will give the applicant a report to
produce to the Passport Office.
With the affidavit, a $1,000 Revenue stamp, 2
passport sized photographs, the application form and the Police
Report, the applicant may apply for a new Passport to the Immigration
Officer. The duration for this process is nine months.
Additionally, if a passport is damaged, the applicant
will have to fill out an application form. And along with an affidavit,
$1,000 Revenue stamp, two passport-sized photographs, the applicant
may apply for a new passport to the immigration officer. The processing
period is six months.
It must be noted that a child under 12 years
old must apply through his/her parent or guardian.
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