Barbados - Apply for Passport

ProcedureEdit

Go to the Immigration Department in Barbados, or at one of Barbados' thirteen diplomatic and consular missions abroad.
If you are more than 16 years of age, you should complete an 'Application for a Barbados Passport' Form A in your own hand-writing. To download Form A, click on this link: http://www.immigration.gov.bb/documents/Form%20A.pdf. Use Block Letters for all names except your signature.
Applications for children under the age of 16 should be made on Form B. To download Form B, click on this link: http://www.immigration.gov.bb/documents/Form%20B.pdf.
The application form should be accompanied by two (2) photographs. The photographs should not be more than five (5) centimetres by five (5) centimetres and should be taken by a professional photographer.
Please ensure that you sign your name in the boxes provided at the bottom of page two of the application form as well as the Declaration at Section 11, page four.

Passport Appointment System
To schedule an appointment, click on this link: http://www.immigration.gov.bb/pages/Default.aspx.

Required DocumentsEdit

Regular Passports
(For Persons Over Sixteen years of age)

The previous passport if not applying for the first time
The completed form
Two photos
Birth certificate
Barbados ID card
Marriage certificate if married and female
Divorce document if divorced and female
Citizenship document if not a citizen by birth
Deed poll if applicable
Any other documents, as requested

Minor Passports
(Minors / Persons under 16 years of age)

The previous passport if not applying for the first time
The completed form
Two photos
Birth certificate
Barbados ID of parent
Deed poll if applicable
Any other documents, as requested

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Immigration Department
Wharf Road,
Bridgetown
BARBADOS
Telephone: (246) 4344100
Fax: (246) 4260819
E-mail: [email protected]

For other contact information: http://www.immigration.gov.bb/pages/Contactus.aspx

EligibilityEdit

Citizens of Barbados

FeesEdit

Issued in BDS:

Adults Passport - $150
Minors Passport (under 16) - $100
Businessmans Passport - $225
Emergency Passport / Travel document - $150
Replacement of Lost Passport - $300
Urgent Passport (required in 1 day) - $300
Urgent Passport (required in 2-5 days) - $225

ValidityEdit

A passport is valid for 10 years and after this period, you can apply for a new passport.

Documents to UseEdit

Form A:

http://www.immigration.gov.bb/documents/Form%20A.pdf

Form B:

http://www.immigration.gov.bb/documents/Form%20B.pdf

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Processing TimeEdit

The average processing time for a passport is seven (7) working days. But processing period varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. The processing period for the Immigration Department in Barbados is 14 days.

InstructionsEdit

First-time applicants and applicants holding a Barbados passport issued before 30 November 1966, should submit their original birth certificate along with their application.
Parents or guardians must submit the application on behalf of children 16 years or under, accompanied by the minor.

Required InformationEdit

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Need for the DocumentEdit

A Barbadian passport is a travel document issued to citizens of Barbados, in accordance with Citizenship Act (CAP. 186) from 1978, the Immigration Act (CAP. 190) from 1997, and the Barbadian Constitution, for the purpose of facilitating international travel.

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External LinksEdit

How to Apply for a Passport: http://www.immigration.gov.bb/pages/Passport.aspx
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade: http://www.foreign.gov.bb/pageselect.cfm?page=116

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