The price hikes will increase some application fees by as much as 300%.
Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi announced new fee amendments for South African passports and travel documents in terms of section 4 of the South African Passports and Travel Documents Act, 1994.
Section 4 of the South African Passports and Travel Documents Act, 1994, lets the minister of Home Affairs make regulations regarding the fees payable for the issuing of a South African passport or travel document in consultation with the minister of finance. This means the Government is heavily subsidising passport holders when such a subsidy is not realised for ordinary ID applicants.
The fees payable for the issuing of South African passports and travel documents were last adjusted in 2011.The fees payable in respect of applications for a South African passport or travel document made within the Republic are as follows:Official passport R600 .The fees payable in respect of applications for a South African passport or travel document made outside of the Republic, at Missions, Embassies or Consulates, are as follows:Emergency travel certificate R140 .
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