1. Go to the Passport and Immigration Department.
2. Fill up the application form to apply for a passport.
3. Submit form along with all other required documents and pay necessary fees.

• EC $20.00 stamps
• One recent passport sized photograph
• Previous Passport or Birth Certificate

Note: Stamps are available for purchase at the General Post Office in Roseau and at its branches.

Passport and Immigration Department

Police Headquarters

Bath Road

Roseau

Commonwealth of Dominica

Telephone: (767) 266 5159

Fax: (767) 448 6204

E-mail: cdpf@dominica.gov.dm / dompol@cwdom.dm

Provide eligibility criteria's for going through this procedure.

Passport Application Fees - to be paid at the Treasury Department (the birth certificate and the marriage certificate (if the female applicant is married) must be presented to the Cashier at the Treasury Department before fees are paid:

• Children under 16 years of age: EC$75.00
• Adults (16 years older): EC$150.00
• Lost/Stolen passports: EC $400.00

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

To download application form to apply for a passport: http://dominica.gov.dm/images/documents/commonwealth_of_dominica_passport_form.pdf

Please attach sample completed documents which would help other people who would like to follow this procedure.    

The normal processing time for passports is two (2) weeks. In an emergency, for example, in the case of illness, passports can be processed almost immediately, or within two to three working days.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
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Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
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e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 
	

Please provide instructions on obtaining the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

• Name
• Nicknames / Aliases
• Marital Status
• Personal Description
• Age at last birthday
• Profession or occupation
• Present address
• Usual place of residence
• Local telephone no. & fax no.
• E-mail
• Citizenship
• For Married Women:
  • Husband's or former husband's Surname and full Christian names
  • Place of marriage
  • Date of marriage
• For Persons born abroad:
  • Name of consulate
  • Date of registration
  • Place and date or father's/ Mothers birth
  • Particulars of applicant's Father/ Mother
• Details about children under 16 to be included in the passport

An Emergency Passport is issued to persons traveling to Guadeloupe or Martinique due to emergencies such as death in the family or for medical treatment.

• Guadeloupe is a Caribbean island located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres (629 sq. mi). It is part of the European Union and the Eurozone; hence, as for all Eurozone countries, its currency is the euro. The prefecture and the capital of Guadeloupe is Basse-Terre.
• Martinique is one of the twenty-seven regions of France (being an overseas region) and an integral part of the French Republic. It is directly north of St. Lucia and south of Dominica. As part of France, Martinique is part of the European Union, and its currency is the Euro.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

• Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica, Web Portal: http://dominica.gov.dm/services/how-do-i-apply-for-an-emergency-passport

More information which might help people.