Bhutan - Apply for Ordinary Passport

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Procedure

1. Go in person to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or its nearest diplomatic mission.
2. Proceed to the Passport Section.
3. Complete an application form. To download a Passport Application Form, click here: http://www.mfa.gov.bt/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/application_form_for_new_passport_or_traveldocument.pdf.
4. Present and submit the required documents.
5. Pay the passport application fee.

Note:
The Passport Section will collect fingerprint the first time an applicant applies for a machine readable passport or travel document. This biometric information shall be stored along with the applicants personal details in the Passport Database and used for future verification and identification purposes.

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Required Documents

• completed application form
• passport-size photograph (photograph must not be more than six months old, 45 mm x 35 mm with the facial image taking up 70-80% of the photograph, taken with a white background and without border)
• a photocopy of citizenship identity card or identity documents issued by the Ministry of Home & Cultural Affairs, along with the original documents for verification purposes
• Security Clearance Certificate (SCC) from the Royal Bhutan Police

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
PO Box 103
Gyalyong Tshokhang
Thimphu:Bhutan
PABX +975-2-322781/322459/322473/322771/322324

Eligibility

Bhutanese citizens are entitled to apply for a passport.

Fees

Ordinary Passport: Fee of Nu. 1000/-

Validity

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Documents to Use

Passport Application Form:

• http://www.mfa.gov.bt/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/application_form_for_new_passport_or_traveldocument.pdf

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Need for the Document

A Bhutanese passport is a document which authorizes and facilitates travel and other activities in Bhutan or by Bhutanese citizens. There are three types of Bhutanese passports namely; Ordinary Passport, Official Passport and Diplomatic Passport.

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External Links

Ministry of Foreign Affairs: http://www.mfa.gov.bt/

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