Cote Divoire - Apply for a Biometric Passport

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Procedure

1. Application forms may be obtained from the following:
   1. Application and issuing centers.
   2. Deputy Police Directorate of Air and Border
   3. National Police Website
   4. Internet Dealership Website
   5. Bank Branches where you can pay the passport fee
2. Fill in the application form and pay the passport fee at any designated banks.
3. Make sure that you collect your receipt and take note of your transaction number.
4. Go to the application and issuing center of your choice and submit your application along with all other required documents.
5. Authorities will verify all documents that you have submitted.
6. Once the police finished verifying the documents and your application is approved they will issue the passport.

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Required Documents

For country of origin:

• Certificate of Ivorian nationality
• Extract of birth certificate
• Photocopy of the national identity or the original administrative certificate identity card
• Photocopy of the national identity card or certificate of identity of one of the parents
• Extract of marriage certificate (for married women)
• For minors, parental consent legalized
• Proof of payment of passport fees

For naturalized individuals:

• Copy of the decree of naturalization
• Certificate of nationality
• Extract of birth certificate
• Photocopy of the national identity card or the original administrative identity papers
• Extract of marriage certificate (for married women)
• For minors, parental consent legalized
• Proof of payment of passport fees

For foreign adopted by an Ivorian:

• Copy of the judgment or the judgment of adoption;
• Certificate of nationality
• Extract of birth certificate
• Photocopy of the national identity or the original administrative certificate identity card
• Extract of marriage certificate (for married women)
• For minors, parental permission legalized
• Proof of payment of passport fees
• Certificate of Ivorian nationality of the adopter

For foreign woman married to an Ivorian:

• Extract of the marriage
• Certificate of nationality
• Extract of birth certificate
• Photocopy of the national identity or the original administrative certificate identity card
• Proof of payment of passport fees
• Certificate of Ivorian nationality of the husband.

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Contact: (225) 20 32 08 88
Abidjan Plateau, Bvd Agoulevant
BP V109 Abidjan, Cte d'Ivoire
Website
Embassies and Consulates of Cte d'Ivoire Abroad

SNEDAI Cte d'Ivoire
BP 222 cidex 5
Tel:(+225) 22 52 82 80
Cel:(+225) 03 62 62 19
Mail: [email protected]
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Eligibility

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Fees

Passport Fee: 40,000 francs CFA

Payment cannot be refunded in the event that the application was denied by authorities.

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Processing Time

Your passport may be issued 72 hours after validation by the air police and border authority of Cote d'Ivoire.

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Need for the Document

A passport is a document, issued by the national government. It certifies the identity and nationality of the holder for travel abroad. It contains information about the holder; like name, gender, date and place of birth. A biometric passport, contains an electronic "carrier" data. There is a chip hidden inside the passport in which the biometric data of the passport holder is stored.

Following are procedures on how to apply for a biometric passport.

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External Links

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

http://www.diplomatie.gouv.ci/passeport.php

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