Gambia - Apply for a passport

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Procedure

• Submit all the required documents at the Department of Immigration in Banjul.
• Get an application form at the immigration office and pay D10
• Fill in the application form and submit it for verification. Attach the payment receipts
• Question 15 of the completed application form must be endorsed by one of the following; a Cabinet Minister, Member of House of Representatives, Justice of the Peace, Medical or Legal Practitioner, Head Chief, City or Area Councillor, Commissioner of Oaths, Notary Public and Civil Servant of Categories VI and above who has been personally acquainted with applicant for at least two years.

• applicants cannot apply for a passport in the embassy

however they can apply for a emergency travel documents to travel to

Gambia only to apply for a passport

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Required Documents

• Guarantor's form duly signed by a commissioner of oaths plus
• Photocopy of a guarantors data page of guarantors passport and national id and drivers license
• Father's Letter of content for minors under 16yrs (Mother's letter of consent in case of deceased father)
• Marriage Certificate where applicable. Husband's consent letter
  
  

Or

• Letter of introduction for employee of government or company organization.
• Birth Certificate or Age declaration.
• Letter of identification from Local Government of origin or residence.
• One (1) passport photograph.
• Acknowledgement slip and receipt of payment.

Office Locations & Contacts

The Director
Department of Immigration
Ministry of Interior
71 Dobson Street18-April-2014 / GM 2
Banjul
The Gambia
Tel.: 220 - 4228717
Fax: 220 - 4228717

Eligibility

All Gambians by birth, naturalization and registration. Are eligible
The passport remains the property of the government of the republic of the Gambia and may be withdrawn at any time.

Fees

The Fee for a Gambia Green Ordinary Passport (Machine Readable Passport) is (D 12000.00) payable upon demand. The fee is non refundable.

Validity

All Gambian passports are valid for a period five years from the date of issue as indicated on the Bio-Data Page of the passport. However, Diplomatic and Service passports cease to be valid if the person in whose respect the passport was issued is no longer employed in the services of the Gambia Government.

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Processing Time

Not less than seven days notice will be given for each application. The issuing of a passport cannot be guaranteed in less than this period. Exceptions will be made in respect of urgent genuine cases. This note does not apply in the case of applications made by persons outside the Gambia in which case the application processing may take considerably longer.

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Instructions

• No Gambian is allowed to hold multiple standard passports.
• The issuance of a passport will be conditional upon a bond being entered into with the Gambia Government on the passport application form, in some cases, at the absolute discretion of the Passport Control Officer.
• The purpose of the Bond is to identify Government against the risk of incurring maintenance and repatriation charges in the event of the passport holder becoming destitute outside the Gambia.
• The Bond may only be entered into by prominent resident of the Gambia who is willing and in the opinion of the passport Control officer able to honour his/her obligation. Applicants outside the Gambia should enter the names of such persons to prevent delay even though a Bond may not be required in their case.
• Application for new passports replacement or renewal is only processed if fees are paid and receipts attached.
• Application forms must be counter signed by a Justice of the Peace and authenticated by any one of the persons indicated in section 15 of the passport application form.

Required Information

• Applicant name
• Address
• Phone no
• Place of birth
• Date of birth
• Parents id no

Need for the Document

Gambian passports are issued to Gambians for travel outside of its territory. Gambia issues 3 types of passport

• Diplomatic Passports
• Pilgrims Passport
• Standard Gambian Passport:

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It is a valuable document and should not be altered in any way or allowed to pass into the possession of any unauthorized person, no stamps, statements, notations or other admissions should be placed or made in this passport except authorized. If passport is lost or destroy, the facts and circumstances should be reported at once to the passport office in Banjul or to the nearest Gambia consulate or other representative and to the local Police. New passports can only be issued in such cases after exhaustive enquiries.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

• Used for identification
• Used as a proof of citizenship

External Links

http://www.accessgambia.com/information/immigration-department.html

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