Malta - Apply for Refugee Passport

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Procedure

1. Obtain the Application Form A from any of these: the Passport Office, the Police Stations, Local councils or Travel Agencies.
   Form A: https://mhas.gov.mt/en/MHAS-Departments/The%20Passport%20Office/Documents/3_FORM%20A%20MALTINGLIZ_ver6%200_Oct2011.pdf
2. Fill in and complete the application form.
3. Have a sponsor or recommender. This person must be a professional person (or priest) who has known you for at least two years ago.
4. Your sponsor or recommender must complete the relevant part of the application form.
5. Submit the application form to the Ministry of Home Affairs and National Security (MHAS).
6. Bring an ID Card to prove your identity and your Certificate of Refugee issued by the Commission of Refugees.
7. Have your photo (biometric facial image) and fingerprints taken.
8. Pay the passport application fee.
9. Collect your passport after four (4) working days. Bring your ID card.

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Required Documents

• completed application form
• ID card
• Certificate of Refugee (issued by the Commission of Refugees)
• If you are applying for a minor:
  • the application form completed and signed by both parents
  • Two identical color photographs taken your child on a white background. One of them should be signed on the back by the recommender to also complete the relevant part of the application form.
  • All your Identity Card and your spouse (or your Travel Document both)
  • the passport, if any, of your child if he / she had already been issued / issued a Travel Document

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry for Home Affairs and National Security
201, Strait Street
Valletta VLT 2000
Telephone: 2568 9000
Fax: 2568 9350
Email: [email protected]

Eligibility

Refugees in Maltese.

Fees

• Adult Refugee Passport - 70
• Minor Refugee Passport - 55

Validity

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

Documents to Use

Form A:

• https://mhas.gov.mt/en/MHAS-Departments/The%20Passport%20Office/Documents/3_FORM%20A%20MALTINGLIZ_ver6%200_Oct2011.pdf

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Processing Time

The normal processing time for a minor passport is 4 working days.

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Instructions

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e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

Required Information

• surname
• name
• gender
• date of birth
• place of birth
• country of birth
• identity card number
• civil status
• address of applicant
• email
• telephone
• mobile number
• details of parents
• details of spouse
• details of citizenship
• declaration by applicant
• parent's/tutor's consent
• declaration of recommender (sponsor)

Need for the Document

A refugee passport is a travel document issued to a refugee by the state in which she or he normally resides allowing him or her to travel outside that state and to return there.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

Ministry of Home Affairs and National Security: https://mhas.gov.mt/en/Pages/Home.aspx

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