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ProcedureEdit

Apply-In-Person

  1. To apply for renewal of a Refugee Passport, you should submit your completed application file to the Directorate of the Police for Foreigners and Travel Documents (DPETV) office (view address details mentioned under ‘office location and contacts’ section below).
  2. Collect the“Application form for Renew Refugee passport” and fill it accurately, attach all supporting documents (mentioned below under the required documents section), and submit them to the attending officer at the DPETV office.
  3. The attending officer will then verify, if all the necessary information and documents have been provided and that the applications comply with the selection criteria, if everything is in order, you will be advised to pay the processing fee, which is payable to the management of Domains Registration and Stamp counter and obtain a payment receipt.
  4. Your biometric data (fingerprint and photo) will then be taken on-site at the DPETV biometric booth, you will then be issued with an acknowledgment slip containing details of your application.
  5. Your passport application will be processed by the department responsible and made available for withdrawal at the DPETV office, against your refugee card and the acknowledgment slip.


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Required DocumentsEdit

  • The old passport
  • A fiscal stamp worth 2,000 FCFA
  • 3 passport photos with white background.



Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Directorate of Foreigners and Travel Documents Police (DPETV)
General Directorate of the National Police (DGPN)
Ministry of the Interior (MINT)
Physical address: Dieuppeul Allées Sérigne Ababacar Sy – Dakar, Senegal
Telephone: (+221)33 869 30 01 / 33 864 51 26
Contact details & map location detail link: Link

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Physical address: Liberté VI extension - immeuble Ferdinand Coly Dakar Senegal
Postal address: 3125 – Dakar
Senegal
Telephone: (+221) 33 867 62 07 / 12
Fax number: (+221) 33 867 62 15
Email address: [email protected]
Contact details & map location detail link: Link

EligibilityEdit

  • Any refugee legally settled in Senegal and holds a refugee passport that needs to be renewed is eligible.



FeesEdit

  • A fiscal stamp worth 2,000 FCFA
  • Please consult the Police for Foreigners and Travel Documents (DPETV) for the passport renewal application fee.


ValidityEdit

  • The passport validity for one year as long as the refugee status still holds.
  • This document needs to be renewed upon expiring, for the holder to keep enjoying the incentives that came with holding a valid refugee passport.



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Processing TimeEdit

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width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
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InstructionsEdit

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Required InformationEdit

  • Details of the applicant
  • Spouse detail (if applicable)
  • Professional details (if applicable)
  • Contact details
  • A physical address in Senegal
  • Consent from parent or guardian (minor)
  • Nationality
  • Refugee card details
  • Old passport details
  • Place/Date of birth
  • Gender/age of the applicant
  • Declaration by the applicant



Need for the DocumentEdit

  • A refugee passport is a travel document that is issued to refugees legally settled in Senegal and wishing to travel outside the country.



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Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit

  • Passport can be used as proof of identity.


External LinksEdit

  • Senegal Government website: Link
  • Senegal Administrative procedures portal;Link


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