{"id":588,"date":"2025-02-14T09:42:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T09:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/?page_id=588"},"modified":"2025-05-21T08:24:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T08:24:07","slug":"emergency-travel-document","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/emergency-travel-document\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency Travel Document"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"588\" class=\"elementor elementor-588\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-83475b3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"83475b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a15b996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a15b996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Emergency Travel Document (One-way\/Single-entry to South Africa)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e54d65 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e54d65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39fa65b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39fa65b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3343e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3343e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>REQUIREMENTS:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>(This submission type is only for genuine emergencies such as death\/sickness in the family and is not in procession of a valid RSA passport)<\/strong><\/p><p>Citizens 16 years and above that have never been issued with an ID document\/smart card are not eligible for emergency travel documents until and unless they apply for an ID document at least three months before we can issue the travel document. \u00a0(and are still in possession of a child passport)<\/p><p>Citizens under 16 years that do not have a 13-digit ID number are not eligible, until the birth is registered with Home Affairs and an ID number is allocated to them.<\/p><p><strong><u>Prescribed forms to be completed in BLACK INK and BLOCK letters: <\/u><\/strong><\/p><ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/DHA-73.pdf\">DHA 73<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/BI-529-Determination-of-Citizenship.pdf\">DHA 529 (BI-529)<\/a><\/li><li>DHA 9 (will be given at your appointment)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/Lost-Passport-Declaration.pdf\">CMO 217<\/a> (if the passport is lost\/stolen)<\/li><li>Form SVP \u2014 109E (For citizens born in Namibia and who are SA citizens)<\/li><\/ol><p><strong><u>Supporting Documents\/Information<\/u><\/strong><u>:<\/u><\/p><ul><li>RSA passport<\/li><li>ID book or Smart ID Card<\/li><li>Four photos<\/li><li>Proof of emergency (A signed doctor\u2019s letter on Doctor\u2019s letter head) \/RSA death certificate\/lost or stolen passport, a Police report is required.)<\/li><li>Motivation letter, with SA address you are going to and stating the emergency, why you are not in possession of a valid passport, and you understand the emergency document is a one-way\/single-entry document.<\/li><li>A schedule of the applicant\u2019s travel arrangements i.e. a copy of the flight itenary.<\/li><li>No CASH payments are accepted. Application fee may be done via Bank Transfer or QR Code. The details will be provided during your appointment.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p>PLEASE NOTE: Before you attend your appointment, please make sure that you have all the above documents and copies of all your original documents.<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0If you do not comply with the requirements, you will not be assisted and therefore you will have to book a new appointment.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>The average processing time is five working days.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>The collection time for Emergency Travel document is between 09:30 am to 12:30 am Monday to Friday except Public Holidays. <\/strong><\/p><p>The Address: South African High Embassy,<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Alpenstrasse 29,<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Bern 3006<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f8496a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f8496a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d6a0a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"6d6a0a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"442\" class=\"elementor elementor-442\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f9dc782 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f9dc782\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/re-issue-of-id-document\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit_page_list_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ekit_page_list_title_title\">Re-Issue of ID Document<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-list-item   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-repeater-item-5a59813 ekit_badge_left\" href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/emergency-travel-document\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit_page_list_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ekit_page_list_title_title\">Emergency Travel Document<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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