The Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Application for a Travel Document
(Passport Act of 1982)
Instructions for completing this Application form
Applications should be completed at least 3 weeks before applicant intends leaving Papua New Guinea.
1.
WHERE TO APPLY: Applications for PNG Travel Documents should be lodged with the Immigration and
Citizenship Service Authority, PO Box 1790, Boroko, NCD Port Moresby or with the Collector of Customs at various
ports. A SEPARATE APPLICATION MUST BE COMPLETED BY EACH PERSON.
2.
FEE: The fee for a passport is K100. This must be paid at your nearest cash office and a receipt thereof must be attached
to your application. Details of fees are at www.immigration.gov.pg/passport.html
3.
COLLECTION OF PASSPORT: Your passport will be forwarded by registered post unless you elect to collect it
personally
, or if you designate an agent who must present the original custody reciept for the application.
4.
CHANGE OF NAME: If you have changed your name please provide details of all previous names used.
5.
PREVIOUS TRAVEL DOCUMENTS: You must attach your previous travel document unless it has been lost,
stolen or destroyed. Note: there are additional fees where a previous passport has been lost or stolen.
See Fees above.
6.
EVIDENCE OF CITIZENSHIP: Your application should be accompanied by evidence of your citizenship.
Attachment ‘A’ on page 4 should be completed in this respect. Your birth certificate or citizenship certificate, and in
the case of married women your marriage certificate, should be submitted.
7.
CERTIFICATE REGARDING APPLICANT: The certificate on page 3 in respect of every application must be
completed. The following persons are authorised to furnish this certificate: Lawyers, Medical Practitioners,
Magistrates, Ministers of Religion, Commissioner of Oaths, Commissioned Officers of the Defence Force and
Police Force. The person completing the certificates must have known the applicant for at least three yeas. It is
essential that the person who signed the Certificate Regarding Applicant on page 3 should also endorsed the back of
one photograph as follows: ‘I certify this to be a genuine photograph of (name in full)’, and sign.
8
CONSENT OF PARENTS: Applicants under 17 years of age must furnish the consent of their parents or legal
guardians on page 2.
9.
PHOTOGRAPHS: With your application you should submit
two recent photographs. These should be head and shoulders
only, taken ‘Full Face’ without had or tinted glasses and with a
light coloured background. All photographs should be within
the dimensions of 35mm x 45mm. It is essential that the
person who signed the Certificate Regarding Applicant on
page 3 should also endorse the back of one photograph as
follows:
‘I certify this to be a genuine photograph of (name in full)’,
and sign.
10.
DECLARATION: The Declaration on page 3 must be signed
by the applicant, or in the case of a child unable to sign, by the
lodging parent or legal guardian. Warning: It is a criminal offence
to provide false or misleading information in this application.
11.
SIGNATURE:
•
The applicant must sign both of the small
signature labels using a ball-point pen. Please
take care to stay within the borders marked.
•
If the applicant is unable to sign, put a line
through both of the small signature labels.
Signature
Form FA 81
45mm
35mm
UNABLE TO SIGN