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Barbados passport

Citizens of Barbados, applying in Barbados or at a mission abroad.

Machine-readable passports are valid for ten years if you are 16 or over, and five years if you are under 16. Parents or guardians must submit the application for a child aged 16 or under, and the child must come with them.

How to apply

  1. 1 Book an appointment.
  2. 2 Complete Form A if you are 16 or over, or Form B for a child under 16.
  3. 3 Pay the fee online and print two copies of the payment advice.
  4. 4 Bring your documents and both copies to your appointment.
  5. 5 Collect the passport in person when notified.

What you need

Bring the original of every document as well as a photocopy.

  • Completed Form A (16+) or Form B (under 16)
  • Two passport photographs, 5cm × 5cm, professionally taken
  • Original Barbados birth certificate bearing the Registration Department seal, and a copy
  • Original Barbados ID card and a copy
  • Parent's Barbados ID card if applicant is under 16
  • Your previous passport and a copy of its bio-data page if renewing
  • Citizenship document if you were not born a citizen
  • Marriage certificate, original and copy if married female
  • Decree absolute, original and copy if divorced female
  • Deed poll if you have changed your name

Worth knowing

  • Someone else may collect on your behalf only if you are elderly, incapacitated, disabled or severely ill, with a notarised authorisation letter.
  • Fees must be paid when you submit. Applications are not accepted without payment.

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