• Form BI-73 to be fully completed in block letters and in black ink;
  
  Note:
  - Applicants (or parents of an applicant in the case of a child) must complete Parts A, D and E.
  
  - Where applicable, both parents must sign consent at Part C of BI-73 in the case of an applicant, who is a child.
  
  - Part B must be completed by an official at the South African Embassy in Stockholm.
  
  - Under 'Signature of the applicant' in the bottom left hand corner, the applicant must sign in the box (no part of the signature must be outside of the designated area) - not required from applicants who are under 16 years old.
  
  - The left thumbprint must also be taken in the bottom right hand corner by an official at the South African Embassy in Stockholm - not required from applicants who are under 16 years old.
  
  - For Question (a) of Part D, 'means of obtaining' citizenship of another country may be through descent, birth, marriage, naturalisation or registration.
  
  - Question (b) of Part D refers to a previously issued South African passport.


• Form BI-9 (not applicable to South African citizens who are under 16 years old) to be fully completed in black ink (as this form may not be downloaded, it is available at the Embassy);
  
  Note:
  -The purpose of this form is for record purposes only. It is used for the taking of fingerprints and the subsequent comparison to confirm identity. It is therefore not used to apply for a 'First issue for an identity card' as indicated on the top of the form.
  - Fingerprints are taken at the Embassy in Stockholm.
  - The front page of the form BI-9 must be fully completed, dated and signed by the applicant.


• Form BI-529 to be fully completed in block letters and in black ink;

Note:
- The purpose of this form is to verify the applicant's South African citizenship; therefore, all South African citizens who are abroad at the time of lodging an application for a passport must fully complete this form.
- Questions 9, 10, 11 of Part A are of particular importance.
- Questions that are not applicable should be marked as 'n/a'; if answers to certain questions are not known e.g. the mother's identity number, they should be marked as 'Do not know'. 


• Proof of South African citizenship, which may be in the form of a copy of the applicant's South African passport, identity document or birth certificate;

Note:

-If the current passport has been lost or stolen, a police report and a fully completed affidavit (available at the Embassy or Consulate-General) should be submitted. 


• A copy of the flight itinerary;
  
  
• Three (3) identical passport photos (see photograph specifications), - passport photos should not be affixed to the application form(s);
  
  
• Printed proof of the he prescribed application fee;

• Payment of the above-mentioned application fee may be made through an electronic bank transfer to the following account: