Consular fees
Valid from 3 January 2026
ATTENTION: All consular fees must be paid in cash.
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Consular service |
Fee in ZAR |
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I. Passport fees |
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1.01 |
Issuing a passport |
2722 |
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1.02 |
Issuing a passport for a minor (under 12 years old) |
875 |
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1.03 |
Issuing a passport to minors 12-18, students, pensioners, combatants |
1361 |
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1.06 |
Issuing a temporary passport |
973 |
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1.07 |
Issuing a temporary passport to a person waiting for a 10-year biometric passport (under 70 years old) |
389 |
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1.08 |
Issuing a second passport (only with consent from Minister of Internal Affairs) |
5444 |
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II. Fees for services concerning Polish citizenship |
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2.01 |
Application for granting of Polish of citizenship *) |
8749 |
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2.02 |
Application for restoration of Polish citizenship *) |
973 |
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2.03 |
Application for confirmation of Polish citizenship *) |
1945 |
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2.04 |
Application for renounciation of a Polish citizenship *) |
8749 |
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2.05 |
Other services regarding Polish citizenship |
778 |
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III. Visa fees, fees for issuing local border traffic permits and in other cases regarding foreigners |
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3.01 |
Processing a visa application; processing a visa application for reconsideration (National) |
3889 |
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3.02 |
Processing a visa application; processing a visa application for reconsideration (Schengen) |
1750 |
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3.03 |
Processing an authorization application to allow border crossing |
584 |
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3.04 |
Processing an authorization application for reconsideration to allow border crossing |
584 |
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3.05 |
Issuing a temporary Polish travel document to a foreigner |
778 |
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3.06 |
Issuing an emergency travel document |
778 |
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IV. Fees for issuing certificates and permissions |
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4.01 |
Issuing a permit authorising import to or transit through Poland of weapons and ammunition |
1361 |
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4.02 |
Issuing a permit authorising transport to or transit through Poland of human bodies or human remains |
1167 |
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4.03 |
Issuing other certificates (not listed in 4.01 and 4.02) |
778 |
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V. Fees for obtaining documents from Poland |
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5.01 |
Delivery of a Polish document to a Polish citizen (who applied in Poland but left before collection |
778 |
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5.02 |
Extraction and transfer of a Polish document to a place of the applicant’s choosing |
778 |
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5.03 |
Transfer of a document to Poland through official channels (only under specific conditions |
584 |
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5.04 |
Transfer of an application for permission to serve in a foreign military, to appropriate authorities in Poland |
1167 |
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5.05 |
Issuing and delivery of a certified copy or a copy of a document from the case file |
778 |
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VI. Fees for legalization, notarial and translation services |
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6.01 |
Legalizing a document |
778 |
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6.02 |
Preparation and certification of a copy as consistent with the original |
1361 |
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6.03 |
Certification of a copy as consistent with the original |
778 |
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6.04 |
Certification of a signature as consistent with the original |
778 |
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6.05 |
Certification of a document’s presentation date |
778 |
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6.06 |
Prepariation of a notarial deed |
7777 |
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6.07 |
Other notarial services |
778 |
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6.08 |
Translation and certification of a document (per page)**) |
2333 |
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6.09 |
Certification of a translated document (per page)**) |
778 |
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6.10 |
Translation and certification of a civil status document |
1167 |
| 6.11 | Certification of a translation of a civil status document | 584 |
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VII. Fees for civil registry services |
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7.01 |
Marriage ceremony conducted by the Consul (including preparation and transfer of various documents)*)***) |
11665 |
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7.02 |
Transfer of a document asserting no knowledge of circumstances excluding marriage, to Polish registry office |
1167 |
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7.03 |
Certification of legal capacity for marriage according to Polish law (non-impediment letter) | 1167 |
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7.04 |
Extraction of certification of legal capacity for marriage according to Polish law, from Polish registry office***) |
1167 |
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7.05 |
Recognition of paternity, with possible transfer of certification to Polish registry office |
1167 |
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7.06 |
Preparation of documents for transcription or reproduction of a foreign document in Polish registry office*) ***) |
1167 |
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7.07 |
Admit a registration of birth or death, with transfer to Polish registry office***) |
1167 |
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7.08 |
Admit a change of name or surname declaration, with transfer to Polish registry office |
1167 |
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7.09 |
Transfer of an application for change of name or surname, to Polish registry office |
1167 |
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7.10 |
Other civil status services |
778 |
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VIII. Fees for services concerning maritime and inland navigation |
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8.01 |
Temporary certification of Polish nationality of a vessel |
5833 |
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8.02 |
Acceptance of a ship captain’s sea protest or preparation of an inland waterway accident report |
6999 |
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8.03 |
Confirmation of a certificate’s validity related to various shipping matters |
4861 |
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8.04 |
Other shipping services |
973 |
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IX. Fees for special manner of handling consular services**** |
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9.01 |
Services executed outside the Consulate (per 8 hours, including commute) |
2333 |
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9.02 |
Expedited services (only specific services possible) |
778 |
* For consular services involving the compilation of documents, no additional charges apply, with the exception of fees for the preparation, verification or authentication of translations (entries 6.08, 6.09 and 6.10).
** When calculating the applicable consular fees, the volume of the document is determined according to the rules of remuneration for a sworn translator’s services.
*** With the potential to obtain legalisation or an Apostille.
**** Special service fees must be collected independently of consular service fees or reimbursement of incurred expenses.