Consular fees

Valid from 3 January 2026

 

ATTENTION: All consular fees must be paid in cash.

 

  

Consular service

Fee in ZAR

I. Passport fees

1.01

Issuing a passport

2722

1.02

Issuing a passport for a minor (under 12 years old)

875

1.03

Issuing a passport to minors 12-18, students, pensioners, combatants

1361

1.06

Issuing a temporary passport 

973

1.07

Issuing a temporary passport to a person waiting for a 10-year biometric passport (under 70 years old)

389

1.08

Issuing a second passport (only with consent from Minister of Internal Affairs)

5444

II. Fees for services concerning Polish citizenship

2.01

Application for granting of Polish of citizenship *)

8749

2.02

Application for restoration of Polish citizenship *)

973

2.03

Application for confirmation of Polish citizenship *)

1945

2.04

Application for renounciation of a Polish citizenship *)

8749

2.05

Other services regarding Polish citizenship

778

III. Visa fees, fees for issuing local border traffic permits and in other cases regarding foreigners

3.01

Processing a visa application; processing a visa application for reconsideration (National)

3889

3.02

 Processing a visa application; processing a visa application for reconsideration (Schengen)

1750

3.03

Processing an authorization application to allow border crossing

584

3.04

Processing an authorization application for reconsideration to allow border crossing

584

3.05

Issuing a temporary Polish travel document to a foreigner

778

3.06

Issuing an emergency travel document 

778

IV. Fees for issuing certificates and permissions

4.01

Issuing a permit authorising import to or transit through Poland of weapons and ammunition

1361

4.02

Issuing a permit authorising transport to or transit through Poland of human bodies or human remains

1167

4.03

Issuing other certificates (not listed in 4.01 and 4.02)

778

V. Fees for obtaining documents from Poland

5.01

Delivery of a Polish document to a Polish citizen (who applied in Poland but left before collection

778

5.02

Extraction and transfer of a Polish document to a place of the applicant’s choosing

778

5.03

Transfer of a document to Poland through official channels (only under specific conditions

584

5.04

Transfer of an application for permission to serve in a foreign military, to appropriate authorities in Poland

1167

5.05

Issuing and delivery of a certified copy or a copy of a document from the case file

778

VI. Fees for legalization, notarial and translation services

6.01

Legalizing a document

778

6.02

Preparation and certification of a copy as consistent with the original

1361

6.03

Certification of a copy as consistent with the original

778

6.04

Certification of a signature as consistent with the original

778

6.05

Certification of a document’s presentation date

778

6.06

Prepariation of a notarial deed

7777

6.07

Other notarial services

778

6.08

Translation and certification of a document (per page)**)

2333

6.09

Certification of a translated document (per page)**)

778

6.10

Translation and certification of a civil status document

1167

6.11 Certification of a translation of a civil status document 584

VII. Fees for civil registry services

7.01

Marriage ceremony conducted by the Consul (including preparation and transfer of various documents)*)***)

11665

7.02

Transfer of a document asserting no knowledge of circumstances excluding marriage, to Polish registry office

1167

7.03

Certification of legal capacity for marriage according to Polish law (non-impediment letter) 1167

7.04

Extraction of certification of legal capacity for marriage according to Polish law, from Polish registry office***)

1167

7.05

Recognition of paternity, with possible transfer of certification to Polish registry office

1167

7.06

Preparation of documents for transcription or reproduction of a foreign document in Polish registry office*) ***)

1167

7.07

Admit a registration of birth or death, with transfer to Polish registry office***)

1167

7.08

Admit a change of name or surname declaration, with transfer to Polish registry office

1167

7.09

Transfer of an application for change of name or surname, to Polish registry office

1167

7.10

Other civil status services

778

VIII. Fees for services concerning maritime and inland navigation

8.01

Temporary certification of Polish nationality of a vessel

5833

8.02

Acceptance of a ship captain’s sea protest or preparation of an inland waterway accident report

6999

8.03

Confirmation of a certificate’s validity related to various shipping matters 

4861

8.04

Other shipping services 

973

IX. Fees for special manner of handling consular services****

9.01

Services executed outside the Consulate (per 8 hours, including commute)

2333

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.

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