Due to the restrictions in physical interaction with the public at the Barbados overseas offices with the emergence of COVID-19, the Immigration Department introduced the following temporary measures to assist Barbadians applying for Passports:
Applicants are required to access the website http://www.immigration.gov.bb, then download an application for the Barbados passport:
Step 1
Form A for persons over 16 years of age; Form B for persons under 16 years of age-
https://www.immigration.gov.bb/documents/formA_online.pdf
https://www.immigration.gov.bb/documents/formB_online.pdf
Step 2
Print and complete application for Barbados Passport form and send it along with:
a) The expired passport;
b) Two clean passport size photographs
- Do not use paper clips, hair must not be covering down on the forehead, ears must be clearly visible;
- The photo must be certified and signed by a Notary Public; the same person must sign and date the passport form. See instruction at # 2 on the front of the passport form to verify who can certify your form. The certification on the back of the photo must state that it is a true photograph of the applicant;
- The applicant is required to sign and date at section 11 on the line at the back of the form;
- There are three (3) signature boxes on the form, the applicant is required to sign their signature inside each box, the signatures must fit entirely within the boxes and not touch the perimeter on any of the boxes;
Step 3
Submit any documentation to support a name change. Please also note that birth certificates are no longer required for persons reapplying for passports.
Step 4
Provide a Bank Draft written to the Chief Immigration Officer in the respective amount that includes the bank exchange rate and bank charges as follows:
- $56.00 US to cover the cost for a child’s ten (10) day completion passport;
- $81.00 US to cover the cost for an adult ten day completion passport;
- $119.00 US to cover the cost for a two to five day completion passport;
- $157 U.S to cover the cost for an expedited passport (next day delivery), whether it is for a child or an adult.
Step 5
Prepare a Pre-paid Waybill Number or Bar Codes pre-paid in order to facilitate easy return to the applicant.
The documents must be mailed by courier service to the Barbados Immigration Department as follows:
Attention: Ms. Sarrita Chadderton
Chief Immigration Officer
Immigration Department
BTI Corporate Centre
Princess Alice Highway
Bridgetown, BB11093
BARBADOS
Tel. No.: (246) 535-4192 / (246) 535-4195
Fax: (246) 426-0819
