Passports

Only Samoan citizens can hold a Samoan passport. Applications take 5 working days, or 2 working days if urgent.

Apply for a new passport

We want getting a passport to be as simple as possible. To help us, give full details of every name you may legally use, and all the supporting documents that apply to you.

How to apply

Complete and sign the passport application form.
Include originals or certified copies of your supporting documents. Section D of the form has the checklist.
Include two photos. The person who certifies your identity in Part B of the form must write on the back of one photo: “This is a true likeness of (your name)”, and sign it.
Lodge your application and fee at the Immigration Office, Level 1, FMFMII Government Building, Eleele Fou, Apia, or at one of the offices below.

Children under 16

Complete the consent section (Section C) of the application form.
Include written consent from either parent or a legal guardian.

Passport fees

Pay the fee when you lodge your application. All fees are in Samoan Tālā and are non-refundable.

Application Adult Child (16 and under) New passport · standard SAT$200 SAT$100 New passport · urgent SAT$240 SAT$140 Replacement (lost or damaged) · standard SAT$400 SAT$200 Replacement (lost or damaged) · urgent SAT$440 SAT$240

Standard processing takes 5 working days. Urgent processing takes 2 working days.

Replace a lost or damaged passport

Apply with the same passport application form and supporting documents. The replacement fees in the table above apply. If you're not sure what to bring, contact the Immigration Office before you apply.

Document of Identity (DOI)

Fees for a Samoan Document of Identity, paid when you lodge your application:

Application Fee New DOI · standard SAT$100 New DOI · urgent SAT$150 Replacement of a lost or damaged DOI (still valid) · standard SAT$150 Replacement of a lost or damaged DOI (still valid) · urgent SAT$200

Standard processing takes 2 working days. Urgent processing is done the same working day.

Certificate of Identity (CI)

Samoan citizens SAT$60 Non-Samoan citizens SAT$200

Processing takes 1 working day.

Where to apply

Apia · Immigration Office Level 1, FMFMII Government Building
Eleele Fou, Apia
+685 20291
[email protected]

Savai'i · MPMC Branch Ground Floor, SNPF Building
Salelologa, Savai'i
+685 51049

Auckland · Samoa Consulate General Fale o Samoa, 141r Bader Drive
Māngere, Auckland
PO Box 43244
+64 9 303 1012