Passport Fees, Birth Certificates, National IDs

As part of the Mobile Registration Exercise the government will not be charging any fees for death certificates, birth certificates and national IDs. Requrements have also been relaxed to aid registrations.

Occasionally the government charges certain fees when one applies for a passport, birth certificate or National ID depending on circumstances. Below we have created a list of the current charges.

Passport Fees

Diaspora/External Passport US$318, this applies to a passport application made from outside Zimbabwe at various embassies
Ordinary Passport the equivalent of US$60 (You get it when you get it, you might have to wait for years before this comes out)
3 Days Emergency Passport the equivalent of US$200.
24 Hours Emergency Passport US$318-you can apply for this in Zimbabwe too.

NB According to SI 201 of 2021 you have the option to pay in ZWL equivalent at the official rate if you are paying/applying from Zimbabwe.

e-Passport fees

None Emergency or Ordinary Passport application US$100.00
Emergency Passport US$200.00

NB:

While the government has been busy making confusing announcements ordinary citizens cannot yet apply for an e-passport according to information on the ground
Despite the “launch” late in 2021, e-passports have been launched before
e-passport come with a chip like the one you see on chipped bank cards that looks like a SIM card. The chip has biometric information that can be verified electronically and is hard to alter
Ordinary none-chipped passports i.e the ones being issued and those in circulation will remain valid
Payments for e-passports will can be made at CBZ and First Capital Banks as opposed to the actual passport office. Presumably to handle corruption at passport offices. The thing is the corrupt passport office officials will simply demand payment in cash if they wish for you to pay a bribe.

Birth Certificate Fees

First-time application e.g. a baby $0 ZWL, the birth certificate comes out on the same day
Corrections and alterations 5 days birth certificate $5 ZWL
Corrections and alterations/replacement 24 hours $10 ZWL