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CERTIFICATE
OF IDENTITY
Certificates of Identity (CI) are isued by this Mission to Fiji citizens living
or travelling within Europe or the Middle-East whose passports have expired or
are lost and need to travel to Fiji urgently.
In this respect, Fiji citizens are advised to always keep their passports valid
and to RENEW THEIR PASSPORTS SIX (6) BEFORE THEY EXPIRE.
Requirements for an
application for a Certificate of Identity
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Completed application form (Incomplete or
incorrect forms will be returned).
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Three (3) recent passport size photographs
(only 1 of which must be witnessed by a Notary Public).
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Fees (£55.00) in Money Order or Cashier’s
Bank Cheque made payable to the EMBASSY OF FIJI. Personal or company cheques
WILL NOT be accepted.
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Original Birth Certificate. A photocopy is
NOT acceptable.
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Original Marriage Certificate (for married
female applicants who wish to use a last name which differs from that shown in
birth certificate).
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Police report if passport is stolen,
newspaper advertisement regarding lost/stolen passport and statutory
declaration (form enclosed) stating in detail when, where and how the passport
was lost.
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Letter of explanation for application for a
Certificate of Identity.
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Mail to: High Commission of the Republic of
the Fiji Islands, 34 Hyde Park Gate, London, United Kingdom, SW7 5DN.
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Allow 5 – 7 working days for processing.
All
Certificates of Identity are returned by registered mail unless otherwise
requested. All requests for return courier (FEDEX, UPS, etc.) or express mail
must be accompanied by remittance of the appropriate fees or inclusion of
prepaid express mail envelopes.
NOTE:
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL PASSPORT HOLDERS TO RENEW OR MAKE AN APPLICATION
FOR A NEW PASSPORT UPON EXPIRY OF THE PASSPORT, WHICH THEY ARE HOLDING.
EMERGENCIES HAPPEN AT ANY TIME AND PERSONS WITH PASSPORTS THAT HAVE EXPIRED FOR
OVER THREE MONTHS AND NOT RENEWED SHOULD NOT EXPECT TO BE ISSUED A CERTIFICATE
OF IDENTITY OVERNIGHT OR AT SHORT NOTICE. CERTIFICATES OF IDENTITY ARE VALID FOR
A YEAR FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE AND ARE NOT RENEWABLE. MOREOVER, THEY ARE ISSUED
TO AN APPLICANT ONCE ONLY. HOLDERS OF CERTIFICATES OF IDENTITY SHOULD MAKE
APPLICATIONS TO THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION IN FIJI FOR ISSUANCE OF NEW
PASSPORTS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE PASSPORT ACT, NO PERSONS MAY
EXIT FIJI WITH CERTIFICATES OF IDENTITY.
Application Form
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