Persons born abroad to South African
parents may avail of South African citizenship by descent through birth
registration.
Requirements
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A duly completed Form BI-24, Notice
of Birth, completed in black ink and signed by the father of the
child being registered. If the parents are not married and the
child is taking the father's surname, the father must acknowledge
paternity by signing on the lower left hand corner of the form. The
mother is also required to give her consent for this by
countersigning the form. Without these, the child will automatically
be registered using the mother's surname.
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A duly completed form
BI
529E,
Determination of South African Citizenship, to be completed and
signed by the South African parent of the child being registered. In
the event that both parents are South African citizens, the father
must complete the form. Please note that this form must
contain the South African parent's information and not the child
being registered.
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An original or notarized copy of the
child's foreign birth certificate
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An original or notarized copy of the
parent's marriage certificate
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An original or notarized copies of
the South African parent's proof of South African citizenship e.g.
birth certificate or identity document or valid passport.
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A notarized letter of consent from
the child's mother giving her full consent for the child's birth to
be registered in South Africa
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An administrative fee of $2.00 and
mailing fee of $3.00 in cash or money order made payable to the
South African Mission. No personal checks will be
accepted.
Birth registrations are processed and
finalized in South Africa therefore requires a processing period of 4
months.
As soon as the application is finalized
an abridged birth certificate will be mailed to the applicant upon the
receipt of which, applicant may now apply for his/her passport and full
birth certificate.
Kindly note that children born abroad are
automatically allowed to maintain dual citizenship until the age of
18. At 18, to enable him/her to retain his/her South African
citizenship, he/she must apply for Exemption in terms of Section (9)(2)
of the South African Citizenship Act, Permission to make use of a
passport of another country.
Last Revised:
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
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