• Form DHA-9, Application for ID document.  DHA-9 form is not available for download.  Please send a self-addressed stamped envelope with a request to receive this form.
• First-time applicants must provide certified copies of IDs or passports of both South African parents.

• Two (2) recent photographs; head and shoulder measuring 40 mm x 30 mm with applicant’s name and ID number written on the reverse side
• Certified copy of applicant’s old ID Book or birth certificate
• Copy of Marriage Certificate, Divorce Decree, or Spouse’s Death Certificate, if applicable.
• Written request to change “Surname”. To be submitted by recently married female applicants who would like:1) to retain their maiden surnames, or2) wish to use double-barrel surnames;
• Attention New York Applicants: The South African Consulate General in New York will no longer accept prepaid envelope/labels from FedEx and UPS with immediate effect. Applicants are welcome to enclose only USPS self-addressed, pre-paid courier envelope for this office to facilitate return services.
• Fees and processing time
• Where to submit your application

Rev: Wednesday, 22 August, 2018Copyright © 1998-2018 South African Consulate General, New York City.  Managed by Cymbeline Rodriguez.
333 East 38th Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016