{"id":133,"date":"2020-07-30T06:34:13","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T06:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.southafrica-newyork.net\/?page_id=133"},"modified":"2020-08-19T02:05:03","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T02:05:03","slug":"birth-registration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.southafrica-newyork.net\/birth-registration\/","title":{"rendered":"Birth Registration"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"133\" class=\"elementor elementor-133\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a52342 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a52342\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb1fdc1\" data-id=\"bb1fdc1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-781d451 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"781d451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66ffab4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66ffab4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">south african Birth Registration<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ced1e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ced1e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\">\n<p>Persons born abroad to South African parents may avail of South African citizenship by descent through birth registration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd65150 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dd65150\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6658450 no-margin elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6658450\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Checklist of Documents to be Submitted:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bbad70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bbad70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\">\n<ul>\n<li>Form DHA 24, Notice of Birth<br>Section F: To be completed and signed by the South African parent of child being registered. If both parents are South African citizens, the father must complete and sign this part.<br><br>\nDHA 24 is a barcoded form. If application is to be mailed into this office please request for this form ahead of time by sending in a request with a prepaid self addressed stamp envelope.\n<\/li>\n<li>Form BI 529, Determination of Citizenship Applicant and South African parent must complete this form. If both parents are South African citizens, each must complete this form.<\/li>\n\n<li>An original or notarized copy of the child&#8217;s foreign birth certificate.<\/li>\n<li>An original or notarized copy of the parent&#8217;s marriage certificate.<\/li>\n<li>An original or notarized copies of the South African parent&#8217;s proof of South African citizenship e.g. birth certificate, identity document or valid passport.<\/li>\n<li>Notarized letter from the non-South African parent or South African mother of child being registered, confirming his\/her consent for the child\u2019s birth to be registered in South Africa.<\/li>\n<li>Certified copy of non-South African parent&#8217;s passport or government-issued ID.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Birth registrations are processed and finalized in South Africa therefore requires a processing period of 4 months.<\/p>\n\n<p>As soon as the application is finalized an abridged birth certificate will be mailed to the applicant. 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