{"id":309,"date":"2020-08-05T01:46:05","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T01:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.southafrica-newyork.net\/?page_id=309"},"modified":"2020-08-20T00:38:43","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T00:38:43","slug":"consular-civic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.southafrica-newyork.net\/consular-civic\/","title":{"rendered":"Consular Civic"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"309\" class=\"elementor elementor-309\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4dcdb602 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4dcdb602\" 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-440fc4c9\" data-id=\"440fc4c9\" 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-cc3bf1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cc3bf1c\" 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-9e8fd1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e8fd1e\" 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\">CONSULAR<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-112f153 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"112f153\" 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-bfaf7e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bfaf7e0\" 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\">AUTHENTICATION \/ LEGALIZATION OF DOCUMENTS<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-504cd1af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"504cd1af\" 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>When a document is required for legal use in the Republic of South Africa, the following procedure should be followed to have it authenticated by any of\u00a0the South African Missions in the USA:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>If the person signing the documents\u00a0wishes his\/her signature to be witnessed by an official of this Mission, he\/she must be able to show identification.\u00a0 We require two (2) original forms of identification that shows a photograph and signature of the person signing the documents (passport, driver&#8217;s license, resident card, etc.) as proof of identity &#8212; with photocopies for our records.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The office is open to the public from Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. We observe certain\u00a0South African and\/or U.S. holidays.\u00a0Please take these into account when planning your visit to the Consulate or Embassy.<\/strong>\n<p><strong>NEW YORK APPLICANTS: Please call extension 2418 for an appointment to have your document authenticated.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Documents sent through mail or messenger service should be signed by a Notary Public and authenticated by the County Clerk, whose signature in turn should be authenticated by the Secretary of State of the State concerned.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\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-2436386 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2436386\" 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 attention\">\n<h4>New York only:<\/h4><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\">The only exception to above rule are documents authenticated by the New York County Clerk. 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