Registering a birth in South Africa

Priscilla

ViP

Member since 30 May 2013

Priscilla

06 September 2017 11:36:42

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Priscilla

06 September 2017 11:36:42

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Hello everyone,

Have you had to or are you going to register a birth in South Africa? What was the experience like?

Who is required to register the birth, and where? Can it be either the mother or father?

What documents are usually required in South Africa?

How long does the process to register a birth take? Are there any time limits in which the registration must be completed?

Did you register the birth with your home country and how did that process compare? Will your child be able to have dual nationality?

Thank you for sharing your experience.

Priscilla

terryZW

Member

Member since 11 April 2015

Cape Town, Western Cape

terryZW

12 September 2017 10:07:37

terryZW

12 September 2017 10:07:37

Cape Town, Western Cape

If either one or both of you are foreign I recommend going to register at a government hospital that has a decently equipped home affairs office (we used Karl Bremmer.) You just get the birth record from the hospital you gave birth at and take it there. The will take copies of your IDs and visas then you'll get the birth certificate in 2 weeks max

Sa11y

Active member

Member since 30 October 2012

Johannesburg

Sa11y

12 September 2017 12:29:54

Sa11y

12 September 2017 12:29:54

Johannesburg

My son has South African father and in our case the registration itself was done at hospital. We were then issued abridged birth certificate that took a long while to be replaced with unabridged one. As far as I know now they issue unabridged certificates. I have not registered the birth in my home country yet, but will have to do this if we would like to benefit from my nationality.

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