intensifies outreach program
In order to provide services to populations that might not otherwise have access to its services, Home Affairs is providing a mobile service to the community of the Lindilani Informal Settlement, at the Community Hall, and to Kingsway, at Kingsway Secondary School, on November 22 and November 23, respectively .
The services to be provided include:
- First issue of Identity Documents to South African citizens
- Re-issue of Identity Documents to South African citizens (lost or stolen IDs)
- Registration of births after 30 days, but before one year
- Registration of births after one year but before 15 years
- Registration of births 15 years and older (follows new LRB process)
First time applicants must submit the following documentation:
- Form BI-9, completed in black ink
- A certified copy of your birth certificate or reference book or a copy of the old Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda or Ciskei homelands identity or travel documents
- Two identical, colour photographs
- Your fingerprints will be taken by a Home Affairs official and imprinted on Form DHA-9.
If you are a naturalised citizen or a permanent residence permit holder you must attach the following to your application form:
- Your naturalisation certificate and a copy, which will be certified by Home Affairs
- Your permanent residency certificate and a copy, which will be certified by Home Affairs
- Your exemption certificate and a copy, which will be certified by Home Affairs
- Form BI-1620, which must be completed
- If the permanent residence permit or exemption certificate cannot be furnished, Form BI-829 must be completed for the issuing of a duplicate thereof.
- If the naturalisation certificate cannot be furnished, you must apply for a duplicate prior to submitting the ID book application.
Re-issuing an ID book
You can apply to have your ID book re-issued:
- If you are married and want to assume the surname of your spouse. You must submit a copy of your marriage certificate, a completed application Form BI-9 and pay R140.
- If you are a woman and want to apply for a new ID in the name of any of your previous surnames, then documentary proof showing you are entitled to use that surname must be provided (ie. a birth certificate, a marriage certificate, etc.) along with a completed Form BI-9.
- You will also be required to pay R140.
If your ID book has been lost, stolen or damaged
You can apply for a replacement by:
- Completing Form BI-9 as well if you have not previously submitted your fingerprints
- Attaching additional documents as required (e.g. a marriage certificate if you are married)
- Paying the required fee of R 140-00
- In the event you lose, damage or have your ID book stolen, you may request a Temporary Identification Certificate (TIC).
- This can be done at any office of the Department of Home Affairs and is subject to the verification of your fingerprints and an additional fee of R70-00.
Registering a birth
- All children born in South Africa must be registered within 30 days of their birth (in terms of the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1992.
- A parent, parents, guardian or any other person legally responsible for the child must complete Form BI-24 (with black ink only).
- Once the child’s birth has been registered, an abridged birth certificate is issued free of charge, usually a day or so after the registration application has been submitted.
Late registration of a birth
Births reported after 30 days have additional requirements. These types of registration of births are divided into three main categories:
- After 30 days by before one year
- After one year but before 15 years
- 15 years and older (Follows new LRB process)
After 30 days but before one year
- Form BI-24 must be completed and submitted along with written reasons why the birth was not registered as required by the Births and Deaths Registration Act.
- If successful, the application will then be forwarded to the DHA head office for the allocation of an identity number and for archiving.
After one year but before 15 years
You must still complete Form BI -24/1and attach written reasons why the birth was not registered as required by the Births and Deaths Registration Act. In addition, you must provide documented proof in the form of:
- The identity and status of the child – an affidavit by the parents
- If the parents are deceased, an affidavit by a close relative at least 10 years older than the child, who is familiar with the circumstances of the child’s birth
- Any other documents which could help to establish the identity of the child.
The following documents are required to ensure the quick processing of your application:
- A certificate by the hospital or maternity home where the child was born. The certificate must be signed by the person in charge and must have the institution’s official stamp.
- Confirmation of the child’s personal details as extracted from the school register of the first school attended by the child. The confirmation must be on the school’s official letterhead, be signed by the principal and must have the school’s official stamp
- The child’s baptismal certificate
- In the case of abandoned children, a social worker’s report must be submitted
- A clinic card
- School reports
- Any other documentary evidence that may assist in proving the child’s identity and status.
- Upon application, you will be interviewed and your fingerprints will be verified against the national database.
If successful, your application will then be forwarded to the DHA head office for the allocation of an identity number and for archiving.
After 15 years
- You must complete Forms DHA-24, DHA-24/A x 2 and DHA-288 for the registration of birth.
- You must be a South African citizen or permanent residence permit holder with a valid South African Identity Document.
Registering the birth of a child born within wedlock
- Children born within wedlock can be registered under the surname of the father and mother jointly, where both parents have given consent (subject to the signatures on the margin).
- Form BI-24must be completed (with black ink only.
- Once the child’s birth has been registered, an abridged birth certificate is issued free of charge, usually a day or so after the registration application has been submitted.
Registering the birth of a child born out of wedlock
- Children born out of wedlock are registered under the surname of the mother. They may also be registered under the surname of their biological father provided that the father acknowledges paternity and both the father and the mother consent to the registration of the child under the father’s surname in the presence of a Home Affairs official.
- Form BI-24 must be completed (with black ink only).
- Once the child’s birth has been registered, an abridged birth certificate is issued free of charge, usually a day or so after the registration application has been submitted.
