We all know there is a wide variety of experiences with Home Affairs in getting your documents.
Some documents for some people may take a few weeks, some months... some have reported years!
If you are even THINKING of moving anywhere in the world...
Number 1... get your Home Affairs documents right at the start.
Abridged or hand-written or old Birth or marriage certs...
sadly we cannot say what will or wont be accepted by whom and when
It's not up to us. It's up to the official you see on the day
- You may get someone who knows nothing about SA official documents and then they just accept anything
- You may get someone who does a quick google and sees the document in front of then is not the official document of SA
- You may get someone who sees SA documents all the time and know immediately it's not the official document.
We have had all 3 scenarios happen over the years and what we can say is if you have to try get one of these certs in a hurry... good luck! And particularly if that is from Ireland.
Use an agent; don't use and agent; bring what you have and chance it or get the ducks in a row and order them well in advance of your move (months or years).
There's a reason we say on the steps of immigration...
1) check eligibility and then order your Home Affairs documents even before applying for jobs or CV's... get home affairs documents... they take a long time.
Sorry we cant be more help. You'll have to make this choice yourselves.
You may choose to go direct to Home Affairs and if you need to chase up documents, so we have included a list of names and contacts that people off our Facebook page have used.
You may choose to use an agent and pay them to do all the hard work for you. These are all agents that have been used off the Facebook page. However, we cannot verify or vouch for the companies themselves. This is purely for reference purposes.
If you already have in your posession an Unabridged (Full version) you can go back to that Home Affairs office and ask for a re-print, it should just cost R75 and it is done while you wait.
Thank you to all our members who have contributed to this list! If you have more contacts to add to this list please drop us an email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Remember there are now thousands of SA people in Ireland now so they see the proper docs all the time now
Home Affairs themselves
It is worthwhile if you have already ordered your HA documents
to contact the people higher up in HA to chase up your documents if they are urgent
HOTLINE: 0800 60 11 90
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Or to get things done, you may want to email the Provincial Manager in your province:
http://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/contact-us/22-provincial-managers
BIRTH SECTION
Office number: 012 402 2250 (Team Leader Births)
Paulina 012 402 2248
Emelda – 082895 1235
Didibone 012 402 2267
Babsie: 012 402 4493
Norman Ramashia: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.(012) 402 2169
Aaron Ramondumo: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.(012) 402 2009
Itumeleng Maake This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (012) 402 2250
Elisha Shubane This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Fhatuwani Mukwevho: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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MARRIAGES
Team Leader for Marriages – Mr William 082 572 0596
Mr Koena - 066 588 3161
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012 402 2045 Johan
012 402 2087 Grace
012 402 2303 Wilna
012 402 2088 Jennifer
If you need your marriage registered again as they have no record of it:
BI-30 form, copy of the original marriage cert from the marriage officer
email it to Ann Maerman This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
ADOPTIONS:
Contact: +27 12312 7608/ 7600/ 7500
DEATH CERTIFICATES
Caroline Pienaar 066 460 0526 012 402 2287
The Regional Office Manager for Marriages, Deaths and Births – Contact Xolile Ntaba: 012 402 2264 / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
GENERAL ASSISTANCE
Sylia Gumede: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Robela Mogane: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
For people who have had troubles locating either birth or death certs that are older than the ID numbers
*so from early 1900's to mid century for example
This Attorney has had sucess locating these documents
Aneta Ruszkowska 012 653 1048 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Other people in Home Affairs who have proven helpful:
Stephine Mokoena: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Philemon Radebe: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Salome Mpete: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Gerda Ravenscroft: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Zimbabwean- Rhodesian Documents:
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From one of our members: Paul has spoken to his contact Simon in Zimbabwe regarding sharing his number on the site and he is quite happy. The only request is that his instructions must be followed precisely, especially regarding the payments. He helped Paul and his sister and was very reliable and acted swiftly. People can say they were referred by Paul.
00263775824555 Simon
Agents
Agents, whilst expensive, may get the job done quicker.
You may find some Agents do not take up the application
if you have already ordered HA documents, others will.
Immigration Boutique https://www.i-boutique.co.za/ +27 12 656 0208 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Bunnyhop https://bunnyhop.co.za/ 031 705 1189 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Docs4Expats http://docs4expats.com/ 082 355 6237 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Doc Assist http://www.docassist.co.za/ 012 430 2221 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Fast Docs https://fastdocs.co.za/ 076 868 9271 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Fast Tracking https://www.fasttracking.co.za/ +27 83 407 4971 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Immigration Assist https://www.immigrationassist.co.za/ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Omesh Singh S&T agencies https://www.brabys.com/za/kwazulu-natal/pietermaritzburg/passport-services/s-t-agencies 086 724 4680 033 394 4087 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Passports4U http://www.passports4u.co.za/testimonials/
- Ellé Bond – Director Mobile: +27 82 902 3291 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Allet Savopoulos – Manager Mobile: +27 71 474 1164 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Adri Honey - Registered agent Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Passport Assist https://www.passportassist.co.za/ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Personal Document Specialist www.q-pro.co.za +27 11 499 4020 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Unabridged birth cert http://unabridgedbirthcertificates.co.za/ 0861 017 401
Visa Logistics https://www.visalogistics.co.za (+27) 21 418 1843
Once you're in Ireland and need Home Affairs documents: Foreign Affairs Unit
Home Affairs South Africa - once you apply for anything whatsoever from outside of South Africa, the application is referred to the following people.
So, for example, you have applied for HA documents, passports, retention of citizenship, these are the contacts in SA:
Foreign Office Unit
Richard Sikakane & Letseka Rasefate Tel: 012 300 8570 / 012 402 2285
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This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 012 402 2252
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 012 402 2273
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 012 402 2286
None of the expediting companies can assist if the application has not been acknowledged and loaded to the system in SA
What is an Apostilled Certificate?
What is an Apostille Certificate South Africa? An Apostille certificate simply means that your document that originates in South Africa has been authenticated or legalized by The Legalisation Section at the Department of International relations and Cooperation (The Department of Foreign Affairs), which is in Pretoria.
Note on Apostilled documents: Most of the processes in Ireland require you to submit copy documents and not the originals. The wax stamp that is used to certify these documents often make it hard to make photo copies of them.
You are not required to send any Apostilled copies in any part of any of the processes regarding applying for residency or citizenship
If you wish to get married in Ireland you may .*However reports in recent months have been that these have not been required and the Unabridged was accepted
Important links:
#MapMyMove- Our coaching Services - Confused or lost and need some direction, book a session with us to help untangle the confusion and work out your route of immigration
Home Affairs Documents - Home Affairs documents and what is the difference between Abridged/Unabridged/Full and Vault?
Checklist of things to do before you move - We have produced a unique checklist of things to make sure you have done before leaving South Africa
Documents for Ireland - A list of recommended documents to arrange before leaving South Africa
Admin Before the Move - What needs doing before you leave South Africa
