SOUTH AFRICAN EMBASSY BERN

Important announcement concerning South Africans with dual nationality

In terms of the South African Citizenship Amendment Act of 2004 it is now an offence for a major South African citizen to enter the RSA or depart making use of the passport of another country. Essentially, the Amendment Act provides that a South African citizen, who has dual nationality, can freely use his or her foreign passport outside South Africa. However, they must use their South African passport to enter or to depart from South Africa. For further information please contact the Consulate.

In terms of Immigration Regulation 6 (2) (e), a passport must have at least one unused page when presenting it for endorsements. It is advisable to always have an adequate number of unused passport pages available for visa and/or other endorsements.




Consular services offered by the mission are:

Death Abroad
Importation of Motor Vehicles: DTI Import Control
Importation of Other Goods: DTI Import Control
Importation of Animals and Animal Products
Verification on Drivers Licence


OTHER SERVICES

Travel documents

Tourist passport
Temporary passport
Child passport
Document for travel purposes
Emergency travel certificate
Crew member certificate
Replacement of new format South African tourist passports that runs out of blank visa pages
Replacement of lost/stolen South African passport
Replacement of lost/stolen child passport
Replacement of lost/stolen document for travel purposes


Citizenship

Determine citizenship status
Application for naturalization
Application for resumption of citizenship
Renounce citizenship
Application for retention of citizenship (if emigrating)
Application for exemption from loss of citizenship


Births

Register a birth (within 30 days after the birth)
Register a birth (late registrations): After 30 days, but before one year
Register a birth (late registrations): After one year, but before 15 years
Register a birth (late registrations): After 15 years
Register a birth outside South Africa
Application for a birth certificate Same day (abridged)


Adoption

Record adoption


Marriage

Register a marriage
Application for a marriage certificate Same day (abridged)
Consent to marriage of a minor


Death

Register a death outside South Africa


Amendments

Re-register a child born out of wedlock
Insert biological father's particulars in the birth registration of his child registered as born out of wedlock
Insert forename or surname in a birth registration of a person registered without a forename or surname - Free
Change forename(s)
Change surname of a minor
Change surname of majors
Change gender
Correction of error(s)


For the correct application form, please contact the consular section This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call the
Tel.Nr. 031 350 13 13

Consular hours

Monday to Thursday
09h00 to 12h00 and 14h00 to 16h00

Friday
09h00 to 12h00