CIVIC AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES
| Information & Requirements (Click to download) | Form Download |
|---|---|
| Passports | |
| Adult Passport | BI-529, DHA 9, DHA-73 |
| Child Passport | DHA-73, Commissioner of Oath, BI-529, |
| Lost Passport Declaration | |
| Third Party Collection of Passports | |
| Consent to Issue Passport to a Minor | DHA-73, Commissioner of Oath |
| Minor Children Traveling on a Foreign Passport | |
| Identity Documents | |
| Births, Deaths & Marriages | |
| Guidance on Birth, Death and Marriage Certificates | |
| Registration of Births | |
| Affidavit – notice of birth given after 30 days | |
| Application for Birth Certificate | |
| Application notice of Birth <30 days | |
| Birth registration within 30 days | DHA-73, BI-529, Commissioner of Oath, DHA 24 & 288 |
| Birth registration over 31 days to 1 year | DHA-73, BI-529, Commissioner of Oath, DHA 24 & 288 |
| Birth registration 1 to 7 years | DHA-73, BI-529, Commissioner of Oath, DHA 24 & 288 |
| Birth registration 7 to 14 years | DHA-73, BI-529, Commissioner of Oath, DHA 24 & 288 |
| Birth Registration 14 and older | DHA-73, BI-529, Commissioner of Oath, DHA 24 & 288 |
| Registration of Marriage/Divorce | |
| Registration of Marriage | |
| Registration of Divorce | |
| Application for Marriage Certificate |
- Adult Passport
- Child Passport
- Lost Passport
- Emergency Travelling Certificate
- Collection of Passports
- Consent to Issue Passport to a Minor
- Minor Children Traveling on a Foreign Passport
Identity Document
- Application for Birth Certificate
- Foreign Birth registration
- Registration of Marriage
- Registration of Divorce
- Application for Marriage Certificate
- Application for Divorce certificate
- Registration of Death
- Application for a Death Certificate
- Retention of South African Citizenship
- Determination of South African citizenship
- Renunciation
- Change of Surname (Minor)
- Change of Surname (Adult)
- Change of Forename (Minor)
- Change of Forename (Adult)
- Birth certificate
- Marriage certificates
- Death certificates
- Identity Document
- Drivers’ Licence
- Passport
The embassy is open for the application of the ETC Mondays to Fridays from 09H00 – 12H00 and 13H30 – 15H30 without an appointment. The process takes 2 to 5 days.
- For an appointment, please send an email to Bern.Consular@dirco.gov.za .
- The Embassy does not Apostille documents. The documents will be sent to DIRCO for apostilling. It takes 4 to 8 months.
- The applicants are to bring the original document to be Apostilled and their ID Document / Smart ID and passport copy.
- The Embassy can only assist with the forms to fill and take fingerprints.
- Please send an email to Bern.Consular@dirco.gov.za to make an appointment. Signing is done on Fridays.
- To submit the application, the applicant has to send the application themselves to SAPS – Criminal Record Centre. The information will be available on the forms that we will provide.
- The signing of documents in the presence of the Commissioner of Oaths for the purposes of purchasing or selling property or assets in South Africa.
- This service is only available on a Friday – 09h30 to 12h30.
- Please send an email to Bern.Consular@dirco.gov.za to make an appointment.
BOOKING APPOINTMENTS FOR: VISA, PASSPORT, REGISTRATIONS, CERTIFICATES, APOSTILLES, COMMISSIONER OF OATHS
If you are resident in the Cantons of: Geneva; Valais; Vaud; Fribourg – you must contact the South African Consulate in Geneva
bern.consular@dirco.gov.za
(Applications by appointment only)
Consular Office hours
Monday – Friday: 09:00 – 12:30
(Passports, Visas, Certificates, Apostilles, Registrations and Commissioner of Oaths)
bern.consular@dirco.gov.za
(Follow-up on previous applications and enquiries related to travel)
No Cash accepted.
- Banking details or QR Code will be provided at the Embassy.
