{"id":602,"date":"2025-02-14T09:45:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T09:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/?page_id=602"},"modified":"2025-08-13T07:47:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T07:47:05","slug":"application-death-certificate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/application-death-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"Application Death Certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"602\" class=\"elementor elementor-602\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-2caaeed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2caaeed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac77c76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac77c76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UNABRIDGED DEATH CERTIFICATE APPLICATION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-3da466b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3da466b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d8957f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d8957f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-867af90 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"867af90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Must complete form <a href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/04\/DHA-132.pdf\">DHA-132<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>The Application must be submitted by post.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>DEATH CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Any person may apply for a copy of a Death Certificate provided that the deceased person\u2019s death has been registered with the South African Home Affairs. <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>If a foreigner died in South Africa, he\/she will be manually registered with South African Home Affairs and will be issued with handwritten death certificate. As they are handwritten certificates, is a time-consuming task with the result processing of applications are likely to take approximately 12 months or even longer.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Details on the application must be supplied according to the registration at death and not of names assumed in the family.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>REQUIREMENTS:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Fully complete application form <a href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/04\/DHA-132.pdf\">DHA\/BI-132<\/a> in black ink<\/li><li>Copy of previous death certificate (will facilitate the tracing and processing of the record)<\/li><li>Copy of ID document\/passport of the deceased<\/li><li>A pre-paid A4 size self-addressed special deliver envelope.<\/li><li>Processing fees (Non-Refundable) of Payment of <b>CHF<\/b>\u00a0to be deposited electronically into the Embassy\u2019s Account see information bellow:<\/li><\/ol><p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NAME OF THE BANK<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NAME OF THE ACCOUNT HODER<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ACCOUNT NUMBER<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SORT CODE<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 REFERENCE NUMBER<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><p><strong>NP: Please be reminded that you will be required to submit printed proof of payment together with your application. <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Please Note: To enable to facilitate the tracing of records and processing of the application, please submit fully completed applications including the Identity number or death entry number. <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>The tracing of original records in the register held by the Department of Home Affairs in Pretoria is a time-consuming task as a result processing of applications are likely to take approximately 12 months or longer.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>On receipt of the certificate, it will be posted in the pre-paid, self-addressed special delivery envelope provided at the time of submission of your application. <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Postal Address: <\/strong><\/p><p>South African Embassy<\/p><p>Consular Section<\/p><p>Alpenstrasse 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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-repeater-item-39e8ae3 ekit_badge_left\" href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/first-id-and-first-adult-passport\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit_page_list_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ekit_page_list_title_title\">First ID and First Adult Passport <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-list-item   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-repeater-item-faecf8f ekit_badge_left\" href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/re-issue-of-id-document\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit_page_list_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ekit_page_list_title_title\">Re-Issue of ID 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ekit_page_list_title_title\">Registration of Marriage <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-list-item   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-repeater-item-2d4a5e3 ekit_badge_left\" href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/registration-of-divorce\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit_page_list_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ekit_page_list_title_title\">Registration of Divorce<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-list-item   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-repeater-item-19c4d8f ekit_badge_left\" href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/registration-of-death\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit_page_list_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ekit_page_list_title_title\">Registration of Death<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-list-item   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-repeater-item-851ee86 ekit_badge_left\" href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/application-for-birth-certificate\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit_page_list_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ekit_page_list_title_title\">Application for Birth Certificate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-list-item   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-repeater-item-618ead9 ekit_badge_left\" href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/application-marriage-certificate\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit_page_list_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ekit_page_list_title_title\">Application Marriage Certificate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-list-item   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-repeater-item-fc0a0f3 ekit_badge_left\" href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/application-death-certificate\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit_page_list_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ekit_page_list_title_title\">Application Death Certificate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-list-item   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-repeater-item-40e0a35 ekit_badge_left\" href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/determination-of-south-african-citizenship\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit_page_list_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ekit_page_list_title_title\">Determination of South African Citizenship<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-list-item   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-repeater-item-d5809f4 ekit_badge_left\" href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/certificate-of-no-impediment\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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