{"id":612,"date":"2025-02-14T09:49:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T09:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/?page_id=612"},"modified":"2025-11-06T12:04:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T12:04:00","slug":"amendment-of-personal-particulars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/amendment-of-personal-particulars\/","title":{"rendered":"Amendment of Personal Particulars"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"612\" class=\"elementor elementor-612\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c8af95 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c8af95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83db6e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83db6e4\" 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\">Application For Amendment Of Personal Particulars<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-44d3b6b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"44d3b6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d249948 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d249948\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3035c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3035c6\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sahc.org.au\/amendment\/Re-Registration_of_a_Childs_Birth.htm\">Re-Registration of a Childs Birth<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sahc.org.au\/amendment\/Change_of_Surname_Major.htm\">Alteration of the Surname of a Major<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sahc.org.au\/amendment\/Change_of_Surname_Minor.htm\">Alteration of the Surname of a Minor<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sahc.org.au\/amendment\/Insertion_of_Biological_Fathers_Particulars.htm\">Insertion of Biological Father&#8217;s particulars<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sahc.org.au\/amendment\/Change_of_Forenames.htm\">Change of Forenames for a Major or a Minor<\/a><\/p><p>These guidelines are for amendments in terms of Section 7(2) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1992.<\/p><p>This application is to\u00a0<em>correct an incorrect<\/em>\u00a0surname, name, date of birth, place of birth or gender, as it appears in the National Population Register.<\/p><p>Application for\u00a0<em>re-registration of a birth<\/em>,\u00a0<em>insertion of the biological father&#8217;s particulars<\/em>,\u00a0<em>change of the surname of a major<\/em>,\u00a0<em>change of the surname of a minor, change of forename(s) of a minor or major<\/em>, is different and the applicable guidelines should be consulted.<\/p><p>Section 17 of The Children&#8217;s Act (Act No. 38 of 2005) stipulates that a child becomes a major upon reaching the age of 18 years.<\/p><p>The following documentation is required:<\/p><ol><li>Completion of forms\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sahc.org.au\/pdf\/bi-forms\/BI-526_Personal_Amendment.pdf\">BI-526<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sahc.org.au\/pdf\/bi-forms\/BI-24_Birth_Registration.pdf\">BI-24<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sahc.org.au\/pdf\/bi-forms\/BI-529_Status_Determine.pdf\">BI-529<\/a>.<\/li><li>Form DHA-9 &#8211; All applications for amendments of persons 16 years and older\u00a0<strong>MUST<\/strong> include the fingerprint form.<\/li><li>The request for any correction must be supported by the necessary documentary proof.<\/li><li>To support and assist with the finalization of the application, copies of the ID, Passport, Marriage Certificate or Birth Certificate of the parent\/s should be submitted.<\/li><\/ol><p>In terms of section 27(A) read with the provisions of the\u00a0<strong>Alteration of Sex Description and Sex Status Act<\/strong>, 2003 (Act No.49 of 2003).<\/p><p>Applications can be made by:<\/p><p><strong>Persons who have undergone a sex change operation or medical treatment resulting in their gender reassignment.<\/strong>\u00a0In such cases two medical reports are required to establish his \/ her gender:<\/p><ol><li>One by the medical practitioner who applied the procedure or medical treatment or by a medical practitioner who has experience in such procedures or treatments.<\/li><li>A report by a second medical practitioner who has independently examined the applicant.<\/li><\/ol><p><strong>Inter-sexed persons.<\/strong>\u00a0In this category, the applicant must submit:<\/p><ol><li>A report by a medical practitioner corroborating that the applicant is inter-sexed, as well as;<\/li><li>A report by qualified psychologist or social worker corroborating that the applicant is living and has lived stably and satisfactorily, for an unbroken period of at least two years in the gender role corresponding to the sex description under which he or she seeks to be registered.<\/li><\/ol><h3>Postal Address:<\/h3><p>South African Embassy<\/p><p>Consular Section<\/p><p>Alpenstrasse 29<\/p><p>Bern<\/p><p>3006<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac3b99b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac3b99b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09fa340 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" 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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\">Emergency Travel Document<\/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-6e2c904 ekit_badge_left\" href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/berne\/registration-of-marriage\/\">\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 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\" 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