{"id":104,"date":"2024-01-15T19:51:57","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T19:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mogagabet"},"modified":"2025-04-23T07:19:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T07:19:18","slug":"immigration-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/newdelhi\/immigration-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Immigration & civic Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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  • Adult Passport\u00a0<\/li>
  • Child Passport\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>
  • Lost Passport<\/li>
  • Emergency Travelling Certificate\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/li>
  • Collection of Passports\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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    • Consent to Issue Passport to a Minor\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/li>
    • Minor Children Traveling on a Foreign Passport\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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      Identity Document<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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      • Application for Birth Certificate\u00a0<\/li>
      • Foreign Birth registration<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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        • Registration of Marriage\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/li>
        • Registration of Divorce\u00a0<\/li>
        • Application for Marriage Certificate<\/li>
        • Application for Divorce certificate\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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          • Registration of Death\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/li>
          • Application for a Death Certificate\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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            • Retention of South African Citizenship<\/li>
            • Determination of South African citizenship<\/li>
            • Renunciation<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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              • Change of Surname (Minor)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>
              • Change of Surname (Adult)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>
              • Change of Forename (Minor)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>
              • Change of Forename (Adult)<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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                • Birth certificate<\/li>
                • Marriage certificates<\/li>
                • Death certificates<\/li>
                • Identity Document<\/li>
                • Drivers\u2019 Licence<\/li>
                • Passport<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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                  The High Commission is open for the application of the ETC Mondays to Thursdays from 09:00 \u2013 12:00 and 13:30 \u2013 15:30 and Fridays from 09:00 \u2013 12:00 without an appointment. The process takes 2 to 5 days.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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                  • The High Commission is open Mondays to Thursdays in the afternoon 13:30 \u2013 15:30 without an appointment for submission.<\/li>
                  • The High Commission does not apostille. The documents will be sent to DIRCO for apostilling. It takes 4 months to 8 months<\/li>
                  • The applicants need to submit the original document to be apostilled and a copy of their passport.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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                    • The High Commission can only assist with the forms to fill and take fingerprints, and for that, we are open Mondays to Thursdays without an appointment between 13:35 and 15:30.<\/li>
                    • To submit the application, the applicant must send the application themselves to SAPS. The information will be available on the forms that we will provide.<\/li>
                    • \u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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                      • The signing of documents in the presence of an Officer of Oath for the purposes of purchasing or selling property or assets.<\/li>
                      • It is required to send an email to request an appointment.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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