{"id":1679,"date":"2025-04-03T08:07:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T08:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/ottawa\/?page_id=1679"},"modified":"2025-04-03T12:28:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T12:28:36","slug":"renunciation-of-south-african-citizenship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/ottawa\/renunciation-of-south-african-citizenship\/","title":{"rendered":"Renunciation of South African citizenship"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1679\" class=\"elementor elementor-1679\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-a655708 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a655708\" 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-ae18917 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae18917\" 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\">Renunciation of South African citizenship:<\/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-3a7d8c5b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a7d8c5b\" 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-73196034 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73196034\" 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\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Once your application is successfully lodged, do not to contact office until the turnaround of 12 months has passed. You will receive a confirmation of the outcome of your application by post.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Completed form\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2025\/04\/BI-529_Determination_Citizenship.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BI-529<\/a>\u00a0(Do not to write N\/A or draw lines through the form if the question does not apply, leave blank). All forms to be completed in\u00a0<strong>BLACK INK.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li>complete form\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2025\/04\/BI-246_Renunciation_SAC.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BI-246<\/a>\u00a02 copies in duplicate in\u00a0<strong>BLACK INK.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li>Certified copy of a foreign citizenship certificate showing the exact date of foreign citizenship acquisition Not the ID card<\/li>\n\n<li>Original South African issued Identity Document and Passport<\/li>\n\n<li>Certified copy of a South African birth certificate<\/li>\n\n<li>Postage -paid self-addressed A4 size envelope.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make sure each family member has their own full set including your children.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Renunciation of South African citizenship: Once your application is successfully lodged, do not to contact office until the turnaround of 12 months has passed. 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