{"id":1754,"date":"2025-04-03T08:41:38","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T08:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/ottawa\/?page_id=1754"},"modified":"2025-04-03T13:02:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T13:02:55","slug":"assuming-another-surname-18-and-above","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/ottawa\/assuming-another-surname-18-and-above\/","title":{"rendered":"Assuming another surname 18 and above"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1754\" class=\"elementor elementor-1754\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-5816b3b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5816b3b\" 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-bf4231a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf4231a\" 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\">Assume another surname (above 18 years)<\/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-797d4baa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"797d4baa\" 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-77dc7880 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77dc7880\" 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><em>Processing time: 6 months<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you recently got married and want to assume your spouse\u2019s last name, please refer to id reissue section<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2025\/04\/bi196.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BI-196<\/a>\u00a0Application to Assume another Surname form (for Majors)<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>DHA-24 Notice of Birth<\/strong>\u00a0form (to indicate the surname to be assumed). Please request forms from the Consulate General in Toronto or South African High Commission in Ottawa by sending in a self-addressed stamped envelope (size A4 30cm x 24 cm) . The envelope should be able to fit an unfolded page.<\/li>\n\n<li><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>\u00a0Determination of Citizenship form<\/li>\n\n<li>Certified copy of Abridged\/Unabridged Birth Certificate<\/li>\n\n<li>Certified copy of Statutory Declaration, Adoption Papers<\/li>\n\n<li>In case of a Major applicant, an affidavit motivating the necessity of the surname change<\/li>\n\n<li>Fee \u2013\u00a0CAN $35.00\u00a0in money order or certified cheque payable to the \u201cSouth African Consulate General\u201d in Toronto\u00a0or\u00a0the \u201cSouth African High Commission\u201d in Ottawa.\u00a0No\u00a0cash, please.\u00a0No\u00a0personal cheques, please.<\/li>\n\n<li>Small self addressed express envelope for the mailing of the certificate back to you when received from Home Affairs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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>Assume another surname (above 18 years) Processing time: 6 months If you recently got married and want to assume your spouse\u2019s last name, please refer to id reissue section<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1754","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - 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