{"id":1668,"date":"2025-04-03T08:01:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T08:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/ottawa\/?page_id=1668"},"modified":"2025-06-18T08:14:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T08:14:55","slug":"reissue-of-id","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/toronto\/reissue-of-id\/","title":{"rendered":"Reissue of ID"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1668\" class=\"elementor elementor-1668\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-2655c82 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2655c82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45970b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45970b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" 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\">Reissue of ID:<\/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-48f56c88 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48f56c88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ffb96c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ffb96c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" 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>Processing time:\u00a0<\/strong><em>6 months<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Processing fee:<\/em>\u00a0C$:11.00 (Effective from 25 OCT 2023)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ID documents are for South African citizens and permanent residents aged 16 years and older only.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>BI 9 form\/DHA-9\u00a0<\/strong>(COMPULSORY FOR ALL PEOPLE 16 YEARS AND OLDER) \u2013 Full set of fingerprints. This form must be submitted by applicants 16 years old and older. Complete in full and sign. Include email where possible. Fingerprints can be taken at the nearest police station, fingerprints taking centers or notary public office. Electronic fingerprints on police cards are not accepted.\u00a0<strong>This form is not downloadable<\/strong>.\u00a0<strong>Please send a self-addressed stamped envelope with a request for BI-9 to receive this form<\/strong>. Please note that BI-9 is A-4 (30x21cms) size form, which may not be folded. Your stamped envelope should be able to fit 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>\u00a0\u2013 Determination of citizenship; Compulsory for all applications. When fully completed please ensure that your form is signed and dated. Page 1 is about the applicant and when they left South Africa. Question 9 is important and the reason why you left. Page 2 is about the applicant parents. Complete the information to the best of your ability even if parents are deceased. Don\u2019t forget to sign and write your Canada residential address.<\/li>\n\n<li>Divorce decree. To be submitted by divorced female applicants who wish to retain their maiden name. Those applicants who wish to change their surname to their new married surname should include a decree of divorce and their current marriage certificate;<\/li>\n\n<li>Certified copy of marriage certificate. To be submitted by married women irrespective of whether they will or will not change their surname;<\/li>\n\n<li>Submit Affidavit to change surname. To be submitted by recently married female applicants who would like:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>their surnames to be changed accordingly,<\/li>\n\n<li>to retain their maiden surnames, or<\/li>\n\n<li>wish to use double\u2013barrel surnames;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li>Certified copy of South African ID book and\/or Birth Certificate;<\/li>\n\n<li>Notarized certificate of naturalization. To be submitted by applicants who are naturalized South Africans.<\/li>\n\n<li>TWO passport size photos with white background which must comply with the description below<\/li>\n\n<li>certified copy of Current passport front page<\/li>\n\n<li>If the passport is full before the expiry date please provide a written explanation that your passport is full and copies of the whole passport.<\/li>\n\n<li>Money order for\u00a0C $ 11.00\u00a0made payable to the \u201cSouth African Consulate General\u201d in Toronto\u00a0or\u00a0to the \u201cSouth African High Commission\u201d in Ottawa.\u00a0No\u00a0cash, please.\u00a0No\u00a0personal cheques, please.<\/li>\n\n<li>Self addressed Express post\/ Priority Canada Post self-addressed envelope<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All forms to be completed in\u00a0<strong>BLACK<\/strong>\u00a0ink.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do\u00a0<strong>NOT<\/strong>\u00a0to write \u201cN\/A\u201d or draw lines through the form if the question does not apply, leave blank space.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do\u00a0<strong>NOT<\/strong>\u00a0use wite-out.<\/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>Reissue of ID: Processing time:\u00a06 months Processing fee:\u00a0C$:11.00 (Effective from 25 OCT 2023) ID documents are for South African citizens and permanent residents aged 16 years and older only. 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