{"id":1678,"date":"2025-04-03T08:08:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T08:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/ottawa\/?page_id=1678"},"modified":"2025-04-03T08:08:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T08:08:10","slug":"exemption-from-loss-of-south-african-citizenship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/toronto\/exemption-from-loss-of-south-african-citizenship\/","title":{"rendered":"Exemption from loss of South African citizenship"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1678\" class=\"elementor elementor-1678\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a7053c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9a7053c\" 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-1b977a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b977a8\" 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\">Exemption from the loss 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-4405c2ef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4405c2ef\" 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-1374d921 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1374d921\" 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\"><em>Processing time: 1 month<\/em><\/p>\n\n<h5 id=\"h-fee-nbsp-c-nbsp-23-00-effective-from-01-nov-2022\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fee:\u00a0C $\u00a023.00 (effective from 01 NOV 2022)<\/h5>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Exemption in Terms of Section 26(4):<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South African citizens who lost their South African citizenship through formal acquisition of another citizenship whilst no longer a minor (18 years and older) and without applying for retention prior to becoming a citizen of another country, may apply for exemption from the loss of their South African citizenship as long as they have acquired the other citizenship before October 6, 1995.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Requirements:<\/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-1666.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BI-1666<\/a>\u00a0(Do not to write N\/A or draw lines through the form if the question does not apply, leave blank space). All forms to be completed in\u00a0<strong>BLACK\u00a0<\/strong>ink.<\/li>\n\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 space).<\/li>\n\n<li>Certified copy of a foreign citizenship certificate showing the exact date of foreign citizenship acquisition<\/li>\n\n<li>Certified copy of a South African ID or a passport<\/li>\n\n<li>Certified copy of a South African birth certificate<\/li>\n\n<li>Money order for\u00a0CAN $23\u00a0per applicant made to the \u201cSouth African Consulate General\u201d in Toronto\u00a0or\u00a0to the \u201cSouth African High Commission\u201d in Ottawa.\u00a0No\u00a0cash, please.\u00a0No\u00a0personal cheque, please.<\/li>\n\n<li>Postage -paid self-addressed\u00a0small express\u00a0envelope.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>Issuing of Duplicate Citizenship\/DUAL Certificate<br \/>(This fee is to replace a lost certificate)<\/td>\n<td>$ 7.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\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>Exemption from the loss of South African citizenship Processing time: 1 month Fee:\u00a0C $\u00a023.00 (effective from 01 NOV 2022) Exemption in Terms of Section 26(4): South African citizens who lost their South African citizenship through formal acquisition of another citizenship whilst no longer a minor (18 years and older) and without applying for retention prior [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1678","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.4 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - 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