{"id":1750,"date":"2025-04-03T08:43:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T08:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/ottawa\/?page_id=1750"},"modified":"2025-04-03T08:43:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T08:43:55","slug":"change-of-forenames-under-18-years-of-age-minor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/toronto\/change-of-forenames-under-18-years-of-age-minor\/","title":{"rendered":"Change of forenames (under 18 years of age) \u2013 minor"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1750\" class=\"elementor elementor-1750\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f23380 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f23380\" 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-3c4f196 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c4f196\" 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\">Change of forenames (under 18 years of age) \u2013 minor:<\/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-548233f5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"548233f5\" 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-1abb4716 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1abb4716\" 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><strong>Processing time: 6 months<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n<h5 id=\"h-fee-nbsp-c-6-00-effective-from-01-nov-2022\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fee:\u00a0C$ 6.00 (Effective from 01 NOV 2022)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2025\/04\/bi85.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BI-85<\/a>\u00a0Application for Alteration of Forename form<\/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><strong>DHA \u2013 24<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Notice of Birth<\/strong>. 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) . 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