{"id":1994,"date":"2025-04-07T09:14:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T09:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/ottawa\/?page_id=1994"},"modified":"2026-04-14T07:50:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T07:50:56","slug":"spousal-visa-common-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/toronto\/spousal-visa-common-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Spousal visa (Common law)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1994\" class=\"elementor elementor-1994\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e539d0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e539d0\" 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-e92c13a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e92c13a\" 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\">Spousal visa (Common law)<\/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-48a24cf3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48a24cf3\" 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-175ea75e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"175ea75e\" 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>Fees:\u00a0CAN $ 32.00<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Collect the documents listed under\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/toronto\/basic-application-information-and-requirements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">basic requirements<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n<li>Complete Application form\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/04\/DHA-1738-Form-8-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DHA-1738<\/a>\u00a0in black ink. Do not use wite-out on forms or make alterations. Make sure this is signed and your email and working telephone number is there. Do not remove any pages from the application.<\/li>\n\n<li>CAN $ 32.00\u00a0processing fee. Pay by money order, certified cheque only. It must be payable to the South African Consulate-General in Toronto. The fee is Non-refundable even if you do not meet the requirements.\u00a0No\u00a0cash, please.\u00a0No\u00a0personal cheques, please.<\/li>\n\n<li>An applicant for a visa or permanent residence permit in terms of the Act who asserts in his or her application to be a spouse, as defined in section 1 of the Act, must prove to the satisfaction of the Director-General that he or she is a spouse to a citizen or permanent residence permit holder in the manner set out in sub regulation (2).<\/li>\n\n<li>An applicant contemplated in sub regulation (1) must submit-\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>a notarial agreement signed by both parties attesting that-\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" style=\"list-style-type: lower-roman;\">\n<li>the permanent homosexual or heterosexual relationship has existed for at least two years before the date of application for<\/li>\n\n<li>neither of the parties is a spouse in an existing marriage (Non impediment letter) or a permanent homosexual or heterosexual relationship;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n<li>an affidavit on Part A of Form 12 illustrated in Annexure A, confirming the continued existence of the relationship;<\/li>\n\n<li>in the case where such a party was a spouse in a previous marriage, any official documents that prove the dissolution of such marriage either by divorce or the death of the other spouse;<\/li>\n\n<li>documentation to prove-\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" style=\"list-style-type: lower-roman;\">\n<li>the financial support to each other; and<\/li>\n\n<li>the extent to which the related responsibilities are shared by the applicant and his or her spouse; and\u00a0<strong>COPIES OF JOINT TAX FILINGS AS A COUPLE<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li>Both partners to a homosexual or heterosexual relationship must avail themselves for an interview same day and time at the Consulate or High Commission.<\/li>\n\n<li>Book an appointment in advance.<\/li>\n\n<li>An applicant contemplated in sub regulation (1) who has been granted a visa or permanent residence permit on the basis of the relationship must immediately inform the Director-General when his or her relationship ceases to exist.<\/li>\n\n<li>The Director-General may, upon receipt of the information contemplated in sub regulation withdraw the visa or permanent residence permit issued on the basis of the existence of a permanent homosexual or heterosexual relationship.<\/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>Spousal visa (Common law) Fees:\u00a0CAN $ 32.00<\/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-1994","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.4 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - 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