Home Affairs docs

A guide…

Unabridged birth certificate

An unabridged birth certificate is a birth certificate that has parents details on it. It can be both parents or one, depending on how the birth was registered at Home Affairs

    • To travel out of the country with minors. This is law.

    • Emigration puposes - residence permit applications in a foreign country, citizenship application etc.

    • Visa application for certain countries

    • Estate Matters

    • ID copy of the applicant if over 18. ID copy of the guardian if under 18

    • Completed and signed form.

    • Supporting documents must be email to us no need to courier.

  • 3~4 weeks

Unabridged Marriage Certificate

Abridged Marriage Certificate and Marriage Register

Unabridged marriage certificate can be confusing to many. The Home Affairs department by default prints out a marriage certificate once you get married. This is an abridged certificate and is okay for use within the country.

When you get married at church, temple etc. you get a handwritten marriage certificate. Your pastor or officiator then has to register the marriage at Home Affairs.

If the marriage is not registered at Home Afffairs you can not get an abridged print out at Home Affairs or obtain an unabridged marriage certificate until the marriage is registered.

Whether you get married at Home Affairs at Home Affairs or church it is important to request the marriage register. Please see example below of marriage register and abridged marriage certificate.

What is an unabridged marriage certificate?

An unabridged marriage certificate is also known as a full marriage certificate” or “long-form marriage certificate”. It hasl full details as shown below.Full names including

status at the time of marriage, where the marriage took place, officiator.

    • Emigration puposes - visa applications, residence permit applications in a foreign country, citizenship application etc.


    • ID copies of both spouses, clear scans

    • Marriage register DHA- 30, received on the day of the marriage. Has photos and fingerprints of both spiouses. Please see example above.

    • A completed DHA-130 form.

  • 3~4 weeks

Letter of non-impediment


If you are a South African abroad and planning to get married abroad, you’re definitely going to need this document. This letter proves that you are not married in South Africa. As you all know getting this document can drag on for months. We can get it for you in less than a month! No ducuments just scans emailed to us. If you need it apostilled and authenticated we can do that as well.

    1. Your ID/passport copy

    2. Application form

  • 2~3 weeks