Applying for a Marriage Certificate

DESCRIPTION:

When you get married, you will be issued with a marriage certificate free of charge. If you want to get a copy of the certificate at a later date, you need to:

fill in application form BI-130
submit it at your nearest Home Affairs office
pay the fee.

An abridged certificate will be issued on the same day that it was applied for. An application for a full certificate takes between six and eight weeks to process.

PROVIDED AT:

These facility categories:

Home Affairs Offices

PROVIDED BY:

GOVERNMENT BODY:	Department of Home Affairs (The Government of South Africa)
PRICE:	R7 for an abridged certificate R40 for a full certificate

The content on this page was last updated on 9 February 2004

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