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How do I get an Unabridged Certificate? If you have a child under the age of 18, and still need to get an Unabridged Birth Certificate, you can apply at your preferred Department of Home Affairs branch or a South African embassy, mission or consulate. The application fee is R 75.00.

Unabridged birth certificates are documents that contain information about a person's two biological parents or legal guardians. Individuals under the age of 18 years need to provide unabridged birth certificates along with other legal documents (such as passports) when entering or to exit the Republic of South Africa.

Copy of your ID document; Copy of your child's abridged birth certificate/ your child's ID number.

What is the fastest way to get a birth certificate in South Africa? Document specialists Apostil.co.za are very experienced in obtaining birth certificates in as fast as one week.

Please note that an unabridged birth certificate currently costs R75 and can take up to 8 weeks to be processed. Furthermore, all submitted documents must be originals or certified copies.

This process will take 6 8 weeks. If you're waiting on the unabridged birth certificate and need to travel, consider asking a Home Affairs office for a letter that provides the details of both parents. Your child will be able to travel when you receive this letter.

The difference between abridged and unabridged birth certificates. Abridged birth certificates merely indicate the name and surname of a child's mother. Unabridged birth certificates include the details of both the mother and the father.

For this category the application fee is R75 and the process takes about 6 weeks. The application can be made at any home affairs office, by the parent(s)/guardian, who should take along their identity documents and the child's abridged certificate.