Citizen (or civic) services refer to the services provided to South African citizens by the Department of Home Affairs. South African citizens / applicants who are currently residing in the Federal Republic of Germany may approach the Consular Section of the Embassy of the Republic of South Africa in Berlin or the Consulate-General in Munich (see https://www.suedafrika.org/downloads/Civic_business_hours.doc).

PASSPORTS

• Tourist passport: Persons 16 years and older
• Tourist maxi passport: Persons 16 years and older
• Tourist passport: Persons under 16 years

CITIZENSHIP

• Acquisition of South African citizenship
• Loss of South African citizenship
• Retention of South African citizenship
• Exemption from the loss of South African citizenship
• Determination of South African citizenship
• Renunciation of South African citizenship
• Resumption of South African citizenship
• Notice to South Africans who have dual citizenship

IDENTITY DOCUMENT

• Identity document

CHILD & FAMILY MATTERS

• Registration of a child born in Germany
• Late birth registration
• Registration of a marriage solemnised in Germany
• Registration of a divorce decreed by a court in Germany
• Registration of the death of a SA citizen in Germany

CERTIFICATES

• Birth certificate
• Marriage certificate
• Death certificate
• Confirmation of marital status

AMENDMENTS

• Assumption of surname of an adult
• Alteration of a surname of a child
• Alteration of forename
• Alteration of date of birth
• Insertion of father’s particulars on the child’s birth register

EMERGENCY SERVICES

• Emergency passport

ADDITIONAL / CONSULAR SERVICES

• Apostille
• Commissioner of Oaths
• Arrest of a SA citizen in Germany
• Death of a SA citizen in Germany
• Applying for a South African police clearance certificate
• Recording an adoption
• Rectification of incorrect information as a result of a departmental error
• Registration of South Africans abroad (ROSA)
• Getting married in South Africa

HELPFUL LINKS

• Travelling with children to South Africa
• Travel advice to SA citizens travelling abroad
• Customs and importation
• VAT refund applications
• South African driving licence
• Advance fee fraud and lottery scams
  

APPLICATION FEES & PROCESSING TIMES

• Civic services application fees
• Civic services processing times