Document: Birth Certificate

Processing time: Normally completed in 1 to 2 working days.

 

South-African birth certificates normally need to be legalised by means of an apostille or authentication certificate when registering a birth in another country or proving your identity.

 

There are two versions of birth certificates:

Abridged Birth Certificate -

Unabridged Birth Certificate -

 

We recommend when possible you always legalise Unabridged Birth Certificate. We can even legalise the original Unabridged birth certificate.

 

The legalisation of South-African birth certificates usually takes 1 to 2 days.