Register a birth or get a birth certificate:
Cape Metro - District Manager Operations in Cape Town - Western Cape

Do you need to register a birth or need a replacement/copy birth certificate in Cape Town, Western Cape? Contact your nearest Home Affairs office which is: Cape Metro - District Manager Operations in Cape Town. The DHA office can inform you on the procedure in Cape Town. To contact DHA office: Cape Metro - District Manager Operations please see below.

Department of Home Affairs (DHA) Office (Birth Certificates) in Cape Town

Province:

Western Cape

Office:

Cape Metro - District Manager Operations

Address:

56 Barrack Street, Faircape Building
8000 - Cape Town
Western Cape - South Africa

Telephone Number:

021 468 4580/1

Website:

www.dha.gov.za

Department of Home Affairs

Applying for an unabridged birth certificate in Cape Town

When a baby is newly born the parents will receive an unabridged certificate without any costs at the time of registration of the birth at the Cape Metro - District Manager Operations.

Birth certificates replacement

Cape Metro - District Manager Operations / Cape Town

When you need a new copy or in the case that you lost your birth certificate you can visit the Home Affairs office in Cape Town for a replacement.

What you need

- original ID card or a certified copy
-the fee for the application (please call 021 468 4580/1 for the costs)
- the identity number of the child.

More Information

For more information the Department of Home Affairs website: www.dha.gov.za

Important notice for register a birth or get a birth certificate in Cape Town

- For all the information on registration of a birth or get a birth certificate please contact the DHA Office: Cape Metro - District Manager Operations directly by telephone 021 468 4580/1 or visit the official Department of Home Affairs website: www.dha.gov.za

- Before a visit to a Department of Home Affairs office, make sure that you first check if you need an appointment.

- When you register a birth or get a birth certificate at Cape Metro - District Manager Operations you always must apply in person.

- All children born in South Africa must be registered within 30 days of their birth. If you are overseas you can register a birth at the nearest South African consular mission.

 

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

During the emergency period in South Africa as a result of the coronavirus / covid-19, changes may occur in the opening times of the Department of Home Affairs Office in Cape Town.

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