Register a birth or get a birth certificate:
Potchefstroom Medium Office in Potchefstroom - North West

Do you need to register a birth or need a replacement/copy birth certificate in Potchefstroom, North West? Contact your nearest Home Affairs office which is: Potchefstroom Medium Office in Potchefstroom. The DHA office can inform you on the procedure in Potchefstroom. To contact DHA office: Potchefstroom Medium Office please see below.

Department of Home Affairs (DHA) Office (Birth Certificates) in Potchefstroom

Province:

North West

Office:

Potchefstroom Medium Office

Address:

cnr Tieroog & Curlews Street, Potchindustria
2531 - Potchefstroom
North West - South Africa

Telephone Number:

018 293 0732

Website:

www.dha.gov.za

Department of Home Affairs

Applying for an unabridged birth certificate in Potchefstroom

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 Potchefstroom Medium Office.

Birth certificates replacement

Potchefstroom Medium Office / Potchefstroom

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

What you need

- original ID card or a certified copy
-the fee for the application (please call 018 293 0732 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 Potchefstroom

- For all the information on registration of a birth or get a birth certificate please contact the DHA Office: Potchefstroom Medium Office directly by telephone 018 293 0732 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 Potchefstroom Medium Office 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 Potchefstroom.

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