Register a birth or get a birth certificate:
Port Elizabeth Local Office Large in Port Elizabeth - Eastern Cape

Do you need to register a birth or need a replacement/copy birth certificate in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape? Contact your nearest Home Affairs office which is: Port Elizabeth Local Office Large in Port Elizabeth. The DHA office can inform you on the procedure in Port Elizabeth. To contact DHA office: Port Elizabeth Local Office Large please see below.

Department of Home Affairs (DHA) Office (Birth Certificates) in Port Elizabeth

Province:

Eastern Cape

Office:

Port Elizabeth Local Office Large

Address:

682 Govan Mbeki Ave (cnr Quick and Bagshaw Streets)
6000 - Port Elizabeth
Eastern Cape - South Africa

Telephone Number:

041404 8300

Website:

www.dha.gov.za

Department of Home Affairs

Applying for an unabridged birth certificate in Port Elizabeth

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 Port Elizabeth Local Office Large.

Birth certificates replacement

Port Elizabeth Local Office Large / Port Elizabeth

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

What you need

- original ID card or a certified copy
-the fee for the application (please call 041404 8300 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 Port Elizabeth

- For all the information on registration of a birth or get a birth certificate please contact the DHA Office: Port Elizabeth Local Office Large directly by telephone 041404 8300 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 Port Elizabeth Local Office Large 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 Port Elizabeth.

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