Register a birth or get a birth certificate:
Pretoria Regional Office in Pretoria - Gauteng


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

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

Province:

Gauteng

Office:

Pretoria Regional Office

Address:

320 Byron Place, Corner Sophie De Bruyn & Nana Sita Streets (old Schubart & Skinner Streets)
0001 - Pretoria
Gauteng - South Africa

Telephone Number:

012 395 4300/ 4301/ 4330

Website:

www.dha.gov.za

Department of Home Affairs

Applying for an unabridged birth certificate in Pretoria

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 Pretoria Regional Office.

Birth certificates replacement

Pretoria Regional Office / Pretoria

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

What you need

- original ID card or a certified copy
-the fee for the application (please call 012 395 4300/ 4301/ 4330 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 Pretoria

- For all the information on registration of a birth or get a birth certificate please contact the DHA Office: Pretoria Regional Office directly by telephone 012 395 4300/ 4301/ 4330 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 Pretoria Regional 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 Pretoria.