Register a birth or get a birth certificate:
Grahamstown Medium Office in Grahamstown - Eastern Cape

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

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

Province:

Eastern Cape

Office:

Grahamstown Medium Office

Address:

14 Bathurst Street
6140 - Grahamstown
Eastern Cape - South Africa

Telephone Number:

046 603 2808

Website:

www.dha.gov.za

Department of Home Affairs

Applying for an unabridged birth certificate in Grahamstown

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 Grahamstown Medium Office.

Birth certificates replacement

Grahamstown Medium Office / Grahamstown

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

What you need

- original ID card or a certified copy
-the fee for the application (please call 046 603 2808 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 Grahamstown

- For all the information on registration of a birth or get a birth certificate please contact the DHA Office: Grahamstown Medium Office directly by telephone 046 603 2808 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 Grahamstown 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 Grahamstown.

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