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Death Certificate application
Any person may apply for a copy of a Death Certificate provided that the deceased person's death has been registered with the South African Government. The fact that the deceased may have died in South Africa does not necessarily mean that the death was registered with the South African Government.
- Form BI-132: Application for a Death Certificate - completed in full.
- Fees for a Death certificate: 8.00 AUD for each certificate
Return Postage:
- For applications originating from within Australia - a Self-addressed Express or Registered Post Envelope (only one envelope per family) OR a Postal Money Order or Bank Cheque made payable to the South African High Commission.
- For applications originating from outside Australia a Bank Draft for the
amount of
10.00 AUD made payable to the South African High Commission. (Fee covers
whole family / group)
Personal cheques or credit cards are NOT accepted.
Postal Address:
South African High Commission
State Circle
Yarralumla
ACT
2600
Please note that the South African authorities will only process applications completed IN FULL DETAIL.
A copy of any previous certificate issued should be included to facilitate the location of the record.
Unfortunately the tracing of original records in the register held by the Department of Home Affairs in Pretoria is a time consuming task with the result applications are likely to take six to nine months. Due to the nature of these applications, the Mission does not accept telephone inquiries on the progress of the applications. If a request must be made, please put this in writing at least six months after the application has been initiated and it will be refer to the appropriate section at the Department of Home Affairs, Pretoria.
If you wish advice on family research, you may contact the following genealogists:
- Valda Napier
PO Box 4882
Randburg 2125
Republic of South Africa
+27 (011) 787 7820 - Knowledge Tec
Private Bag X41
Pretoria 0001
Republic of South Africa
+27 (012) 460 8246
