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Applications from New Zealand
The South African High Commission in Wellington, New Zealand, started operating on 1 April 2009.
The requirements for the various services are basically the same as on the www.sahc.org.au web page BUT must be forwarded to the South African High Commission in Wellington together with the correct NEW ZEALAND currency.
The SAHC in Wellington is able to assist with the following Consular Services:
- Applications for Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates
- Birth Registration: New Born
- Passport and Temporary Passport Applications
- Emergency Travel Certificates (one-way travel to RSA)
- Identity Document Applications
- Dual Citizenship Applications
- Resumption of South African Citizenship
- Renunciation of South African Citizenship
- Visa Applications
The BI-9 Fingerprint form must be requested from consular@sahcwellington.co.nz or Wellington@foreign.gov.za
Applications emanating from New Zealand must be posted to:
The South African High Commission
P O Box 25406
WELLINGTON
6146
All applications must include a self addressed New Zealand prepaid courier bag (not envelopes). The courier bag will be used as return postage.
Fees: The applicable application in New Zealand dollars are as follows:
| DESCRIPTION | COST |
| PASSPORT ADULT | NZ$ 78.00 |
| PASSPORT CHILD | NZ$ 78.00 |
| PASSPORT MAXI | NZ$ 117.00 |
| PASSPORT ADULT LOST | NZ$ 156.00 |
| PASSPORT CHILD LOST | NZ$ 156.00 |
| TEMPORARY PASSPORT ADULT | NZ$ 35.00 |
| TEMPORARY PASSPORT CHILD | NZ$ 35.00 |
| EMERGENCY TRAVEL CERTIFICTE ADULT | NZ$ 27.00 |
| EMERGENCY TRAVEL CERTIFICTE CHILD | NZ$ 27.00 |
| BIRTH, MARRIAGE OR DEATH CERTIFICATE | NZ$ 15.00 |
| BIRTH REGISTRATION – NEW BORN | FREE |
| ID APPLICATION | NZ$ 27.00 |
| DUAL (RETENTION) OF CITIZENSHIP 6(2) | NZ$ 58.00 |
| RESUMPTION OF RSA CITIZENSHIP 24(6) | NZ$ 58.00 |
| RENUNCIATION OF RSA CITIZENSHIP | FREE |
| CHANGE OF FORENAME: ADULT | NZ$ 27.00 |
| CHANGE OF SURNAME OR FORENAME - MINOR | NZ$ 14.00 |
| CHANGE OF SURNAME - ADULT | NZ$ 63.00 |
| STATUS OF RSA RESIDENCY | NZ$ 18.00 |
| AMENDMENT OF PERSONAL PARTICULARS | NZ$ 14.00 |
| LETTER OF NO IMPEDIMENT | NZ$ 10.00 |
Payment must be in the form of a Money / Postal Order or Bank Draft in New Zealand currency, made payable to the “South African High Commission”.
- Personal Cheques and Credit Cards are not acceptable.
All applications for South African passports from New Zealand MUST be forwarded to the Mission in Wellington. However, please note that all South African passports applications are forwarded to Pretoria for issuing. These passport applications may take up to 6 months to be finalized.
Contact Details of the SAHC in New Zealand:
Telephone Enquiries: Consular Matters:
Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays - 09h00 to 12h00. No telephone calls with regard to Consular matters will be taken on any other day or outside these hours.
Emergency calls will be attended to at all hours, every day.
Email1: wellington@foreign.gov.za or
Email 2: consular@sahcwellington.co.nz
Phone: +64 4 815 8484
Fax: +64 4 472 5010
Address: Level 7, State Insurance Tower, 1 Willis Street, Wellington.
Postal Address: South African High Commission, P O Box 25406, Wellington, 6146
