VFS Share your Application Experience - South Africans in Germany

Name

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Application Type

🧑‍💼 Adult Passport

The following fields are relevant for an adult passport application.

What documentation was required

Passport Photos (4 for each applicant) Form BI-73 / DHA-73 (Application Form) Form BI-529 / DHA-529 (Determination of citizenship status) South African ID South African birth certificate Proof of Residence in Germany Current passport

Any other documentation (besides the application forms) that was asked for?

👶 Child Passport

The following fields are relevant for an child passport application.

Child passport - are both parents South African Citzens?

Was the child already registered in South Africa?

Family Situation

Any special rules for documentation

Marriage certificate had to be translated and apostilled - Married outside of SA Marriage certificate had to be apostilled - Married outside of SA Birth certificate of the child had to be translated They accepted an international birth certificate - Internationale Geburtsurkunde

Any other documentation (besides the application forms) that was asked for?

📝 Birth registration or UBC application

The following fields are relevant for a birth registration or application for an Unabridged Birth Certificate.

How old was the child when you applied for the birth registration?

What documentastion was required

Foreign birth certificate of the child Foreign ID documents of the child Birth certificate of the child’s parent’s Marriage certificate of the child’s parent’s ID and Passport of the child’s parent’s Parent’s foreign citizenship certificate – if applicable

Any other documentation (besides the application forms) that was asked for?

General

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Total cost breakdown

Any tips you can share?

Procedure at VFS Offices

Any Feedback on the appointment at VFS in Berlin?

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