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==Procedure==
'''Apply In-Person:''' 
#To apply for getting married in South Africa in person, the people who have an intention of getting married should visit the nearest office of Department of Home Affairs.
#Please click on the following link for the address and contact information of the Department of Home Affairs Offices:[http://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/contact-us/81-provinces link] Click on the province name which is applicable to you and you will get the details according to that.
#Visit the DHA office and get the application form for registering your decision to get married, from the concerned department. Also, specify the act under which you want to apply, among the three kinds of marriage (Civil marriage, customary marriage and civil union) allowed in South Africa.
#Fill the application form with required information and submit it at the concerned office of the Home Affairs Department. Also, make a request for issuance of a certificate of your marriage registration, as directed.
#Before applying, please make sure that you and your partner satisfy all the eligibility criteria that are listed in the “Eligibility” section of this page.
#Please ensure that you both are legally allowed to marry, both understand the legal consequences of a marriage and your marriage will comply with all the legal requirements of a valid marriage.
#If you are not sure of any of the above mentioned criteria, a legal counsel should be sought before entering into the marriage.
#Also, verify your marital status before applying to get married with the help of the SMS facility provided by the DHA, to avoid fraudulent marriages. This helps you prevent getting into trouble before applying to get married at the DHA office. The number to which SMS has to be sent can be found in the “Office Locations & Contacts” section of this page.
#Make sure that you have all the documents that are listed in the “Required Documents” section of this page. These documents should be presented at the wedding to the designated marriage official.
#Please be aware that the marriage premises must satisfy the constraints set by the DHA and your marriage must happen in the presence of at least witnesses.
#Two witnesses and the marriage officer must sign the marriage register after the solemnization of a marriage. Then the marriage officer will issue the parties with a handwritten marriage certificate (BI-27) free of charge.
#Then, marriage officer will submit the marriage register to the nearest office of the Department of Home Affairs, where the marriage details will be recorded in the National Population Register (NPR).
 
==Required Documents==
CIVIL MARRIAGES:
*Identity documents of the couple (for South African nationals)
*Original Passports of the couple (when a foreign national marries a citizen of SA)
*Completed BI-31 form for foreign nationals
* Written consent of both parents/legal guardian or Commissioner of Child Welfare or judge on Form DHA-32
*Written consent from the Minister of Home Affairs (for boys under 18 and girls under 15)
*Final decree of divorce (for divorcees)
*Death certificate of the spouse (for widowers)
*Pre-nuptial agreement (if any)
 
CIVIL UNIONS:
*Identity documents of the couple (for South African nationals)
*Original Passports of the couple (when a foreign national marries a citizen of SA)
*Completed DHA-1763 Form
*Form DHA-1766 completed by the marriage officer
*Completed DHA-1764 Form
*Copy of Divorce Order (for divorcees)
*Pre-nuptial agreement (if any)

 
==Office Locations & Contacts==
'''Department of Home Affairs - Head Office''' 
Physical Address : Hallmark Building, 
230 Johannes Ramokhoase, 
Pretoria, 
Gauteng, 
0001, 
South Africa. 
Postal Adress : Private Bag X114, 
Pretoria, 
0001, 
Phone: 012 406 2500 
Email: hacc@dha.gov.za 
[http://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/contact-us Website] ,[http://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/contact-us/81-provinces Link 2] 
 
[https://www.wikiprocedure.com/index.php?title=South_Africa_-_The_following_listed_are_Department_of_Home_Affairs_Offices_in_South_Africa Department Of Home Affairs Offices]
==Eligibility==
CIVIL MARRIAGES: 
*Any major, single or divorcee or widow/widower, who wishes to get married, can apply.
*Any minor, boy or girl, who has provided the consent prescribed by the DHA can apply.
*He/she must have complete knowledge of legal consequences of a marriage particularly that marriages in South Africa are automatically in community of property unless they have entered into a pre-nuptial agreement before the marriage.
*Before legally confirming a marriage in South Africa, couples must attend a Home Affairs marriage interview. The purpose of this procedure is to ensure that both parties are willingly entering into marriage of their own accord and not under compulsion.
*Any person who wishes to get married must not get to any kind of marriage that is mentioned in the “Prohibited marriages” section in the following page: [http://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/marriage-certificates Link]
 
CUSTOMARY MARRIAGES:
*The marriage must be negotiated, entered into or celebrated in accordance with customary law and both prospective spouses must consent to the marriage.
*The parents of a prospective spouse who is a minor must consent to the marriage. If he/she has no parents, then his or her legal guardian must consent.
*If the parents or legal guardian cannot consent, a Commissioner of Child Welfare can be approached for consent. Where consent is refused by either of the parents, the legal guardian or the Commissioner of Child Welfare, only a judge of the High Court may consider granting consent.
*If either of the prospective spouses is already a spouse in a civil marriage, a customary marriage cannot be entered into during the subsistence of the civil marriage.
*Although there is no restriction on the number of customary marriages that a man may enter into, no further customary marriage may be entered into unless an order of court regulating the future matrimonial property system of his marriages has been obtained.
 
CIVIL UNIONS:
*Both persons must be 18 years or older to enter into a Civil Union.
*Both persons may not be already married in terms of any other Act.
*Anyone, regardless of their sexual orientation who is willing to marry either through a civil union, a civil marriage or a customary marriage can apply.

 
==Fees==
*Please approach the authorities for fees structure. 

 
==Validity==
Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

 
==Documents to Use==
*Application form marriage certificate (Form BI-130): [http://www.dha.gov.za/images/PDFs/Marriage/bi-130.pdf Link] 
*Declaration form for foreign nationals (Form BI-30): [http://www.dha.gov.za/images/PDFs/Marriage/bi-31.pdf Link] 
*Declaration for the Purpose of Marriage (Form DHA-1763): [https://www.westerncape.gov.za/assets/form_dha-*1763_declaration_for_the_purpose_of_marriage.pdf Link] 
*Form for Registration of a Civil Union (Form DHA-1764): [https://data.unicef.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/marriage-reg-form_SA.pdf Link] 

==Sample Documents==
Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

 
==Processing Time==
Please explain processing time taken in obtaining the document/certificate.

 
==Related Videos==
Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

 
==Instructions==
*A marriage must be conducted in the presence of at least two witnesses in a church or another building used for religious services or in a public office or private house (with open doors). In the case of serious illness or injuries, the marriage may take place in a hospital or any concerned facility.
*Before legally confirming a marriage in South Africa, couples must attend a Home Affairs marriage interview. If you miss the interview, officials will not register the marriage certificate. As a result, they will nullify the marriage.
*Marriage ceremonies must have a licensed marriage officer. Examples of this include a religious minister, magistrate, or a Home Affairs marriage officer.
*If you plan to marry in a garden or on a beach, you may need to repeat the legal aspect of the service. The same applies to marrying in a restaurant or other building not defined by the act.
*However, as long as your marriage is solemnised by a competent Marriage Officer, the courts are not readily inclined to declare a marriage invalid simply because it was held in the wrong place.

 
==Required Information==
*Particulars of the applicant
*Identity number of the applicant
*Particulars of the prospective spouse
*Identity number of the prospective spouse

 
==Need for the Document==
*The South African government strongly advises its citizens as well as non-citizens to register their marriages at the Department of Home Affairs. 

 
==Information which might help==
*A marriage contracted without the legally required consent of the parents or guardian can be made void, in other words, declared null and void by the High Court at the request of the parents or guardian before the minor turns 21 and within six weeks of the date on which the marriage first came to their knowledge.
*If you are a minor, you may apply for the dissolution of the marriage before you turn 21 or within three months after turning 21.
*Civil unions may be conducted by designated marriage officers for specific religious denominations or organizations or designated officers employed by the Department of Home Affairs and the Magistrates’ Courts.
*If any of the required documentation cannot be produced, one of the partners must submit an affidavit confirming the documents cannot be made available for the purpose of concluding the Civil Union.

 
==Other uses of the Document/Certificate==
Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

 
==External Links==
Place some external links which might help.

 
==Others==
More information which might help people.

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