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==Procedure==
'''Apply In-Person:''' 
#To apply for Registration of Adoptions in person, the adoptive parents must visit any nearest domestic office of Department of Home Affairs in his/her province.
#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 Recording of Adoptions (BI-193) from the concerned department. Or click to download: [http://www.dirco.gov.za/dubai/forms/BI-193.pdf Link]
#Make sure that you have all the documents that are listed in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
#Complete the application form with required information and attach all the required documents with the form.
#Submit it at the concerned office of the Home Affairs Department and pay the prescribed fees as instructed.
#After submission, your application and attached documents will move forward for further verification and validation processes.
#After the completion of all necessary processes, if your application and documents are found in order, your request will be approved.
#Then, the respective adoption will be recorded and registered in the child’s birth register.
 
==Required Documents==
*Completed BI-193 Form
*Request for record of Adoption in writing
*Certified copy of the adoption order
*Proof of payment
*Certified copy of the ID’s of the parents

 
==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==
*Any person, who had adopted a child from an adoptive agency, should record the adoption in the birth register of DHA in proper format.
*The adoption should have done legally and the parent applying should possess the adoption order received from the court.

 
==Fees==
Please approach the department authorities for fees details. 

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

 
==Documents to Use==
BI-193 form: [http://www.dirco.gov.za/dubai/forms/BI-193.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.
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sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
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e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

 
==Instructions==
*It is important to note that the Department of Home Affairs is responsible only for the recording of the adoption of a child in the child’s birth register if so requested by the adoptive parents.
*Any other matters relating to adoption fall within the duties of the Department of Social Development (previously Welfare & Population Development).

 
==Required Information==
*Forenames and Surnames of the persons for whom the application is filled
*Particulars of the Parents or guardian (in case of minors)
*Place and date of birth of the persons for whom the application is filled
*Address and contact details of the applicants
*Identity number of the applicants

 
==Need for the Document==
According to the Child Care Act, the Department of Home Affairs must record the adoption of a child in the child’s birth register if so requested in the recommended format by the adoptive parents. 

 
==Information which might help==
Enter other informations which might help.

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

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