Guidance
South Africa: Knowledge Base profile
This document contains information about South Africa to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
Documents
Details
Knowledge Base is an information resource for HM Passport Office staff.
This document includes information about:
- names
- nationality
- legitimacy and parental responsibility
- adoption
- surrogacy
- gender recognition
- civil partnerships and marriage
- documents from South Africa
Updates to this page
Published 9 May 2024
Last updated -
Updated the documents section to clarify what a birth certificate will show if the parents are not South African nationals.
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Updated to clarify what a vault certificate is.
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First published.