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Letters of non-impediment, i.e. confirmation of marital status, are issued upon request to persons who are South African citizens and who require such a letter for the purpose of getting married.
The following documents must be submitted when applying for a full (unabridged) marriage certificate:
- Written request, confirming the reason for the application;
- Form BI-529 to be fully completed in block letters and in black ink;
NOTE:
- All applicants are kindly requested to fully complete this form, which would assist in locating records at the Department of Home Affairs in Pretoria.
- Questions 9, 10, 11 of Part A are of particular importance.
- Questions that are not applicable should be marked as 'n/a'; if answers to certain questions are not known e.g. the mother's identity number, they should be marked as 'Do not know'.
- Original of the applicant’s South African passport and identity document and copy thereof;
- A self-addressed A4-size envelope for the return of the certificate after issuing;
- Proof of payment of the prescribed application fee e.g. copy of the bank transfer slip.
Payment of the above-mentioned application fee may be made through an electronic bank transfer to the following account:
| Recipient: |
South African Embassy in Stockholm |
| Bank giro: |
606-4893 |
| Banking institution: |
SEB |
| Ref: |
Letter of non-impediment |
Should you require clarification on completing the application forms or have any further enquiries about the application process, please contact our office at your convenience.
NOTE (please read carefully):
- Applicants are advised that applications submitted at our office are referred to the Department of Home Affairs in Pretoria, where the documents are issued, with the diplomatic freight bag once every month.
- Unfortunately the intra-departmental movement of the application and tracing of original records in the register held by the Department of Home Affairs is a time consuming task, with the result that these applications may take up to six (6) months to process.
- Applicants would be immediately notified as soon as the issued document has been received by our office from Pretoria, and are kindly requested not to contact our office unnecessarily for progress reports. Applicants may however contact our office in the event of the application taking longer than six (6) months.
- Due to the long-term nature of such applications, applicants are kindly requested to keep our office informed of any change of address during the processing period; in fact, applicants should also provide us with a valid cellphone number and email address when submitting their application.
- A complete application may be either mailed to our office, or submitted personally during the consular opening hours: Mon-Tue, Thu-Fri; 09:00-12:30.
- Application forms should not be folded, and applications that are submitted by post, should be mailed in an A4-size envelope.
 The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (formerly, Department of Foreign Affairs) offers a voluntary registration service for South African citizens that are travelling or residing abroad, ROSA (Registration of South Africans Abroad). This service is provided in the event there is a need to contact you to offer urgent advice on a natural disaster or civil unrest or a family emergency. Information may submitted by a South African citizen via the ROSA Online Registration form. |
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