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An adult South African citizen who intends to apply for foreign citizenship, but who does not want to lose his/ her South African citizenship, must first apply for the retention of South African citizenship, which must be done and be approved before acquisition of the other citizenship.
The following documents must be submitted when applying for the retention of South African citizenship:
- Form BI-1664 to be fully completed in block letters and in black ink;
- 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’.
- By the Embassy certified copies of South African passport and identity document;
- Extract from the population register("Personbevis from Skatteverket") in English;
- A self-addressed envelope, to return the certificate after issuing, and any personal original documents, with sufficient postage for the return of passport by registered mail (REK) if not collected in person
Please note that it is the responsibility of the applicant to verify the cost with the postal service. Envelopes from companies/institutes with “porto betalt” not admissible;
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: |
Retention of South African citizenship |
Should you require clarification on completing the application forms or have any further enquiries about the application process, please contact our office during the consular opening hours: Mon-Tue, Thu-Fri; 09:00-12:30.
NOTE (please read carefully):
- The processing period for an application for the retention of South African citizenship is 3 - 4 months;
- Applicants are requested not to contact our office unnecessarily for progress reports on applications. Applicants may however contact our office in the event of the application taking longer than 3 - 4 months.
- 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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