About applying for dependent permit

What you should do

• Apply at any nearest Home Affairs office or at a South African Foreign Offices if applying abroad.
• Complete forms B1-947 and B1-29, if you have a representative.
• Bring the following:
• valid passport 
• medical and radiological reports
• birth certificate 
• police clearance certificate
• change of name or gender documents i.e. statutory declaration, deed poll or legal adoption certificate
• yellow fever certificate, if applicable
• valid temporary residence permit if you are in the country
• marriage certificate or in the case of a foreign spousal relationship, proof of official recognition issued by the authorities of the foreign country of the applicant
• an affidavit of a spousal relationship to a South African citizen or resident if applicable as well as documentation proving cohabitation, financial responsibilities shared by the parties and setting out the particulars of children in the spousal relationship
• proof of a union recognised in terms of the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, 1998 (Act No. 120 of 1998), if applicable
• divorce decree, if applicable 
• proof of court order awarding custody, if applicable 
• death certificate, in respect of late spouse, if applicable
• written consent from both parents, or sole custody parent, if applicable with proof of sole custody
• proof of legal adoption, if applicable
• legal separation order, if applicable.
• Your parent/s is required to submit: 
• identity document
• permanent residence permit 
• financial support to you
• naturalisation certificate.
  

Timeframe

It may take six months to finalise the application.

How much does it cost

R 1 520

Forms to complete

• * Application for permanent residence permit, BI-947
• * Power of attorney in respect of an application for a temporary or permanent residence permit, BI-29

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