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Civil documents apostille

People taking Home Affairs certificates (usually unabridged) overseas to a country that accepts an apostille.

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Typical use
Birth, marriage, or death certificates for visas, citizenship, or family registration abroad.
Turnaround
Typically 5–12 working days after we hold a document that DIRCO will accept.
Independence
AAA Docs lodges and collects on your instruction. We are not Home Affairs, SAPS, or DIRCO. Official issuing times remain theirs.

Process

  1. 1Confirm the destination country is a Hague Apostille Convention party.
  2. 2Start from an original, correctly issued South African document — often an unabridged certificate.
  3. 3We submit to DIRCO for apostille and collect the authenticated original.
  4. 4We courier the apostilled document to you.

What we need from you

  • Original South African document suitable for apostille
  • Destination country and the authority that asked for the apostille
  • Courier address in South Africa or abroad