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Retention of South African Citizenship​

What is a Retention of SA Citizenship?

In terms of Section 6(1)(a) of the South African Citizenship Act 88 of 1995, South Africans are required to apply for and be granted permission to retain their South African citizenship, prior to applying for an additional citizenship. If you do not complete this process, you could stand to automatically lose your South African citizenship on voluntary acquisition of a foreign citizenship.

Within the wording of the Act, the pertinent sentence would be: “Voluntarily take on another Citizenship” One would have to go through a formal application process and attend a Citizenship swearing in ceremony before acquiring a Citizenship voluntarily. Please note that this is not relevant to Person’s born as Dual Nationals but only to people who voluntarily take on another Citizenship.

We will  assist you by  advising the SA Government that you wish to retain your South African Citizenship

We will take care of the entire process including contacting the relevant Embassy and acquiring a letter advising the SA Government that you are in the process of of applying for another Citizenship.

We will get confirmation that you have advised the SA Authorities of your intention to retain your South African Citizenship from the department of Home affairs and receive a retention letter on your behalf. We will have this expedited from Head Office in about 3 to 5 weeks.

Avoid having to wait months when applying on your own and the possible devastating consequences of losing your South African Citizenship.

Let us take care of the retention process for you, contact us today for expert advice and assistance

Certificate of non-impediment to marry

Certificate of Non impediment to Marry

A Certificate of non-impediment is issued to South African citizen who intends to marry outside South Africa in a Foreign Country. The certificate is used to confirm that there are no impediments preventing the applicant from entering into a marriage. This is usually requested by the Foreign Marriage registration authorities before one will be legally allowed to Marry and before a marriage licence will be granted. In layman terms the certificate of Non Impediment proves that a person is free and single and able to enter into a Marriage, ie that they are not currently in a Marriage or a non-finalised Divorce.

The certificate is issued by the Department of Home Affairs, after application is made the department will check the applicants details against the population and marriage roll registers to ascertain their current marital status. They will then issue the certificate of Non-impediment to Marry.

Some of the other names for these: Certificate de Nulla Osta, or Certificate de Coutume or a declaration of unmarried status



We can acquire these documents on your behalf in a couple of weeks.

Inquire about our expedited service by completing the below inquiry form.