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The document BI-529 from the Department of Home Affairs, Republic of South Africa, is a form for individuals to provide personal information necessary for determining their citizenship status under the South African Citizenship Act of 1995. It requires details about the applicant's identity, marital status, and parental information, including residency history and foreign citizenship particulars.

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Click ‘Get Form’ to open the BI-529 Determination of Citizenship in the editor.
Begin by filling out Section A: Personal Particulars. Enter your surname, maiden name, forenames, date of birth, and identity number. If born outside South Africa, provide details about your place of birth and immigration history.
Continue to Section B: Marital Status. Here, input your spouse's details including their surname, maiden name, forenames, date of birth, and identity number. Ensure you include the date and place of marriage.
Move on to Sections C and D for your parents' particulars. Fill in their surnames, forenames, dates of birth, identity numbers, and citizenship information as required.
Finally, review all sections for accuracy. Certify that the information is correct by signing and providing your contact details at the end of the form.

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Which document is a proof of citizenship?

Birth Certificate: Issued under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, this document serves as primary proof of citizenship.

How to provide evidence of citizenship?

Birth certificates Many options for proving your citizenship require you to provide a birth certificate. As proof of citizenship, we only accept full, original Australian birth certificates that: are issued by an Australian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (RBDM)

What is determination of citizenship?

Determination of South African citizenship is referred to the Department of Home Affairs in South Africa where all the information provided will be checked/assessed and our office will be informed of the outcome.

What is the best document to prove citizenship?

The best way is to see a US Passport. A certified birth certificate showing birth in the US is also considered proof of US citizenship. People who were born abroad to US- citizen parents may have a ``CRBA document: Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a US Citizen.

What is a BI 529 form?

DETERMINATION OF CITIZENSHIP STATUS. BI-529. INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED IN FULL IN ORDER TO ASSIST IN DETERMINING YOUR CITIZENSHIP UNDER THE. SOUTH AFRICAN CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1995 (ACT 88 OF 1995), WHICH CAME INTO OPERATION ON 6 OCTOBER 1995.

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Which documents can be used as proof of citizenship?

Make sure your birth certificate looks like our sample image: Full validity, undamaged U.S. passport. Full validity means the document is/was valid for 10 years for adults and 5 years for children under 16. Consular Report of Birth Abroad or Certification of Birth. Certificate of Naturalization. Certificate of Citizenship.

How does someone show proof of citizenship?

The only acceptable evidence includes one of the following: Copy of U.S. passport (current or expired) Copy of U.S. civil issued birth certificate.