EASYAPOSTILLE: Services and Process for applicants
We provide you with the correct form of submission and required documents
You complete the forms and courier directly to us
- International couriers take up to 7 working days to reach us
- Applications sent in South African take up to 3 working days to reach us
Applications are submitted at the Department of Home Affairs Central Office under a signed Power of Attorney
- Documents are submitted within 48 hours of receipt
Documents are collected when issued
Within 24 hours of collecting your application we submit to the courier
We courier the finalised documents back to your nominated address
- Couriers to South African addresses are usually delivered within 3 working days
- Couriers to international addresses are usually delivered within 7 working days
We send the tracking numbers of the courier so you can track your parcel through the tacking system provided on the couriers website
Benefits for applicants
No queuing to submit or collect at the Embassy or local DHA office
When applications are received, we submit at the DHA office of processing in Pretoria under a Power of Attorney
Improved turnaround times while we follow up on your behalf
Once applications processed, we courier back to you within 24 hours
EasyApostille assists with the following applications
Unabridged Birth Certificates
Unabridged Marriage Certificates
Death Certificates
Letter of Non-Impediment
- The letter confirms your marital status in South Africa. It will state; married, divorced, single or widowed. Please click on here to go to our FAQ’s and Examples page
- The letter is required when a South African Citizen intends on getting married outside of South Africa
Determination of Citizenship Status
- The letter confirms how a South African Citizen obtained their citizen status; i.e. by birth, marriage, naturalisation etc. Please click on here to go to our FAQ’s and Examples page
- The letter is required when applying for Residency or Citizenship outside of South Africa
South African Police Clearance certificates
- Note that clearances are valid for a period of 6 months
Court Orders
Apostille of all the above documents
Authentication of all the above documents
Embassy authentications, if required, of all the above documents
We offer a 100% money back guarantee on the full invoice amount if we cannot complete your instruction
DHA PROCESS AND DELAYS EXPLAINED
The DHA Office or Embassy accepts the application
The DHA Office or Embassy and places the application a government courier bag
The bag is couriered to the Department of Home Affairs Central Office located in Pretoria for processing
- Embassies only courier the bags when the bag reaches a certain weight
- Applications can sit for weeks, even months until the Embassy couriers the applications to Pretoria
The bag reaches the international processing centre in Pretoria
The international processing centre sort the applications and distributes to the relevant Department for processing
The applications are processed, the certificates are printed and sent back to the international processing centre
The international processing centre sorts the applications per DHA Office or Embassy. The applications are then placed in a courier
- The international processing centre only couriers the bag when it reaches a certain weight
There is no defined period for processing applications. Some Embassies advise that applications can take up to 12 months
Through international couriers, tracking documents and personal submission and collection in Pretoria, EasyApostille secures the process and reduces processing time
BENEFITS OF USING EASYAPOSTILLE
- Stress and Hassle Free, you don’t even need to leave your home
- Registered professionals who have over 20 years’ experience
- We are a law firm registered with the Law Society of South Africa