PLEASE NOTE!!!
Both parties' marital status in any marriage to be, must be verified before the wedding is solemnised.
SMS: M(space)13 digit ID number to
32551
EG: M 530629 5017 087
The Department of Home Affairs expects the Marriage Officer to confirm the ID documents of both parties as well as the passports of foreigners.
The Marriage Officer must ensure that foreigners are interviewed by an Immigration Officer. No foreigner may be married without a clearance letter from the officers concerned with immigration in your local area.
The Marriage Officer must contact their local Home Affairs offices to find out where the closest Immigration Officer can be located.
In Pretoria it is located in Marabastad.