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US Passport Copy Apostille for South Africa

How to authenticate a Certified Copy of US Passport for use in South Africa: the exact route, translation requirements, and full-service handling from West Palm Beach.

South Africa accepts an apostille.

Your US Passport Copy needs one certificate from the U.S. Department of State to be valid in South Africa — no embassy step.

Sending a US Passport Copy to South Africa — commonly for residency, marriage, employment — requires authenticating the document so South Africa authorities accept it. Because South Africa is a Hague Convention member, the route is a single apostille. Here is exactly what applies to this document and destination.

Route to South Africa
Apostille
Issuing agency
US Department of State
Getting the document
You obtain this from US Department of State
Translation
English generally accepted.

How to apostille a US Passport Copy for South Africa

  1. Send us your US Passport Copy details and confirm the destination is South Africa.
  2. Ship the document to us, or drop it at our West Palm Beach office.
  3. We submit it to the U.S. Department of State for apostille.
  4. The apostilled US Passport Copy returns to you or your recipient in South Africa.

Translation

English generally accepted. Where required, we coordinate certified translation with your order.

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Tell us what you have and where it is going. We reply with the correct route, a flat quote and shipping instructions.