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When you enter into a civil marriage or civil union, the marriage officer will issue a handwritten marriage certificate ( BI-27) free of charge at the ceremony. You can apply for a copy of the marriage certificate from the Department of Home Affairs if you have been married in South Africa and your marriage is registered. The first issue of an abridged marriage certificate is free, but you will have to pay for a second issue or an unabridged certificate. Get legal assistance here from 800+ attorneys online Where one partner has passed away and you need to prove that you had been married, an unabridged marriage certificate will be issued.

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