Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi has actually clarified which services will be offered in your home Affairs workplaces throughout the nation’s adjusted level 2 lockdown, and revealed extension dates for different files.

While Home Affairs workplaces are functional throughout the nation, some services have actually been suspended to decrease the variety of physical gos to.

This is to restrict the threat of individuals contaminating each other and the personnel due to the fact that social distancing is challenging when you have a big crowd, it stated.

Motsoaledi has actually consequently released a nationwide gazette, detailing what services will be readily available under the prolonged level 2 lockdown and moving forward. These consist of:

  • Births registration;
  • Late registration of births;
  • Re-issuance of birth, marital relationship and death certificates;
  • Applications for momentary identity certificate;
  • Applications and collection of identity cards and files;
  • Applications and collection of passports;
  • Solemnisation and registration of marital relationships;
  • Applications for retention and renunciation of citizenship;
  • Applications for corrections and modifications of individual details;
  • Applications for travel files for individuals who prepare to take a trip abroad;
  • All back-office assistance services;
  • Visa services in regards to the Immigration Act;
  • Online renewal of refugee status and asylum seeker permits/visas.
Extensions and brand-new dates

Motsoaledi has actually likewise extended the credibility duration of lawfully released visas that ended throughout the lockdown duration. These would have ended on 30 September 2021, however will now stay legitimate up until 31 December 2021.

This uses to all visa and allow holders who obtained the previous waiver, and who have actually not left the nation given that the statement of the state of catastrophe, and for holders of asylum candidate allows and refugee status which ended throughout the state of catastrophe.

He included that the following services will be rendered by the Department of Home Affairs from the following dates:

  • Long-term home license appeals applications with impact from 1 October 2021;
  • Proof of long-term home license applications with impact from 1 October 2021;
  • Permanent house authorization applications from 1 Janaury 2022.