Hi there,
Sorry this half sounds like a rant but it's beyond frustrating. I have had a guts full of Home Affairs over the years, since around 2008 I've been trying to get my documents together and I just don't know what to do anymore.
Backstory: I'm trying to apply for an EU passport...
Hi there. So I need to get a new passport as mine has expired and I've changed my surname subsequently. I then realised I must have lost my ID book during my move in December. So now I have two problems because I can't get a passport without an ID book and I don't know which documents I need to...
So my wife decided to travel back to Europe to renew her passport, she went to home affairs asking if she could travel with a pending visa they said yes and stamped her letter. She flew to Europe but was denied to fly back.
So what are my options, she is stuck in Europe... and her Visa is so...
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I am still not 100% sure whether or not this is actually helping us in any way, but I found it rather interesting to see that the Department of Home Affairs is using SMS and internet technology to ‘speed up’ the rather drawn out process of issuing ID documents.
It took quite a few clicks to...
Huawei investment in SA welcomed
Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Sunday welcomed Chinese mobile technology company Huawei's investment in South Africa, her department said in a statement.
Source: Sowetan
How utterly stupid. Bolded part especially so -- so when someone's ID book gets stolen (handbag, wallet, car) you want them to just NOT replace it?
The only good thing about this is that it might ultimately clear up some of the backlog for most types of applications at Home...