What we do
The Department of Home Affairs offers a multitude of services to the citizens of South Africa, as well as foreigners who wish to visit, work or stay in South Africa. The Department’s core functions are:
Civic Services:
- Maintaining the National Population Register (NPR)
- Managing the birth, marriage and death records
- Determining and granting citizenship
- Issuing travel documents and passports
- Issuing identity documents (ID)
Immigration:
- Administering admissions into the country
- Determining the residency status of foreigners and issuing permits thereof
- Custodianship of refugee affairs
- Inspectorate
- Policy directives
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