The Department of Home Affairs will offer more services under the country’s level 3 lockdown, but will require South Africans to make appointments ahead of time.<\/p>\n
The department reopened under level 4 of the country’s lockdown and currently offers:<\/p>\n
From 1 June, the department said that it will now provide marriage services<\/strong> and receive requests for late registration of birth<\/strong>.<\/p>\n “For marriages, couples are required to book an appointment, by calling their nearest Home Affairs office,” it said.<\/p>\n “On the day of the marriage, couples are requested to visit our offices with only their witnesses to keep the numbers of people at our offices at a bare minimum.<\/p>\n “An appointment is also required when applying for a late registration of birth (LRB), which refers to a birth registration application lodged after 30 days of such a birth.”<\/p>\n The department said that people visiting its offices are requested to wear masks and to observe social distancing protocols inside and outside of the building.<\/p>\n Home Affairs offices will continue opening Monday to Friday, from 08h30 to 15h30.<\/p>\n “Refugee reception offices remain closed. However, permits issued lawfully, and expired during the lockdown, would be deemed to be valid until 31 July 2020,” it said.<\/p>\n “No visa or permitting functions will be open in SA and at Missions abroad during level 3 lockdown.”<\/p>\n
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