I would like to apply for South Africa citizenship by naturalization. Travel records of the past 5 yrs are required. Unfortunately, i lost my port in April 2018 which means i don't have any records prior to that date. How can i successful convince Dept of Home Affairs that i never left South Africa for more than 90 days in the past 5 yrs? Can i use an affidavit, employer's letter or bank statement at least to prove that i was around.
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So I should be aiming for 15 more years of waiting and 3 more inductions with no certificate? 💀💀💀
Yes, I’ve been doing that and keep getting the same response: "waiting for final g by DG."
I've been receiving the same response from the call center for almost two years: 'Your certificate is awaiting final g by the DG.'
What is the good news? Did you get a call to collect the certificate?
The three year out-of-country limit is for PR. There is no such limit for Citizen and unless the Constitution is changed DHA does not have power to impose any limit!
"acquiring citizenship of another country without the minister's written permission" This is no longer a valid reason as per SCA ruling.... citizens who lost their citizenship by operation of s 6(1)(a) of the South African Citizenship Act 88 of 1995 are deemed not to have lost their citizenship.
~ 2 years ago
This is new? We were told that the certificate is to be collected from Department of Home Affairs Office Akasia not the office of application?
I like the call center optimism !
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Edit... after calling homeaffairs
Indeed, the call center seems optimistic🤞. I was told that a directive will be issued soon. Due to the large number of people awaiting certificates and induction, and the multiple inquiries received, the department has collated all outstanding cases and instructed the Citizenship Section to expedite the issuance process.
+1 for this, apply at vfs office it is relatively faster
Interesting, why do you think March 2025 is the release date?
For what it's worth, below is the response from "[email protected]". Hopefully, we may see some progress this year.
The department is currently implementing measures to ensure that the processing of all naturalisation applications through its Naturalisation Adjudication Committee are finalised. All queries relating to the Induction/already inducted and/or awaiting Naturalisation certificates will be communicated by the department in due course.
The department is currently implementing measures to ensure that the processing of all naturalisation applications through its Naturalisation Adjudication Committee are finalised. All queries relating to the Induction/already inducted and/or awaiting Naturalisation certificates will be communicated by the department in due course.
Interesting. The email I received had a reference number, which I didn't include above. Did yours have a reference number? Did you follow up with them using the reference number?
I think that may not be entirely true. I started my application in 2018 and had to wait for PR verification from VFS for a full year before I could complete my application in 2019. Therefore, I believe the requirement to include proof of PR has been in place since at least 2018.
You previously said certificate will be released in March 2025, and now you say 500 people have been inducted today... I like your optimism. Where are you getting this information, or is it just hopium?
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