I would like to apply for South Africa citizenship by naturalization. Travel records of the past 5 yrs are required. Unfortunately, i lost my passport 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.
SA Citizenship application
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Thabani2005Zim
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may you kindly give me detail about the exact documents required when making an application for citizenship. The complete set of documents. Are ther any letters required from your country of origin and how are they obtained?
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First step is to verify your PRP and before do the verification. Home affairs will do police clearance.
it can takes up to one year.
Second phase
Filling the form of citizenship. Copy of your passports and visas. Your degrees. List of days you left the country it should be less than 90 days per year. Letter from your home country ( police clearance, dual citizenship). It can take up to one year to finalise the application
Hi Cleo
Also following this thread. Havent been contacted by DHA since application was approved late last year.
Told not to worry about below rule:
An application lapses if declaration of allegiance is not signed within 6mths of approval date.
NB: but then you cant sign allegiance before you are inducted
Also following this thread. Havent been contacted by DHA since application was approved late last year.
Told not to worry about below rule:
An application lapses if declaration of allegiance is not signed within 6mths of approval date.
NB: but then you cant sign allegiance before you are inducted
I got my PRP spouse in Feb 2020 and did not submit for the compliance condition i only submitted now in April 2023 with all the required docs showing the sharing of financial responsibilities, the PART B affidavit to the Permitcompliance@dha.gov.za my question is will it be an issue that i submitted these late ? Please assist with clear answers
I doubt very much if it will be a problem. In anycase the that Permitcompliance@dha email address is a blackhole. You send email and never get feedback. But just keep safe the email you sent incase in future, someone asks you for proof of compliance (they will at Naturalisation app stage).
Hi John88
Did they eventually call you for the language test? Or they just processed and approved your application without doing the language test?
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Good day Finally citizenship induction ceremony for Johannesburg area will take place at 09:00 at Harrison Street Home Affairs Offices. Check with your DHA district office.
Hi Thabani. This is good news. 9am on which date if you dont mind?
Thanks upfront
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Tomorrow the 23rd of May 2023.
Great news indeed. Tell us how it went tommorrow when you come back.
Thanks Thabani, how did the induction go? When are you expecting your naturalization cert
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Thank you Milton, you guys are a step ahead of us in outlier provinces. Happy for you guys, long wait beginning to bear fruit. How were you invited to the induction? Phone call, email or word of mouth?
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You don’t need to be called or emailed. If your application was approved! You may go to the place where you applied, you can them put to your name on the list! Some ppl went to attended the induction without being called. The trainer will put your name on list of attendees. s/he will update the system. Wait for two weeks to get certificate! After you informed about certificate, wait another one week to apply for ID. the process of getting ID won’t be more 14 working days. On the same of getting ID, you can apply for the passport. You will get it within 5 working days. The good news all ppl applied for citizenship from 2018 until now they will get their certificates before November 2023.
Thank you John for this very informative post. It would appear the biggest huddle is getting inducted, the rest of the stages progress very fast. I will enquire with my office of application but as far as I know they don't maintain a "waiting list" of any sort. Last time they told me "No scheduled induction dates yet, keep on checking once a month" Fingers crossed that whole backlog will be cleared by Nov.
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Do they call you when the certificate is ready or you have to go to your office of application to enqire if the certificate is ready for collection?
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You need to check With the office. Sometime they don’t call at all.
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