| The Department of Home Affairs
for South Africa offers both immigration services
for foreigners wishing to obtain a permit or visa
to visit or immigrate to South Africa,
as well as civic services for the citizens of South
Africa. |
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IMMIGRATION PERMITS, VISA'S, RESIDENCY
AND CITIZENSHIP SERVICES
Classified as services for visitors on holiday, business or medical
trips, work seekers, workers, students, marriage and partners of
South African citizens.
The Department of Home Affairs acknowledges on
its website its role in the delivery of these services but also
states "
Many times, the successful delivery of these services
relies not only on our efforts. You have the responsibility of providing
the Department with the correct documentation at the correct service
delivery points".
In essence the prospective
immigrant needs to ensure
their permit,
visa or residency application is
in the correct category – (
work permit, business permit,
retired permit, study permit, spousal permit, life partner permit,
relatives permit), the correct
permit
application is completed and that it is submitted correctly at the
appropriate service delivery point.
If you are unsure what type of permit you need
to apply for please visit the below:
For information on different types of permits and visa's
Complete our online free immigration eligibility assessment
Request a call back from one of our immigration client managers
INTERGATE IMMIGRATION SERVICE
The Department of Home Affairs registers professional
immigration practitioners who are provided with
power of attorneys, by prospective clients to prepare, submit and
monitor their
permit applications.
Immigration
practitioners are registered with
home affairs
after meeting the eligibility criteria that includes supplying to
home affairs police clearance, a commitment in
writing to adhere to the
home affairs code of conduct
for
immigration practitioners and successful completion
of the examinations as laid down by the Director–General of
Home Affairs South Africa.
Clients utilising the services of an
immigration company
should ensure that they deal with an organisation that has registered
immigration practitioners.
To learn more about Intergate Immigrations Immigration Practitioners please click here
CIVIC SERVICES
- Re-register a child born out of wedlock
- Insert forename or surname in a birth registration of a person
registered without a forename
or surname Change forename(s)
- Change surname of a minor
- Change surname of majors
- Change gender
- Correction of error(s)
- Register a death
- Application for a death certificate
- Register a death outside South Africa
- Register a marriage
- Application for a marriage certificate
- Consent to marriage of a minor
- Letter of confirmation of marital status
- Verify marital status online
- Record adoption
- Insert biological father's particulars in the birth registration
of his child registered as born out of wedlock
- Register a birth (late registrations): After one year, but
before 15 years
- Register a birth (late registrations): After 30 days, but
before one year
- Register a birth (late registrations): After one year, but
before 15 years
- Register a birth outside South Africa
- Application for a birth certificate
- Application for a birth certificate
- Registration of Foreign Birth
- Application for Naturalization
- Application for Retention of citizenship
- Application for exemption from loss of citizenship
- Application for resumption of citizenship
- Application for renunciation of citizenship
- Determination of citizenship Status
- To whom it may concern letters
- Duplicate copy of naturalization certificate
- Temporary passport
- Child passport
- Document for travel purposes
- Emergency travel certificate
- Maxi passport (64 Pages)
- Official passport
- Crew member certificate
- Replacement of new format South African tourist
passports that runs out of blank visa pages
- Replacement of lost/stolen South African
passport
- Replacement of lost/stolen document for travel purposes
- Replacement of lost/stolen maxi passport
- Replacement of lost/stolen child passport