Home affairs comes to Daggafontein

“The department realises that not all people are able to get access to their services and will provide a mobile service to the Daggafontein informal settlement on September 7 at the Mother Sharon Centre,” says Wilhelmina Birkholtz, assistant director of administration in the Springs Home Affairs office.

They will provide the services of first time ID books, the re-issuing of ID books to people who have lost theirs and the registration of births for children as well as adults whose births have not been registered.

For ID registration, birth certificates must be presented as well as two ID photo’s of yourself. If you are a permanent resident permit holder, you must supply your permanent resident certificate and a copy of it to the Home Affairs officer.

For the re-issuing of an ID book you will need to present different items depending on why you need the ID re-issued. If you have been married and want to change your surname to your spouse’s, you will need to submit a copy of your marriage certificate and pay R140.

If your ID has been damaged, stolen or lost you will need to submit form BI-9 and add a copy of your marriage certificate if you are married as well as pay R140. You can request a Temporary Identification Certificate (TIC) which you will need to give your finger prints for and pay R70.

For registration of birth of a child under 30 days, the parents or guardian of the child must complete the relevant form and an abridged birth certificate will be issued about a day after the registration.

“For late registration of birth, along with the form, a letter explaining why the registration is being done late must be submitted,” Birkholtz explains.

For registration of a child born outside of wedlock, the child will be registered with the surname of the mother. The child may, however, be registered under the surname of the father if the father and mother acknowledge that he is the biological father of the child in the presence of a Department of Home Affairs officer.