South Africans living abroad will, as of next month, be able to request for their passports to be delivered straight to their doorsteps.

This was announced by the Department of Home Affairs, stating that as of 1 November, the option for courier delivery of passports will be available at all of the new Home Affairs service centres around the world.

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The ‘doorstep delivery’ was unveiled by Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber on Wednesday during his address to the South African community in Hague in the Netherlands, where they have launched the department’s latest dedicated service centre.

Dr Schreiber said the courier service to South Africans living abroad will allow the department to refine and perfect the process before rolling it out in South Africa as well.

“The service will initially be available at the existing service centres located in 18 cities around the world, with more set to be launched over the coming months,” said Schreiber.

He said once the initiative is working smoothly and securely abroad, it will be scaled-up and extended locally.

“This latest step demonstrates that the tech-driven service delivery revolution underway at Home Affairs continues to gather momentum as we work to deliver dignity for all.”

Here are the locations that will offer this service from 1 November around the world: https://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/civic-services/dha-service-centresabroad.

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