The Department of Home Affairs offers a multitude of services to the citizens of South Africa, as well as foreigners who wish to visit, work or stay in South Africa. The Department’s core functions are:
Civic Services
Immigration
Maintaining the National Population Register (NPR)
Managing the birth, marriage and death records
Determining and granting citizenship
Issuing travel documents and passports
Issuing identity documents (ID)
Administering admissions into the country
Determining the residency status of foreigners and issuing permits thereof
Custodianship of refugee affairs
Inspectorate
Policy directives
