Question NW789 to the Minister of Home Affairs
29 March 2023 - NW789
Roos, Mr AC to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
Regarding the letter informing the National Assembly that he has not issued any Certificates of Naturalisation for 2022, as contemplated in the South African Citizenship Act, Act 88 of 1995, what (a) are the reasons that no certificates of naturalisation were issued and (b) is the (i) current backlog of naturalisation applications and (ii) backlog of naturalisation certificates to be signed by him?
Reply:
(a) The letter submitted to the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces relates to Section 5(9) of the South African Citizenship Act 88 of 1995, which requires the Minister of Home Affairs to within 14 days after the commencement of the sitting of Parliament in each year, to table in Parliament the names of any person to whom certificates of naturalisation were granted in the preceding year, including the reasons for granting such certificate. In this regard, no application for naturalisation in terms of Section 5(9) of the Act was received which requires granting of a certificate of naturalisation.
(b)(i) and (ii)
There is currently no backlog on application for naturalisation in terms of Section 5(9) of the South African Citizenship Act.
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