Question NW3156 to the Minister of Home Affairs
02 September 2015 - NW3156
Stubbe, Mr DJ to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
(1)What is the typical amount of time it takes for an identity document to be issued to a South African citizen who was not born in South Africa; (2) what is the reason for the discrepancy in the time-periods it takes to issue the same document to natural-born South African citizens and citizens not born in South Africa?
Reply:
- The turnaround time to issue and process a first time application is 54 working days and 47 working days for a re-issue of an identity document applied for.
- There is no discrepancy in time-periods. Sometimes there are internal processes of verifying the authenticity of supporting documents submitted that may impact on the time-period eg. verification of the authenticity of the Permanent Residence Permit.