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Can an interpreter help me when I have my photograph and fingerprints taken?

Source: Samigration, 19/11/2018

Yes. In South Africa VFS, the officer taking your photograph and
fingerprints ( biometrics) will talk to you using an interpreter.
Outside South Africa , you would not usually need an interpreter
because the staff member taking your biometrics will speak the local
language.

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