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Home Affairs announces extended business hours for January

Source: IOL, 04/01/2019

In a statement released on Thursday (3 January), the DHA said that
several of its offices across the country will operate from 07h00 to
19h00.
The department said the decision to extend operating hours came after
long queues were experienced in some centres at the same time last
year.
â€œExtending office hours at large offices and selected medium offices
will help ensure citizens and clients are not turned away before
receiving the services they require,â€ said department spokesperson
Siya Qoza.
â€œThis will assist also in managing queues so that people do not spend
a long time waiting to be served.â€
Qoza further urged citizens to use this opportunity to collect their
Smart ID cards if they have received a notification.
â€œThose who have not applied for their smart ID cards are encouraged
to capitalise on the extended hours and accordingly apply with speed,
ahead of the general elections,â€ he said.
â€œAll other services will be offered, including applications for and
collection of passports and registration of births, marriages and
deathsâ€.
You can find a full list of offices which will offer extended
business hours here.
www.samigration.com

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