Clarity on how much longer green ID books will be valid

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7 күн бұрын

‘We are not about to actually invalidate the green ID books, they still continue to be a legal document, that decision has not been made by the department,’ says Thulani Mavuso, deputy director general at the Department of Home Affairs. Moneyweb (www.moneyweb.co.za)

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@morungwaflorah-jv8uf 6 күн бұрын

The problem is we don't have the money to do the smart id because we are not working

@Abby_KayGee 6 күн бұрын

True that

@focus45554 6 күн бұрын

100 mobile trucks for the whole entire country? They must be smoking something. Allow banks all over the country to issue smart cards not just in Gauteng, WC, KZN. People are not willing to go stand in the longest queues ever at the Home Affairs offices.

@grahamshelton6759 6 күн бұрын

I'll wait until the arrangement with banks is in place then apply through my bank. No way I'm spending a day of my life at home affairs

@susanp.collins7834 6 күн бұрын

I live in Citrusdal and the nearest Home Affairs is in Vredendal.

@RainbowHera 6 күн бұрын

I actually got my card within about 40 minutes

@bbkas9639 6 күн бұрын

What is the alternative in place for South Africans, Permanent residents with green ID but who aren't SA-born?

@RainbowHera 6 күн бұрын

My husband became a full South African citizen about 50 years ago. However, they do not seem to accept that, because he was born in the UK. So he may not apply for a card. I feel this is totally unfair. And what does he do when green id books are no longer recognised? His green id is in pieces anyway...

@susanlarhubarbe9475 5 күн бұрын

My husband has been a citizen by naturalisation for 23 years, and he's told that he has to motivate why he should get a smart ID card - absolute BS. Green ID books can be applied for here ( Ekurhuleni/ Gauteng) in Delmas of all places. But what's the point of doing that if they're going to declare them invalid? His ID book is also in a bad state.

@alisonhophing4002 3 күн бұрын

Yes, I also want to know. I was born in the UK, but have South African citizenship

@nevillebekker4891 6 күн бұрын

I went to apply for the new card, but was told that because I was from Zimbabwe, but an SA citizen, I could not get one… so they can go to hell… I won’t apply again

@susanp.collins7834 6 күн бұрын

The person who told you that was either clueless or drunk. If you are a naturalized SA Citizen you are entitled to an SA ID document.

@uzairibnuri8017 6 күн бұрын

Nope. The DHA website clearly says that only SA born people can have a smart ID. And yet I hold a SA passport issued by the DHA. Go figure. 😵‍💫@susanp.collins7834

@CHRIS_HITCHCOCK 6 күн бұрын

@@susanp.collins7834you can’t get a smart card if you are naturalized.

@susanlarhubarbe9475 5 күн бұрын

@@susanp.collins7834 they're saying you have to motivate getting a card. Ridiculous! My husband's been a naturalised citizen for over 20 years and that's what he's been told, so it's true about that.

@FrancinaLeshapa-rn6yw 6 күн бұрын

I went to apply for Smart card in Sterkspruit Eastern Cape and they told me that I can't get it because my ID is blocked

@user-ix2ox4fm9d 6 күн бұрын

I have permanent residence in SA and my daughter is a citizen but because her Green ID book says England as place of birth also mine as well we were told by Home Affairs we will never qualify for a Smart ID card.

@marleneclough3173 6 күн бұрын

Me too

@meisievannancy 5 күн бұрын

Class action laws suite requited. Constitutional Court needs testing.

@susanlarhubarbe9475 5 күн бұрын

Discrimination of the highest order. 😡😡

@terrencemkhululigxamza2472 Күн бұрын

The problem is the q's at home affairs..and also why can't one go in and get the card immediately..this is cumbersome you have to set aside two days for to apply and later go and collect..that is putting me off.

@LeoSienna007 6 күн бұрын

I have been waiting for my ID Smart Card since beginning of November 2023!!! Home Affairs is totally USELESS!!! It's now July 2024 on Monday! Applied at the NEW Home Affairs office in Menlyn Mall in Pretoria. Pathetic

@4mileseast478 6 күн бұрын

5 years ago i applied for my son's unabridged birth certificate cause he needed it for his exams. Every month they told me it was on it's way, i'm still waiting for it. We always blame everything on White people, so is it White people's fault that Home Affairs is so useless, that the unabridged birth certificate never came? So, you quite right my brother, it's really pathetic. You can imagine how many South Africans are waiting on various documents that just seem to never come.

@uzairibnuri8017 6 күн бұрын

I am a South African who happened to be born in the USA, as my parents were there at the time. I am told by the DHA I am not eligible for a smart ID. So once my green boere bookie is no longer valid, what do I do for an ID? I am a SA citizen holding an SA passport. Is this unconstitutional or what?

@christodebeer3645 6 күн бұрын

Are they going to pull their finger at Home Affairs to issue us the Smart Cards and stop being Off Line...😮

@richardyoung7931 5 күн бұрын

I have already had my ID document renewed three times since I was borne. The powers that be must stop trying to make money from the citizens.

@ZuzumziNgubo 6 күн бұрын

So now nithi asibe namapasi bese niyasilawula ngawo manje,hay they have to take it from me,ene ngeke kubelula koliwa.

@kathrynlenz8368 6 күн бұрын

The last time I renewed my driver's license it took months because they could not pick up any fingerprints although they made several attempts. Home Affairs 2 months ago wanted to update my records they only made one attempt then proceeded without them. As a permanent resident I do not think I qualify anyway.

@andrez3640 6 күн бұрын

Unbelievable goverment shoots itself in the foot by not getting starlink.

@richardyoung7931 5 күн бұрын

I have a green ID book, and I am 76 years old, why in the hell should I renew my ID? I do not get enough pension to pay for such. I might need a death certificate before I get a new ID card.

@alisonhophing4002 3 күн бұрын

Over 60s don't pay...

@patrickporter6536 3 күн бұрын

I applied for, and paid for, a passport and new ID card. Got the passport, not the ID. F..kem.

@berniezhang8678 5 күн бұрын

I stay in rural area hime affairs always offline

@bulihlongwane4893 5 күн бұрын

Hope we are not charged

@kambrose1549 6 күн бұрын

Maybe senior citizens like me can relax as we may die before we have to hurry to get in those horrific queues. But if youre young then you need your id for nearly every important transaction in life.