During the first phase of the lockdown, it only offered death registrations, temporary identity certificates and the re-issue of birth certificates.
While it is clearing the backlog in birth registrations created by level 5, the Department of Home Affairs is considering allowing the registration of marriages when the country moves to level 3.“The department had an estimated backlog of 81,650 [registrations] at the beginning of level 4 lockdown,” its acting director-general, Jackie MacKay, told the committee.
“To date, the department has registered a total number of 55,530 births within a period of seven working days. “The department will intensify its communication strategy to encourage clients to collect identity documents that are currently in front offices,” he added. The department proposes to allow the registration of marriages during level 3. This will take place per appointment.
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