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There could be a problem with your photo or the information captured in your application could be incorrect or incomplete.
It seems to take two to three weeks on average to get your smart ID card.
Yes, if your father was medically diagnosed with silicosis or TB before he died.
Probably not. You can ask Home Affairs if they can expedite your fingerprint verification.
There is a huge backlog at Home Affairs, so the acting Director-General extended existing permits for those who applied or appealed before 20 November 2023.
Yes, but you may need to prove that you are the biological child of a South African citizen.
Unless the country has a reciprocal enforcement of maintenance orders agreement with South Africa, you may need to hire a family lawyer in that country to help you.
I think you could make a strong case, in terms of intestate succession, as you were her child, and the new wife had no relationship with her.
If you were one of the dependents named in her RDP application, this would not give you the right to inherit the house.
Unfortunately not. If your application was not approved or if it was approved but you never received a house, you can cancel your application and submit a new one somewhere else.