Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for Proof of Permanent Residence or Exemption Status, the applicant has to approach the Department of Home Affairs link
2. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned office. Or it can be downloaded from the following link
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as per the authority’s request.
7. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
8. An acknowledgment receipt will be provided. Please save it for future reference.
9. Then the application will be processed further. All the updates on the application status will be sent via SMS to the applicant’s mobile number.
10. Once the process gets completed, the applicant gets a call from the office regarding the application.
11. The applicant has to visit the office for the biometric purpose.
12. After completing the process, the applicant will get the proof document.
13. This entire process can be completed within 4 – 6 weeks or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

• Application form link
• Passport size photographs
• Nationality certificate
• Passport
• Fee receipt
• ID proof
• Any other documents (if required)

For more information link

Department of Home Affairs
DHA Head Quarters
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Phone: 0800 60 11 90
Email - hacc@dha.gov.za
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Contact link, link

• Any citizen person who has a residence is eligible to make this application.

• The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as per the authority’s request.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

• Application form link

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• This entire process can be completed within 4- 6 weeks or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

• Name
• Address
• Contact number
• Nationality ID number
• Mailing address
• City
• ZIP Code
• Signature
• Email ID
• Qualified details
• Father name
• Mother name
• Spouse name
• Date
• Signature

• A PR certificate is issued upon successful application for permanent residency. The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) will only issue this certificate once, therefore obtaining a certified copy and looking after your original copy is very important.
• A proof of permanent status or permanent resident status is a legal document that evidence that one has a permanent resident permit in south Africa.

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• The permanent is used as proof of identity.

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