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The problem is likely to be getting on board a United Kingdom bound flight. Without being able to do that, it won't even be possible to get as far as the IO to plead one's case.RobinLondon wrote:If I were a freaked-out South African, I would always carry a (UK-notarised) photocopy of my current full passport with me as well as a copy of whatever current UK visa I had. As an extra step, I would take a copy of my Home Office file with me when I went abroad. Then in case someone nicked my passport, I at least could construct a credible story to the IO when I presented my temporary SA passport.
What's odd about all this is that if you take the statement literally, the UK will not accept the South African temporary passport even with an entry clearanceEven better, I would go the the UK consulate in Spain, for instance, and request their help. If they didn't provide a temporary entry clearance in the temporary passport, at least they could issue a letter or start a paper trail.
And think hard in the meantime before venturing beyond the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man.But you're right, this is bad news and puts a lot of responsibility on the SA passport holder. Either the UK needs to relax a bit or SA needs to tighten up their passport issuance procedures. Easy for me to say, hard for anyone to do. In the meantime, Dawie, you might just want to get British at your earliest opportunity. Until then, I guess it's just an ominous irritation.
Do you think being an ILR holder and having your whole life in the UK and needing to urgently get back to your job constitutes an emergency for these purposes?For those without acceptable travel documentation, in the event of emergency or exceptional and compassionate cases, there is the contingency of travel to the UK on a Uniform Format Form obtained and endorsed with a UK visa from a UK entry clearance post overseas.
AIUI if you have applied for permission to keep your South African citizenship then you must use a South African passport to enter and leave South Africa.Leo_Swan wrote:Thanks Dawie,
I will try my best, it is not that i need it now because I am a BC as well it is just the fact that i started my Naturalisation after that and i t was completed by May. Yet when you deal with SA it is like pulling teeth!
Thanks again
For political reasons the South African government IMHO will never introduce a premium service, like the UK, to speed up the processing of passports as this will be seen as unfair to the majority of the population who cannot even afford the GBP13.00 let alone whatever it would cost for a premium service. The politics comes into it because they would end up with a situation where the majority of people who can afford the premium service will be white and the majority who can't will be black. Accusations of preference being given to whites will follow along with the political consequences. Unfortunately this is the price we have to pay for our "Rainbow nation". Fairness to all means everyone gets the worst service not the best service.IMHO the biggest issue is simply one of resource. The RSA passport costs GBP13.00 which at less than the heathrow express fare is lower compared to those of any other country I know of. There are also well documented issues about resources (underfunding) at the Dept. of Home Affairs back in RSA. In effect I query whether there is a full cost recovery of in relation to any citizens services (registration, id cards issuance etc) and suspect the tax payer is likely subsidising these to millions of rands. Perhaps a way forward is to for concerned South Africans to write to their MP's express their views on the lengthy delays in passport issuance.
Well, yes, but the UK premium service is designed to deliver a new passport (to most applicants) the same day - while this is a good service and worth having, for most people most of the time it is not necessary to get a new passport on the same day. It seems a pity though that the South African government can't deliver new passports within a reasonable time for people using the 'standard' (and it seems only available) service: exactly what a 'reasonable time' would be is difficult to pinpoint, I guess, but obviously 4 months or more is not what most people would consider reasonable.Dawie wrote:
For political reasons the South African government IMHO will never introduce a premium service, like the UK, to speed up the processing of passports as this will be seen as unfair to the majority of the population who cannot even afford the GBP13.00 let alone whatever it would cost for a premium service. The politics comes into it because they would end up with a situation where the majority of people who can afford the premium service will be white and the majority who can't will be black. Accusations of preference being given to whites will follow along with the political consequences. Unfortunately this is the price we have to pay for our "Rainbow nation". Fairness to all means everyone gets the worst service not the best service.
Dawie, most African countries are less richer than the RSA. These countries and the people who live in them have low income and yet the PP application does not take that long. I think it is not an issue of rich or poor neither black or white. The issue is a revamp of the HA Ministry in RSA with adequate funding and logistics to meet modern standards and demands of the current population.For political reasons the South African government IMHO will never introduce a premium service, like the UK, to speed up the processing of passports as this will be seen as unfair to the majority of the population who cannot even afford the GBP13.00 let alone whatever it would cost for a premium service.
Kayalami wrote:Note that many countries have their temporary passports deemed no longer acceptable for entry to another country so the issue is not unique to RSA temp passports. For example the US is no longer accepting temporary German passports for entry on the VWP.