The Department’s core Civic duties are

• Maintaining the National Population Register (NPR)
• Managing the birth, marriage and death records
• Determining and granting citizenship
• Issuing travel documents and passports
• Issuing identity documents (ID)

These are achieved by issuing South African nationals and residents with documents pertaining to:

• Births, Marriages and Deaths
• Identity Documents and Identification
• Citizenship
• Travel Documents and Passports