Overview
- Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber announced the live Citizenship Reinstatement Portal on 24 November 2025.
- The system operationalizes the May 6 Constitutional Court judgment that struck down Section 6(1)(a) and deems affected individuals never to have lost citizenship.
- Users, especially those abroad, can register at myhomeaffairsonline.dha.gov.za to check status by ID number and complete any required reinstatement steps.
- The platform integrates with the National Population Register and uses secure authentication, advanced document checks, and biometric verification including facial recognition and machine learning.
- The department says the technology foundation may support a future Digital ID and broader digital public services.