Professionally trained VFS Global staff registered an applicant & enrolling their biometrics
South Africa Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba presenting an
LSP permit to an applicant
The simplified process requires applicants to only
submit the original stamped Bank Deposit Slip and
Lesotho Birth Certificate or ID to submit their LSP
application at any of the LSP Facilitation Centres.
The LSP project is similar to another recently concluded
Zimbabwe Special Permit programme in South Africa for
the registration of Zimbabwe nationals, also managed by
VFS Global on behalf of the Department of Home Affairs
(DHA), South Africa. These identity and citizen services
are apart from the visa and resident permit processing
(for foreign nationals) service that VFS Global manages
for the DHA.
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IDENTITY & CITIZEN SERVICES
VFS Global made the following provisions to ease
the process for LSP applicants:
LSP Facilitation Centres set up by VFS Global
across 11 provinces in South Africa to accept
applications from eligible Lesotho nationals
Smart logic and technology to accept
applications from legitimate applicants in
South Africa
Enrolment of biometrics
Appointment scheduling, email and call
enquires handling through contact centre
support
Transfer of applicant data to DHA
Handing out the decision to applicants once
the applications are processed by DHA
As more local and state governments are moving to
integrate technology, transparency and speed into their
governance systems, VFS Global’s Identity solutions
enable governments to assimilate next-generation
solutions into public-facing services.
Biometrics-enabled services can be used in a variety of
application areas, such as e-passports, e-visas, national
identity cards, driving licenses, electoral registration,
foreign national resident permits, healthcare cards, and
other governance, and administration-related solutions.
