Department Of Home Affairs Ficksburg

Department Of Home Affairs Ficksburg

Department Of Home Affairs Ficksburg, Ficksburg is a town situated at the foot of the 1,750 meter high Imperani Mountain in Free State province, South Africa. The town was founded by General Johan Fick in 1867 who won the territory in the Basotho Wars.



He laid out many erven and plots that could be bought at a reasonable price. The town has later proclaimed a municipality in 1891. The last Governor-General of the Union of South Africa and the first State President of South Africa, Charles Robberts Swart was imprisoned here by the British in 1914 and released one day before his scheduled execution.

Department of Home Affairs – Ficksburg

We are a government/public organisation. We determine and confirm the status of persons by providing enabling documents in the interest of promoting and protecting the national integrity.





This includes, but is not limited to, registration of births, deaths, provision of identity documentation and passports. Our national hotline is 0800 601 190. We are on the border of South Africa and Lesotho. We are open 24 Hours, 7 days a week. We charge fees for some of our services.



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