Skip the home affairs queue

[This resource is for South Africans]

Got better things to do than stand in the queue at Home Affairs? These companies can help you to obtain documents like unabridged birth certificates. Bonus, many of them can help you to get documents faster than if you go through the normal channels.

• I Need a Document SA - my personal fave

• Apostile 

• Docassist

• Fast Tracking

• CertificateAssist

• Passports4U

There are certain documents you can apply for through a bank branch, rather than Home Affairs. Not all branches offer this, and you have to book ahead: http://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/id-smart-card/bank-branches