fraudulent death) Illegal Immigrants 145619 Duplicates (ID duplicates for one person having multiple 517240 identity numbers and 2 persons sharing same ID number) Under Investigation for various reasons 70323 Refer to Identification (to investigate fingerprint or biometric 53978 records) Total 813343 It has to be highlighted that when the Department delivers services to citizens and noncitizens of this country, it will come across cases of Identity theft, where an Identity document was acquired illegally, fraudulently, where supporting documents were falsified or inadvertently where identity numbers are duplicated. In all such cases markers are set on the National Population Register(NPR) as a means of ensuring the integrity and credibility of the National Population Register. In addition, markers are set on identity numbers such as cases that are referred to as “under investigation” for various reasons or causes. When the Department receives cases of this nature, they first have to investigate these cases to establish if indeed the Identity document was acquired illegally, then those Identity numbers are definitely blocked. Where there is sufficient evidence provided to the contrary, markers are lifted accordingly. The following reasons mainly attribute to why IDs are blocked and markers are set on the National Population Register: • Where ID numbers are Duplicated • Illegal Immigrants who obtained SA documents fraudulently • False registration of Birth, Marriages and Death and; • Investigation purposes of suspicious ID obtained fraudulently with falsified supporting documents (b) It takes the department approximately six (6) to eight (8) weeks to resolve and to finalise blocked Identity documents, provided all required supporting documents to resolve these cases are obtained from the applicant. This includes the time when the client visits the 2763. Mrs L F Tito (EFF) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs Page 2