The office dealing with south african passport holders will be opened from 08h45 to 12h45 monday to friday except on public holidays. These fees increase significantly if you use an atm that does not belong to your bank, with some banks charging a. Fingerprints will be taken free of charge on the day of application for all successful. How to apply for your smart id card western cape government. For updates on the how to apply for a passport online process, be sure to enter your email address here. Yy year, mm month, dd day, ssss gender, c denotes citizenship 0 or a 1, a always an 8, z checksum digit. The home affairs minister said that the rollout of the smart id cards will take a few years, and called on the. The first six digits yymmdd represent your date of birth, in this instance 890518 is 18 may 1989. Generates a south african id number that validates, via the extension or via a context menu, and can analyse id numbers. Please include a cover note requesting the form and quoting applicants full name and rsa id numbers. Permanent residence certificate and proof of address. Smard card id south african citizens born in rsa younger than 60 who needs to replace their id books with id smart cards.
We have issued over 1million smart id cards in less than a year, gigaba said. The green barcoded identity book is used as proof of identification for many uses. Feb 22, 2012 hi i am in south africa i am trying to locate my fathers id number so i can get a copy of his death certificate. Everyone knows that south african id numbers start with date of birth. After more than a decade of delays, smart id cards, which will replace south africas green, barcoded id books, should be in peoples hands from next year, according to home affairs minister naledi pandor the implementation date will be disclosed in the new year and the proposed transition period of four years is dependent on the target of an early 20 start to the project being met. You have to create an online appointment via the ehomeaffairs website, and apply in the bank by submitting your fingerprints for verification. Your south african driving licence card is your valid proof that you have a south african driving licence. The south african smart identity card known as a smart id card replaces the old green barcoded identity book. Consular and agency services south african high commission uk. Sas green id book valid until further notice home affairs. Kindly note the following before reading this notice.
Home affairs to phase out green id book 5 important things happening in south africa today next article uber expands driverlesscar push with deal for 24,000 volvos previous article. Call for transparency on south africas transaction fees. Home affairs to phase out green id book businesstech. Matches valid south african id numbers based on all criteria except of course the checksum digit at the end. May 07, 2012 hi guys may you please help me with my id my flat burn last year december than i apply id february they told me im sharing with someone my id is 2010 and the person am sharing with him is 20 how com i got children i cant do anything i owner to much shop i cant pay plz help me just email me i got to much stress im tired to go to home affairs everyday they r processesing. How to apply online for a south african smart id card. Zumas nofee plan imperils south african universities.
To obtain the dha9 finger print form please send a selfaddressed prepaid ordinary or express post envelope to the south african high commission, state circle, yarralumla, canberra 2600. This proof includes a persons photograph, their full name, their date of birth, their place of birth, and their unique identity number. Apply for an identity document south african government. Institute court proceedings or obtain legal advice on behalf of. You can get a south african id if you are a south african citizen or permanent resident and are aged 16 years or older. Id book endoflife hoax last year, a message claiming to be a notice from home affairs was circulated online, stating that the green barcoded id.
So my id number would have a number of 5000 or greater. Aug 14, 2015 south african id books are issued to south african citizens and permanent resident holders from the age of 16 years and onwards. If you are married and want to assume the surname of your spouse. Capitec charges a flat rate of r4 and fnb charges r5. These menus can provide some of the most convenient life hacks and if youre new to it, no need to. To get your smart id card from a bank, you have to be a client of that bank. Booking an appointment is needed for a visit to a bank. South african id card securing government services thales. Firstly if you have just received your permanent residency for south africa, let us congratulate you and welcome you to this. Nov 21, 2017 home affairs to phase out green id book 5 important things happening in south africa today next article uber expands driverlesscar push with deal for 24,000 volvos previous article. If i get married or divorced and my surname changes, do i have to apply for a new smart id. Well, about a year ago a man named kabelo thibedi found the most efficient way of obtaining his id book after a twoyear wait. Payment of prescribed fees must be in cash or postal order payable to sa high commission.
Applying for replacement id book mybroadband forum. South african id card securing government services gemalto. A tax id simply just a unique number every citizen has and therefore confirms it is referring to the recipient. Please note if you choose to cancel your application with us, there is a cancellation fee of r375. With in excess of 8000 applications successfully processed and the only. If you are living abroad and your green id book is lost or stolen, the dha advises that you contact your nearest embassy. Here is my detailed guide on how to do an online passport application. Fees payable in terms of the provisions of the medicines and related substances act, 1965.
When you are shipping items to south africa, they must be sent with the personal identification details for the recipient. You must submit a copy of your marriage certificate, a completed application form bi9 and a pay the required fee. All my dads papers were stolen in a robbery many years ago and we have no way of finding his id. They can make an appointment with their selected banks to have their photos taken and fingerprints verified. Over the next two decades, the racial classification of both the coloured and other groups were extended until by the early. Applying for an identity document western cape government. Pandor the implementation date will be disclosed in the new year and the proposed transition period of four. The days of queuing at the home affairs offices may become a thing of the past very soon. The new id card will replace the current green id book, and include fingerprint biometrics and biographic data security features, embedded on the 80 kilobytes card chip. General information about south african identity books identity documents. Id book endoflife hoax last year, a message claiming to be a notice from home affairs was circulated online, stating that the green barcoded id book would no longer be accepted as identification.
The verified copy will contain an original verification stamp and original signature of the verifying officer. You will need an id to register for your matric exams, get a driving licence or open a bank account. Jan 04, 2018 president jacob zumas move to scrap tuition fees for students from poor south african homes and freeze tariffs for those from workingclass households may cause chaos during registration at. Smart id cards will be issued free to 16 year olds who are firsttime applicants. You are temporarily living abroad and have previously had a south african id. Bank branches where you can apply for your smart id card. If you are working for the south african government or one of its statutory bodies outside the republic of south africa, you are also eligible to receive a south african id book. Do i first have to apply for a new smart id card before i can apply for a passport. Yy year, mm month, dd day, ssss gender, c denotes citizenship 0 or a 1, a always an 8, z checksum digit doesnt validate if the checksum itself is valid.
Aug 30, 2016 an online payment means you need to log on to your banks payment system to complete the transfer. The green barcoded identity book id book is also a legal form of. Through home affairs online application system and partnership with banks, applying for a smart id card has become a little easier unless youre a south african abroad or you were born overseas in which case for both you will need to wait a little longer. If you get your id and there are errors in the personal information, the department of home affairs will replace your id free of charge. Track the status of your new id application progress. All other smart id card applicants will be expected to pay r140. The south african high commission in london provides consular and agency services to south african citizens in the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. Applying for a south african id book when receiving permanent. You can read more information on the intergate immigration site and for further assistance please contact crown relocations tel. The green barcoded identity book id book is also a legal form of identity when dealing with public and private institutions. The government plans to convert the more than 38million citizens with greencoded id books to smart id cards. South african id books are issued to south african citizens and permanent resident holders from the age of 16 years and onwards. To this end, we call on south africans to apply for smart id cards at any.
The next four digits ssss are used to define your gender females are assigned numbers ranging between 00004999 and males from 50009999. Replacing your lost, stolen or damaged id will cost r140. Application for a south african identity book id opening hours. The next number is the country id, 0 is south africa and 1 is not. The south african smart id online application process initially limited to. Following a pilot in 2012, the new south african smart id card was launched on 18 july 20, with a phased rollout over five to seven years. Old id book where applicable or saps affidavit if lost no photos needed and these applications are free. Finally, smart cards to replace sa ids techcentral. Statement on discontinuation of id book south african news. In order to apply for your south african id book you will need to have been issued with a permanent residency certificate, only once you have a permanent residency certificate. Birth certificate, proof of address and in case of minors, must be accompanied by the parents. Applying for a south african id book once permanent residence. The department has developed a plan to systematically phase out the green id book and ultimately consolidate the restoration, common citizenship, identity and dignity to south africans, it said. Please be sure to check with your bank or local bank branch if the service is available to you.
How to apply online for a south african smart id card brand. To this end, we call on south africans to apply for smart id cards at any of the 180 offices that are equipped with the live capture system. It was brought in to effect by the 1950 population registration act which identified four different racial groups. If you are working for the south african government or one of its statutory bodies outside the republic of south africa, you are also eligible to receive a. South africans can now apply for a passport online, and renew their expired passports online too. The south african identity number of the 1970s and 80s enshrined the apartheid era ideal of racial registration. No, you can still apply for a passport by producing your green barcoded id. All permanent residence certificates issued as of 1st october 2014 will have attached a verified copy of the permit. For those overseas who still have their green id book, hang onto it as there is no need to replace it. Hi i am in south africa i am trying to locate my fathers id number so i can get a copy of his death certificate. If you are 16 years and older, you may apply for identity document id. General information about south african identity books identity documents an identity document is important to get as soon as you are eligible from 15 years of age as it proves your identity. He got his id book as well as hero status in about two hours. When your driving licence card has expired, it does not mean that you driving licence has expired.
Dont forget to click on the confirmation link in the email you receive. For use by developers, this tool can generate a valid south african id number for a given date of birth, gender and citizen status that will pass checksum tests. It will be done over eight years starting in 2014, so you will not necessarily get an id card when you now apply. The smart id card will be issued free to the 16 yearolds who are first time applicants. Republic of south africa smart id card, digital id solutions. If you lost or replaced your id book it is highly recommended that you get a new one. Through home affairs online application system and partnership with banks, applying for a smart id card has become a little easier unless youre a south african abroad or you were born overseas in which case for. The first six numbers are the birth date of the person in yymmdd format so no surprise that my id number starts 820716. During the apartheid era, however, this book was only issued to nonblack south africans. The consular services are rendered in terms of the vienna convention on consular relations, 1963, article 5. If you were born on may, 1988 then your id number starts with 8805. Over 200 000 smart id cards and 70 000 green barcoded id books are waiting to be collected at home affairs offices across the country, the department recently announced. Feb 18, 2015 the government plans to convert the more than 38million citizens with greencoded id books to smart id cards. I have trying to apply for oap for my mom but she needs to provide a death certificate to prove she is a widower.
Drivers who have not changed their identity document. Applying for a south african id book when receiving. Sahpra south african health products regulatory authority. If your id book has been lost, stolen or damaged, you can apply for a replacement id. South african citizens id book south african high commission. The department of home affairs in a statement made it clear that the green barcoded id books remain a legal form of identification and will remain thusly until such a time that the live capture system has been rolled out at all offices of the department to therefore allow south africans to apply for smart id cards at their nearest offices. The above processing times turn around times, are only estimates.
An identity document id book is important to get as soon as you are eligible as it is a form of identification when dealing with public and private institutions. South african citizens and permanent residents, 16 years and older, must be in. Dec, 2012 after more than a decade of delays, smart id cards, which will replace south africas green, barcoded id books, should be in peoples hands from next year, according to home affairs minister naledi pandor. President jacob zumas move to scrap tuition fees for students from poor south african homes and freeze tariffs for those from workingclass households may cause chaos during registration at. South africans abroad and those born abroad cannot apply.
In fact, the little book is so ingrained into daily life that most south africans know their digit id number by heart. Although you can use your drivers license or passport as a form of identification in the meantime, there are many things that you are going to require your id for. Nov 21, 2017 the department has developed a plan to systematically phase out the green id book and ultimately consolidate the restoration, common citizenship, identity and dignity to south africans, it said. Both are identity documents that serve as proof of a persons identity. Obtaining an south african id book intergate immigration service. The south african id number is defined by the following format. Applying for a south african id book once permanent.
This post details what the rest of the digits in an id number mean. General information about south african identity books. That includes the fees handed over to home affairs for your application as well as the administrative costs incurred whilst doing the application on your behalf. The department of home affairs is replacing the green id book with a smart id card. How to apply for a south african id book immigration sa. Book a slot at a bank that has the home affairs service available for your biometrics to be captured. Improvements in the dha system have seen a more streamlined rsa id book application process for permanent residence awarded after october 1st 2014.