SIX must-haves to apply for a South African smart ID online

Perhaps you’ve had your ID lost or stolen, what do you need to apply for a South African smart ID online? We’ll answer all we can below.

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Replacing the famed ‘green mamba’ ID booklet a decade ago, the South African Smart ID card was introduced by Department of Home Affairs as a safer and more high-tech form of identification, as it is harder to clone by criminals.

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SOUTH AFRICAN SMART ID ONLINE

The green booklets haven’t been phased out yet, but you never know when they will be, so best to apply for a South African smart ID online before it’s too late. Here are the six must-haves to make it happen.

1. SOUTH AFRICAN CITIZEN

First of all, you must be 16 years of age or older and be a valid South African citizen. If this is the case, you will need to produce your old green ID booklet (if you have one), a driver’s license, passport as identification.

3. IF YOU’RE FOREIGN BORN

In certain instances, if you were born elsewhere, a government-issued foreign identification card or passport from the country of your birth can be used as valid identification

4 HAVE THESE DOCUMENTS

When you apply for a South African smart ID online you must submit the following documents (if applicable).

• Green ID booklet.
• Birth certificate for new applicants.
• Travel or ID documents of the old Transkei, Bophutatswana, Venda, or Ciskei homelands.
• Documentation verifying a legal guardian in case of adoption.

5. PARENTAL CERTIFICATES

• You will also need your parents’ IDs.
• Your parent’s death certificates for any or all deceased parents.
• Proof of address (a utility bill with your name and address on it).
• Permanent resident certificate for those born elsewhere.
• Sworn and signed police affidavit and police case number if you lost or had your ID document stolen.

6. HERE’S HOW YOU APPLY

• Any 16-year-old, first-time applicants can apply for a smart ID online for free.
• The cost to apply for a smart ID online is R140 if you are old than 16-years of age, are replacing your green mamba ID, or are replacing a lost or stolen Smart ID.

Visit the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) eHome website.

• Click on Apply Online for Your Smart ID or Passport.
• Select Go to Registration.
• Fill in all your details: Name, ID number, passport number or birth certificate number, date of birth, email address, and cell phone number.
• Press Next.
• Then you will upload all the necessary documents listed earlier.
• From there you will make an EFT payment online. If you don’t have digital banking, you can visit your bank in-person to physically make a deposit payment.
• After payment is confirmed, select a convenient Home Affairs branch to provide your fingerprints and have your ID photograph taken.

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