Everything you need to know about South African smart ID card applications in 2024. Image: DHA
The Department of Home Affairs is updating its processes for South African smart ID card applications in 2024. Here’s the latest …
Everything you need to know about South African smart ID card applications in 2024. Image: DHA
Mzansi’s youth population is growing rapidly and soon all 16-year olds must possess a South African smart ID card. According to Worldometer, South Africa is home to just over 60-million people (as of June 2023). Roughly 20 million of these are younger than 16-years of age and will need a South African smart ID card.
Good news is a South African smart ID card is free for any 16-year old applying for the first time. However, if you’re an older citizen replacing your ‘green mamba’ ID booklet due to it being lost or stolen, you will have to pay R140. Likewise, you must produce your old green ID booklet (if possible) or driver’s licence or valid passport as a valid form of identification. Moreover, the Department of Home Affairs says the South African smart ID card is safer and more difficult to clone by criminals. So, you should consider applying for one anyway.
The application process is known as a hybrid one. It starts with an online application but you must still visit a Home Affairs branch in person to supply biometrics (photos and fingerprints):
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