ID card

If your application meets all the requirements and is simple, you should get a response within 14 working days from the date you sent it. To learn how to apply for your ID see :

The Department of Home Affairs now offers a service that allows you to check the status of your application by sending an SMS to 32551. To use this service, you should send an SMS with the word “ID” followed by a space and your ID number. For example: “ID 123456789”

if you receive your ID and it has problems, you have the option of applying to have it changed by the Department of Home Affairs at no additional cost to you. In order to accomplish this, you will be required to go to any office of the Department of Home Affairs and hand in the …

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If you need to replace your ID because it has been lost, damaged, or stolen; if your personal details have changed; if your citizenship status has changed; if you have changed your surname; or if you are temporarily living abroad and have previously had a South African ID, you can request a Temporary Identification Certificate …

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If you are at least 16 years old and a citizen or permanent resident of South Africa, then you are eligible to apply for a South African identification card. Applying for a South African ID for the first time When applying for a driver’s license or identification card for the first time, the applicant’s parents …

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Simply send the word “ID” followed by your ID number to 32551 in an SMS message to receive the latest SMS updates.

Spokesperson for the national Home Affairs Administration Siya Qoza told the Gazette that Gauteng now has the highest amount of uncollected ID documents. Qoza also stated that the department will not hold these IDs for more than a year. You will have one year to collect your ID once issued.