From today,1.4 million naturalised citizens and lawful permanent residents can apply for smart ID cards at branches and via the eHomeAffairs portal.
Home affairs says 1.4 million eligible South Africans and lawful permanent residents will be able to apply for smart ID cards.
According to a DHA statement, for years, IT failures forced South Africans born abroad, as well as permanent residents, to continue using only the “insecure” green bar-coded ID book and excluded them from obtaining the “more secure” smart ID.It also prevented them from using the eHomeAffairs platform to make bookings. In rare cases, a small number of naturalised citizens were able to obtain smart IDs only after being granted permission by the minister and following a tedious manual process.
“For years, these South Africans were treated as second-class citizens by being excluded from access to the smart ID and from eHomeAffairs, which effectively forced them to use only the green bar-coded ID despite the government’s stated intent to do away with this document over fraud concerns.” To speed up the rollout of smart ID cards, the DHA has partnered with the major banking outlets – First National Bank, Absa, Nedbank and Standard Bank. Using eHomeAffairs, citizens can apply for their smart IDs and passports online, and finalise the application process at certain bank branches.
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