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Collected on 23 July 2026
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Use the bank-based Home Affairs mobile unit for Smart ID services (launch in Tembisa)
A bank-based Home Affairs mobile unit has been launched to bring secure Smart ID services directly to remote, peri-urban, and previously underserved communities, starting in Tembisa.
The document's recorded date is 9 March 2026. Confirm on the official source.
Reference
GOVNEWS-83018 at https://www.sanews.gov.za
Opening Date
22 July 2026
Closing Date
9 March 2026
Absa becomes the fourth banking partner to join the Department's Digital Partnership, with the new mobile unit set to bring secure Smart ID services directly to remote, peri-urban, and previously underserved communities.
Apply for adult and minor passports and first-time Smart ID Cards via the Digital Partnership (planned before end of the year)
Before the end of the year, the Digital Partnership is planned to be expanded to include applications for adult and minor passports and first-time Smart ID Card applications.
The document's recorded date is 9 March 2026. Confirm on the official source.
Schreiber added that the Digital Partnership will also be expanded before the end of the year to include applications for adult and minor passports, first-time Smart ID Cards applications and, in the next major milestone, home delivery of identity documents directly to citizens' homes.
Apply for a Smart ID Card at participating bank branches (Digital Partnership with Absa)
The Department of Home Affairs has expanded its Digital Partnership with Absa, increasing the number of locations where South Africans can apply for a Smart ID Card. Smart ID services are available at participating bank branches, and the article reports that access is also available when combined with modernised Home Affairs offices.
The document's recorded date is 9 March 2026. Confirm on the official source.
The launch builds on the rapid expansion of the Digital Partnership, which went live on 9 March 2026.
Home delivery of identity documents (next major milestone)
As the next major milestone, the article says home delivery of identity documents will be expanded directly to citizens' homes.
The document's recorded date is 9 March 2026. Confirm on the official source.
Schreiber added that the Digital Partnership will also be expanded before the end of the year to include applications for adult and minor passports, first-time Smart ID Cards applications and, in the next major milestone, home delivery of identity documents directly to citizens' homes.
