Naturalised citizens and permanent residents in South Africa can now apply for Smart ID cards

South Africa: Naturalised Citizens, Lawful Permanent Residents Can Apply for Smart Card IDs

[SAnews.gov.za] For the first time today, naturalised South African citizens and lawful permanent residents can apply for Smart Card IDs through the eHomeAffairs platform.

Naturalised citizens and permanent residents in South Africa can now apply for Smart ID cards

Major ID policy shift hits SA on Monday

Naturalised South Africans and permanent residents are now eligible to apply for Smart ID cards, Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber announced on Sunday. The development comes after years of IT failures that prevented over 1.4 million people from accessing the more secure identification cards and the eHomeAffairs booking platform. South Africans were previously limited to using green bar-coded ID books, which the government has sought to phase …

Home affairs enables more citizens to shift to smart IDs

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 opens smart ID applications to naturalised citizens

Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber has delivered the “big news” that naturalised South African citizens can now finally apply for their smart ID cards. Previously, those who called SA their second home were required to use the green barcoded ID, casually known as the “green mamba.” NATURALISED CITIZENS TO GET SMART ID CARDS In an X post, Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber posted: “For the first time ever, over 1.4 million naturalised citi…