Find bank branches offering Smart ID services with new online tool
Over 500 000 South Africans have applied for Smart ID cards at participating banks as Home Affairs expands its digital branch locator nationwide.
The Department of Home Affairs has launched a new online service to help citizens locate their nearest participating bank branch for Smart ID Card applications.
Available through the Home Affairs online platform, Bloemfontein Courant reports the service allows people to locate participating bank branches offering Smart ID services across South Africa. According to the department, citizens can access Smart ID services at 372 participating bank branches nationwide.
Since the digital partnership was launched on March 9, more than 500 000 South Africans have applied for Smart ID Cards through participating bank branches. The department said the figures demonstrate growing demand for a simpler, faster and more secure way of accessing Home Affairs services.
Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber encouraged citizens who still use the green barcoded ID book to make the switch to a Smart ID Card and use the new online service to find their nearest participating bank branch.
“It has never been easier to join them,” said Schreiber. “Home Affairs @ home is about bringing our services closer to where people live, work and bank, so that secure Home Affairs services fit into the lives of South Africans instead of expecting South Africans to fit into ours. That is how we will continue delivering dignity for all.”
You can access the tool here.
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