Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba says just over 35,000 applications for Smart ID Cards and passports have been received through the recently-launched eHomeAffairs portal to date.<\/p>\n
The Minister said the system was now open to citizens of all ages to apply.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs at 23 August 2016, a total of 35,751 applications have been submitted through the system, of which 50% has been finalised to date. Online applications are making a huge difference in the time spent in queues.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn April, in the first month following the launch, we were at 4 ,088 online applications,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
eHomeAffairs was launched on 7 April 2016 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand as part of Home Affairs migration from paper to digital services.<\/p>\n
He said the department would continue on the path of fully embracing the digitization of public services to improve the service quality and standards of South Africans.<\/p>\n
Through the portal, citizens can download and fill in the e-application form, make an electronic payment and book an appointment to complete the application process at their nearest participating bank.<\/p>\n
The Minister said all citizens older than 16 years can apply for identity documents using the portal.<\/p>\n
When eHomeAffairs was launched four months ago, the department invited citizens between the ages of 30 and 35 to apply for their Smart ID Cards and passports.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs from today, the system is now open to all citizens who bank with the four banks \u2013 ABSA, First National Bank, Nedbank and Standard Bank.<\/p>\n
\u201cCurrently, 12 branches of these banks are connected to the system in Gauteng, with one branch in Canal Walk (Standard Bank) in Cape Town,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He said government is working towards concluding a public-private partnership that will see the system, which is currently being offered at selected banks in Gauteng and the Western Cape, being rolled out to more provinces.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile most of these branches are centralised in Gauteng, plans are apace to enter into a public-private partnership with participating banks, hopefully to be finalised in October this year, to increase our footprint in the provinces, thus allowing for more South Africans to access the online service.”<\/p>\n
MyBroadband<\/a> compiled a list of the branches with Home Affiars offices in them:<\/p>\n Smart ID cards rolling out to more bank branches<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Banks open up Smart ID applications to more people<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nParticipating banks<\/h3>\n
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\n \nBranch<\/th>\n City<\/th>\n Address<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n ABSA Centurion Lifestyle<\/td>\n Centurion<\/strong><\/td>\n Centurion Lifestyle Centre, c\/o Old Johannesburg Road & Lenchen Ave<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n ABSA Towers North<\/td>\n Johannesburg<\/strong><\/td>\n 180 Commissioner Street, Johannesburg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n ABSA Ghandi Square<\/td>\n Johannesburg<\/strong><\/td>\n Ghandi Square, Johannesburg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n FNB Towers<\/td>\n Johannesburg<\/strong><\/td>\n Civic Towers, 41 Stiemens St, Johannesburg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n FNB Menlyn Square<\/td>\n Pretoria<\/strong><\/td>\n c\/o Lois Ave and Gobie Street, Newlands<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n FNB Merchant Place, Rivonia<\/td>\n Johannesburg<\/strong><\/td>\n 4 Merchant Place, Cnr Rivonia Road and Fredman Drive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n FNB Centurion Lifestyle<\/td>\n Centurion<\/strong><\/td>\n Centurion Lifestyle Centre, c\/o Old Johannesburg Road & Lenchen Ave<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Standard Bank Centurion<\/td>\n Centurion<\/strong><\/td>\n Standard Bank Building, 1263 Embankment Rd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Standard Bank Killarney, Rosebank<\/td>\n Johannesburg<\/strong><\/td>\n Killarney Mall, c\/o Riviera Road and Killarney Ave<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Standard Bank Canal Walk, Cape Town<\/td>\n Cape Town<\/strong><\/td>\n Shop 599LL, Canal Walk Shopping Centre, Century City Dr<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Standard Bank Johannesburg<\/td>\n Johannesburg<\/strong><\/td>\n 5 Simmonds Street<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Nedbank Rivonia<\/td>\n Johannesburg<\/strong><\/td>\n Rivonia Village, c\/o 9th and Rivonia Blvd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Nedbank Lakeview, Roodepoort<\/td>\n Johannesburg<\/strong><\/td>\n 16 Constantia Dr<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n More on the Smart ID<\/h3>\n