Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber says turnaround times for smart ID cards and passports were cut down by 66.7% in 2025, and people will soon be able to apply for a smart ID in as little as three ...

The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has set a new all-time record by issuing more than four million Smart ID Cards in a single year, marking the highest delivery rate in the department’s history.

Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber says the next phase of the Smart ID rollout will allow naturalised citizens to apply for the card, followed by permanent residence permit holders. Both these ...

Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber has announced that 1.4 million naturalised citizens and lawful permanent residents are now eligible to obtain a Smart ID. The minister said on Sunday (11 May) that ...

The Department of Home Affairs launched smart IDs in July 2013. However, over a decade later, only about 21 million South ...