A recent proof of residential address document should clearly show the following:
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Full name (matching your identity document), and
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Residential address, and
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The date of issue (not older than 3 months)
You should submit one of the following:
TYPE |
DESCRIPTION |
ISSUE DATE |
Utility bill |
Municipality bill for utility services such as electricity, water, sewerage |
Less than 3 months |
Internet service provider account statement |
Statement of account issued by an ISP |
Less than 3 months |
Bank statement |
Bank-issued statement of account |
Less than 3 months |
Mortgage statement |
Mortgage statement issued by the bank or other registered lending institutions |
Less than 3 months |
Municipal rates & taxes |
Invoice statement from municipality showing rates & taxes relevant to the property |
Less than 3 months |
Telephone or mobile phone account |
Account statements from network providers |
Less than 3 months |
Body Corporate statement |
Correspondence from a Body Corporate or share-block association or retirement village |
Less than 3 months |
Insurance statement |
Life, car, house, or other insurance policy in your name |
Less than 12 months |
Declaration |
A letter from a traditional authority confirming that an individual (or business) is permitted to reside (or operate) on communal land, signed by the relevant traditional authority and stamped with a government-issued stamp. Letter from a university or tertiary institution, stating that a student resides on campus. |
Less than 3 months |
Statement of account issued by retail store |
A retailer account (no once-off invoices like medical accounts, invoices from plumbers), i.e. any informal / non-bank credit arrangement from companies registered with the NCR or the FSB or a registered financial service provider: e.g. clothing accounts from Edgars, Woolworths, etc. |
Less than 3 months |
Lease or rental agreement |
Current rental or lease agreement signed by both parties |
Less than 12 months |
Investment account |
Investment statement from an Investment Provider, e.g. share, portfolio or unit trust statements. |
Less than 3 months |
Affidavit |
If you share an address with another person, like your parents or a housemate, you can ask them to sign an affidavit and submit it along with the following:
Note: the affidavit must be signed in the presence of a solicitor or a person commissioned to receive oaths (for example, a public notary or another judicial officer who has administered the oath). |
Less than 3 months |
Note
We don't accept temporary proof of residential address documents for Europe or any of our supported African countries.