Question NW2858 to the Minister of Home Affairs
21 September 2023 - NW2858
van der Merwe, Ms LL to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
(1) Whether, in light of the fact that the public-private partnership between his department and the banks for applications and renewals of Smart IDs and passports comes to an end in September 2023, the partnership will be extended; if not, what is the position of his department with regard to citizens who prefer making use of banks for Smart ID and passport applications and renewals; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) what (a) are the names and (b) is the total number of banks that his department had partnered with since the inception of the initiative
Reply:
1. The Memorandum of Understanding with the banks will be extended to 31 March 2024.
(2)(a) ABSA, Discovery, FNB, Investec, Nedbank, Standard Bank.
(2)(b) Total number of bank branches is 29 and the breakdown is depicted below:
- ABSA: 5
- FNB: 7
- Nedbank: 6
- Standard Bank: 9
- Investec Bank: 1
- Discovery Bank: 1
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