# National ID Bill

- Link: https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/national-id-bill/
- Published: 2023-06-12T13:27:36+02:00
- Author: dearSA

_Advert_

_Advert – scroll down_

![Have your say on the draft National Identification Bill](https://cdn.dearsouthafrica.
co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/12131546/National-ID-Bill.jpg "National ID Bill")

![DEAR-SOUTH-AfFRICA](https://cdn.dearsouthafrica.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/
02/08135845/DEAR-SOUTH-AfFRICA.png "DEAR-SOUTH-AfFRICA")

### **5370**** **comments delivered to the parliamentary committee (closed 30 June 2023)

[click to view a report, public comments, documents and videos ](https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/national-id-bill/summary)

### The Department of Home Affairs invited comment on the draft National Identification and Registration Bill, 2022.

    - Biometric ID cards required from age 10
    - Caters for male, female and non-binary gender identification
    - Single, inclusive and integrated biometric national identification system
    - Applies to permanent residents and temporary foreigners
    - compilation and maintenance of a population register and identification database
    - assignment of national identity numbers and reference numbers
    - issuance of national identity cards and temporary identity, deaths, births
      and marriage certificates.

## Have your say – shape the Bill. [CLOSED]

**Error:** Contact form not found.

![D-icon](https://cdn.dearsouthafrica.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/11192438/
D-icon-40x40-1.png "D-icon-40x40")

List of Chapters

 ⌊Loader⌉ Loading...

 ⌊EAD Logo⌉ Taking too long?

 ⌊Reload⌉ Reload document

 | [ ⌊Open⌉ Open in new tab ](https://cdn.dearsouthafrica.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/12134616/chapter-list-230418nationalidentificationregistrationbill-4-4-3.pdf)

[Download [48.91 KB] ](https://cdn.dearsouthafrica.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/12134616/chapter-list-230418nationalidentificationregistrationbill-4-4-3.pdf)

In South Africa, you may only apply for an identity document when you’re 16 and 
above but, that’s about to change. Cabinet has approved a new bill that will allow
citizens to get their IDs at the age of 10.

[View more info ](https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/national-id-bill/summary/)