Youths between the ages of 16 and 20 years
- Original birth certificate, valid bar-coded South African ID, temporary ID or valid passport with a valid visa for foreign nationals
- Proof of residence not older than three months (such as a utility bill or cellphone statement).
Minors under the age of 16
- Original unabridged birth certificate (for abridged certificates, also include one of the listed documents*) or valid passport with a valid visa for foreign nationals
- Parent’s or guardian’s proof of residence not older than three months (such as a utility bill or cellphone statement)
- Parental/guardian’s consent to open and manage the account
- Parent’s or guardian’s original bar-coded ID, temporary ID or valid passport with a visa for foreign nationals.
*Children raised by a grandparent/guardian/relative and abridged birth certificate holders
- Proof of legal guardianship; or
- A dated letter from the:
- Chief/tribal authority or municipal official of the area confirming guardianship of the child; or
- School the minor attends confirming the unofficial guardian or single parent.
- Alternatively, a dated baptism letter from:
- A church; or
- The hospital confirming they have record of a single mother giving birth to said minor
