The following documents can be used to verify the physical address for South African residents and companies.
Document Type | Description / Examples | Validity Period | Individuals | Companies |
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Utility bill | Examples include: electricity, rates, taxes, and water accounts and Document must have been issued within the last 3 months | 3 months | Yes | Yes |
Bank Statement | Document must have been issued within the last 3 months. Document not issued by Mesh, or its holding company and its subsidiaries | 3 months | Yes | Yes |
Lease/Rental agreement | Document must be for a current lease | Until Expiry | Yes | Yes |
Municipal Rates and Taxes | Document must have been issued within the last 3 months | 3 months | Yes | Yes |
Levy statement or other body corporate correspondance | Document must have been issued within the last year | 1 Year | Yes | Yes |
Official SARS document | Examples include: IT3b, IRP5 and IT12S documents. Document must have been issued within the last year | 1 Year | Yes | Yes |
Mortgage statement | Document must have been issued within the last 6 moynths. Document not issued by Mesh, or its holding company and its subsidiaries | 6 months | Yes | Yes |
Cellular or Telephone invoice | Examples include: Telkom, Vodacom, MTN and Cell C accounts. Document must have been issued within the last 3 months | 3 months | Yes | Yes |
Television licence | Document must have been issued within the last months | 1 Year | Yes | Yes |
Short or Long Terms insurance | Examples include: life insurance, health insurance / medical aid, funeral policy, vehicle or other short term insurance documents. Document must have been issued within the last year. Document not issued by Mesh, or its holding company and its subsidiaries | 1 Year | Yes | Yes |
Motor vehicle licence | Document must have been issued within the last year | 1 Year | Yes | Yes |
Investment statement | Examples include: share, portfolio and unit trust statements. Document must have been issued within the last year. Document not issued by Mesh, or its holding company and its subsidiaries | 1 Year | Yes | Yes |
Letter from municipal representative | Document must confirm you reside on land managed/serviced by the municipality. Document must be on a letterhead and stamped with stamp of the relevant municipal authority. Document must have been issued within the last 3 months. | 3 months | Yes | Yes |
Letter from traditional authority | Document must confirm you reside on communal land. Document must be signed by the relevant authority. Document must be stamped with a government issued stamp. Document must have been issued within the last 3 moths | 3 months | Yes | Yes |
Government issued document | Examples include: court order, subpoena, traffic fine and UIF/pension documentation. Document must have been issued within the last months | 3 months | Yes | Yes |
Retail/credit account statement | Examples include: any informal/ non-bank credit arrangement (e.g. clothing account, student fee accounts, co-op statements for farmers, etc…). Excludes once-off invoices (e.g. doctor's or plumber's account) or any other non-credit retail invoice/account statement. Document must have been issued within the last months | 3 months | Yes | Yes |