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RICA sim swap affidavit

Banking & identity

If you are preparing a SIM swap request, ask your mobile provider whether it needs an affidavit. General affidavit guidance explains how to make a sworn statement at a police station. A separate draft amendment addresses biometric matching for SIM swaps. Confirm your provider’s current process before preparing extra documents.

Prepare your affidavit

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Do not sign before the commissioner of oaths. Review your statement and sign in their presence. This PDF is not signed or certified.

As it should appear in your statement.
Use facts you know. State dates and names accurately; explain any uncertainty.
Use facts you know. State dates and names accurately; explain any uncertainty.

Official downloads

Get the current form from the official source:

What affidavit www.gov.za

46080gen900.pdf www.gov.za

How to use it

  1. Check the rule’s status The biometric wording comes from a draft amendment to the numbering plan regulations. Treat it as proposed wording and check with your provider for instructions that apply to your request.
  2. Use your provider’s current process The draft clauses describe biometric matching. They do not provide a provider-specific document list for your SIM swap request.

Document checklist

  1. Check your statement An affidavit is a written statement under oath. Read each part carefully and swear only to details that are true. A person making an affidavit may be prosecuted if any part is false.
  2. Find a place to make it You can make an affidavit at any police station. An officer will provide a standard form and help you complete the process.
  3. Check whether your provider asks for one Before preparing a statement for a SIM swap, ask your mobile provider whether it needs an affidavit for your request. The general affidavit process does not give provider-specific SIM swap instructions.

Questions & answers

What biometric data does the draft compare?

It describes checking whether the requesting user’s biometric data corresponds with the biometric data associated with the mobile number.

What does the draft say if the biometric data do not correspond?

It says the SIM swap must be declined if the data do not correspond.

Does the draft say that an affidavit is required for a SIM swap?

The clauses describe biometric matching; they do not set out an affidavit requirement. Ask your mobile provider what documents it needs for your request.

Can an affidavit replace the biometric check in the draft?

The clauses describe a biometric match check and do not say that an affidavit replaces it. Ask your provider about the process for your request.

What should you understand before swearing to a statement?

An affidavit is a written statement under oath. The person making it may be prosecuted if any part of the statement is false.

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Sources

www.gov.za

46080gen900.pdf

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