KYC is a business principle within the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 2001 (FICA) that encourages qualifying companies and entities to establish and verify the identity of their clients before or during the time they do business

Information required

Documentation required

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Full Name

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Date of Birth

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Country of Citizenship / Nationality

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Gender

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Green bar-coded identity document or both sides of new identity card

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Valid passport

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Current Residential (Physical) Address *

Recent documentary evidence of your residential address

SA Income Tax Registration Number

https://submit.jotform.com/220194016094449

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Contact Details

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Document Type

Document issue date

Validity Period

Bank statement/ correspondence

Less than three months

• Only acceptable from a bank operating from, or incorporated in, a Financial Action Task Force (FATF) member country
• Must indicate an existing product relationship with the institution, excluding marketing material

Utility bill

Less than three months

• Can include pre-paid and metering services

Expatriate declaration

Less than three months

• Letter on a company letterhead from the employer confirming employment, contract period (if not permanent) and address. Must be accompanied by a valid residency permit and/or work visa (template available, if required)

Insurance company contract or Letter

Less than one year

• Must be on the letterhead of the insurance company
• Letter or contract must confirm the existence of a long-term or short-term insurance policy

Lease or rental agreement

Must be in date

• Must be signed by the client (tenant/lessee) and the landlord/lessor
• If the lease has expired and the residential address is as per the lease, the terms must be reviewed to confirm that the lease allows for continued occupancy. Confirmation of occupancy must be obtained from the landlord/lessor

Levy certificate issued by a body corporate, home owners association or managing agent

Less than three months

• Applicable for properties in sectional title, cluster or share-block developments
• Must be on the letterhead of the applicable body corporate, home owner’s association or managing agent

Mobile phone account or Telkom account

Less than three months

• Mobile phone accounts only from South African mobile phone companies (eg MTN, Vodaphone, etc)

Visitor’s (employee) declaration

Less than six months

• Standard template must be used and completed in full as well as signed and dated by the person conducting the site visit

Information required

Documentation Required

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Registered Name

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Registration Number

Certification of Incorporation (CM1) and Memorandum of Incorporation (CM2) and any other forms amending company information, as applicable (e.g. Certificate of change of name of company (CM9))

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OR

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Registration Certificate (COR14.3) and Memorandum of Incorporation (COR15.3) and any other forms amending company information, as applicable (e.g. Amendment of memorandum of incorporation (COR15.2))

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Registered Address

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Notice of Registered Office & Postal Address (CM22)

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OR

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Registration Certificate (COR14.3) or Notice of Change Of Registered Address (COR21), if applicable

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Trading/Operating Name

(if different from registered name)

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Independent documentary evidence reflecting the Business / Trading Name

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(e.g. letterhead, proof of address, business invoice)

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Operating Address

(if different from registered address)

Recent documentary evidence of the operating address (e.g. utility bill – for a complete list, see attached schedule)

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SA Income Tax & VAT Registration Numbers

CRS form

Contact Details

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