Schedule of
acceptable documents

All address verification documents must:

Be valid
Reflect the company, cc, trust or entity’s name
Reflect the current physical street address of the entity
Be a clear scanned copy or electronic copy

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 Task Force (FATF) member country Must indicate an existing product relationship with the institution, excluding marketing metreial If obtained from a bank directly, it must include the bank enquiries stamp Please note that transaction history is not considered a bank statement
Insurance company contact 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 FSB number must be visible/recorded on the document
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 ia as per the lease, the terms must be reviewed to confirm that the lease allows for continued occupancy. Cofirmation of occupancy must be optained from the landlord/lessor
Levy cetificate 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 or Telkom account	Less than three months	Mobile phone accounts only from South African mobile phone companies (eg. MTN, Vodaphone etc.) The United Kingdom and Australia will be accepted
Utility bill	Less than three months	Be on the utility provider’s letterhead
Tax certificate	Document Issue Date	Not eFiling documentation Official SARS