ID Verification & Citizenship Services

ID Verification & Validation

Authenticate prospective employees and business partners’ identities. ID is validated and matched to surname.

ID Verification & Fraud Listing

Authenticate prospective employees’ and obtain any fraudulent information related to that Name and ID number as registered at South African Fraud Prevention Services.

Citizenship

Confirm whether a candidate is a citizen of South Africa.

Permanent Residency

Ascertain the residency status of a foreigner. Permanent Residency is achieved after 5 years of living in South Africa on a valid work permit

Credit Checks

ID Verification & Validation

RefCheck provides a verification and validation of South African Identity Numbers issued by home affairs. This validates the algorithm of the ID number and verifies that it matches to the correct name and surname.

ID Verification & Fraud Listing

RefCheck provides a verification and validation of South African Identity Numbers issued by home affairs. This validates the algorithm of the ID number is verifies that it matches to the correct name and surname. The ID number is then checked against the South African Fraud Prevention Services database in order to determine whether the ID number has been used for any fraudulent purpose or has been victim to any fraudulent activity.

Citizenship

Citizenship is the link between the candidate and South Africa. Possession of citizenship is normally allows the individual to work and live in a country and to participate in political life. A person who does not have citizenship may not vote in South Africa.

The Lexis RefCheck Citizenship checks confirms that your candidate has obtained citizenship. If not then a valid work permit is required.

Permanent Residency

Permanent residency refers to a person's visa status: the person is allowed to live indefinitely within the country of which he or she is not a citizen. A person with such status in South Africa is allowed to work without a work permit but may not vote in South African Government Elections.