South Africa identity checks

Verify a refugee or asylum file number.

Check whether the submitted file number matches the South African refugee register. The dashboard returns a clear match outcome and an authenticated PDF for your records.

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Data returned

File-number match only

  • Request status and reference
  • Full-match or no-match result
  • Identification-number match outcome
  • Source service and issuing state
No name, birth date, photograph, permit dates, address, phone number, or immigration-status decision is returned.
Sample report

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This fictional example uses the same compact, branded layout as the downloadable VerifyNow report.

Sample report — fictional file number and result

Refugee / Asylum File Verification Report

South Africa refugee register file-number match

Date: 2026/07/27

Time: 11:00:00

Reference: sample-refugee-request-001

File number matched

Result returned by the South Africa refugee-file verification source.

MATCH

Request status

Approved

Match type

Full Match

Identification number

Full Match

Issuing state

ZAF

Outcome code

MATCH

Service

South Africa - Refugee File Verification

What this report confirms

This report confirms whether the submitted refugee file number matched the government-source record. It does not return names, date of birth, a photograph, permit dates, addresses, contact details, or a decision on a person's current immigration status.

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This report is confidential and intended for authorised use only. By running this report, you confirm that you are authorised to request and receive the information for identity fraud prevention or fraud detection. This report may contain personal information and, depending on the report type, special personal information such as biometric information, Home Affairs photo information, criminal-behaviour information, or risk-screening information. You are responsible for complying with POPIA, including having a lawful basis, using the result only for the stated purpose, limiting access, applying appropriate safeguards, and managing any onward processing, retention, deletion, and data subject requests. VerifyNow delivers the report to you and retains audit metadata for auditability, billing, security, abuse prevention, and dispute handling; it does not store the full report by default after delivery.

Run a check from your dashboard.

Enter one authorised file number, review the match result, and download the authenticated report.

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