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Home Affairs ID status

Looking for your Home Affairs ID status?

CheckID can tell you whether a 13-digit number is structurally valid. It cannot see whether an ID application is ready, blocked, issued, or available for collection.

Published 1 August 2026Updated 1 August 2026Expectation-setting guide

Written and maintained by the CheckID / Seal Labs engineering team

Validate an ID number insteadOpen the official DHA status page

Why CheckID cannot show an application status

Application and collection status comes from Department of Home Affairs systems. CheckID does not query those systems and has no access to the National Population Register.

What CheckID can check

CheckID checks the number's length, encoded date, citizenship indicator, gender sequence, register digit, and Luhn checksum. A structurally valid result does not mean that Home Affairs issued the number or that an application is complete.

Use the right official or consent-based service

Department of Home Affairs status noticeThe official status page currently says online status verification is suspended and lists the DHA call centre: 0800 60 11 90.Open the official DHA status page →eHomeAffairsUse the official portal for supported ID and passport applications, payments, and appointments.Open eHomeAffairs →