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Name Discrepancy

Clarify differences in how your name appears across various official documents.

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Affidavit of Identity

Verify your legal identity under oath when a bank, court, employer, or government department requires sworn proof of who you are. Commonly used to clear a Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS) listing, resolve bank account disputes, or confirm your identity when your ID document alone is not accepted.

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One and the Same Person

Swear that two or more different name variations appearing on your documents all refer to you, the same individual. Frequently required by the Department of Home Affairs, the Deeds Office, banks, and the Master of the High Court when records show your name spelled or formatted differently.

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Name Change Affidavit

Declare under oath the details of a change of surname or names following marriage, divorce, or a Department of Home Affairs application, so you can update records with banks, SARS, insurers, and other institutions. Documents both your former and current legal names in one sworn statement.

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Affidavit of Citizenship

Declare your South African citizenship under oath when you cannot immediately produce your ID document, passport, or birth certificate. Used to support Department of Home Affairs applications, benefit and employment eligibility checks, and applications for replacement citizenship documents.

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Affidavit of Birth

Provide sworn testimony of the facts of a person's birth when the birth was never registered or the birth certificate cannot be obtained. Commonly required by the Department of Home Affairs for late registration of birth, typically sworn by a parent or older relative with personal knowledge of the birth.

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Unmarried/Single Status

Declare that you are not currently married, often required for visa applications or marriage abroad.

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Minor Travel Consent

Provide parental consent for a minor child to travel domestically or internationally.

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Customary Marriage Affidavit

Confirm under oath that a customary marriage exists in terms of the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act 120 of 1998 — that lobola was negotiated or paid and a celebration was held. Used for registration of the marriage at the Department of Home Affairs, and to claim spousal benefits from employers, pension funds, medical schemes, and funeral policies.

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Affidavit of Marriage

Provide sworn proof that a valid marriage exists when your Department of Home Affairs marriage certificate is lost, delayed, or otherwise unavailable. Commonly requested by medical aid schemes, employers, pension and provident funds, banks, and insurers to add a spouse to cover, claim spousal benefits, or update records after a name change while you await a reissued certificate.

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Spousal Visa Relationship Affidavit

Swear that you and your partner are in a genuine, subsisting spousal or life partner relationship in support of a spousal visa or life partner visa application to the Department of Home Affairs, typically submitted through VFS Global. Usually deposed to by one or both partners; friends and relatives may also depose to supporting affidavits confirming the relationship.

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Life Partnership Affidavit

South Africa does not recognise common-law marriage — living together, however long, does not create a marriage. Partners in a permanent life partnership use this affidavit to place their relationship on record for medical aid registration, pension or provident fund beneficiary nominations, banks, employers, and insurers.

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Affidavit of Divorce

Swear under oath that your marriage was legally dissolved when the decree of divorce granted by the regional court or High Court is lost or unavailable. Commonly needed to remarry, update your marital status with the Department of Home Affairs, restore a surname, and update records with banks, pension funds, and insurers.

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Cohabitation Affidavit

Swear that you and your partner live together in a committed relationship and share household and financial responsibilities. Commonly required by medical aid schemes and employers to register a partner as an adult dependant for medical aid, group life, or funeral benefits, and by landlords or banks verifying a shared household.

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Affidavit of Parentage

Acknowledge under oath that you are the biological parent of a child, establishing a sworn record of parentage. Used to support birth registration or the addition of a parent's particulars with the Department of Home Affairs, maintenance court proceedings, and the exercise of parental responsibilities and rights under the Children's Act 38 of 2005.

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Guardianship Affidavit

Declare under oath that a minor child lives in your care and that you are responsible for the child's day-to-day upbringing — for school enrolment, clinic and medical care, and everyday decisions — without a formal court order. Very common in South Africa where grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other relatives care for children while the parents work elsewhere, are deceased, or are unable to care for the child.

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Caregiver Authorisation Affidavit

A parent's sworn authorisation allowing a trusted caregiver — such as a grandparent, relative, or family friend — to make school and medical decisions for a minor child during a defined period, consistent with the parent's parental responsibilities and rights under the Children's Act 38 of 2005. Commonly used when parents work away from home, travel, or temporarily place a child with a relative.

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Child Custody (Care and Contact) Affidavit

Swear to who has the care of a minor child — the term the Children's Act 38 of 2005 uses for what was previously called custody — and describe the child's living and contact arrangements. Commonly requested by schools for enrolment, by SASSA for child support grant applications, and by courts in family matters needing a sworn account of where and with whom a child lives.

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Affidavit of Dependency

Declare under oath that a person relies on you for financial support and is your dependant. Commonly required by medical aid schemes to register an adult or child dependant, by insurers assessing funeral policy and group life claims, and by universities and financial aid programmes such as NSFAS when verifying household support and dependency.

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Single Parent Affidavit

Declare under oath that you are the sole carer of your child and/or that you receive no maintenance or support from the other parent. Commonly required for SASSA child support grant applications, school fee exemption applications, and passport or travel consent situations where the other parent is absent, untraceable, or refuses to assist.

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Income Declaration

Declare your income or employment status for applications requiring proof of financial standing.

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Affidavit of Financial Support

Swear under oath that you financially support a family member or other person, such as a student, dependent relative, or child in your care. Commonly requested for visa applications, NSFAS and bursary applications, school fee exemption applications, and dependent verification.

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Gift Affidavit (Gift Declaration)

Declare under oath that money or property you gave to another person is a genuine gift with no expectation of repayment. Banks and bond originators require it to document home loan deposit funds gifted by family, banks may request it to resolve FICA queries about large deposits, and it is used when a vehicle is given as a gift.

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Financial Hardship Affidavit

Document your financial hardship under oath when applying for a school fee exemption, municipal indigent support, a fee waiver, or reduced payment arrangements, or to support a debt review application. Schools, municipalities, creditors, and debt counsellors use it to verify that circumstances such as retrenchment, illness, or divorce have genuinely reduced your ability to pay.

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Affidavit of No Income (Zero Income)

Declare under oath that you currently receive no income from employment, self-employment, or any other source. SASSA, schools, municipalities, and NSFAS commonly require an affidavit of no income before approving grants, school fee exemptions, registration on the municipal indigent register, or student financial aid.

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Employment Verification Affidavit

Swear to the facts of your employment — employer, position, start date, and pay — when an official employer letter cannot be obtained. Banks, landlords, and housing offices accept it as sworn evidence of employment for cash-paid, informal, domestic, or hard-to-verify work, for example when opening a bank account, applying for a rental, or applying for an RDP house or housing subsidy.

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Self-Employment Income Affidavit

Declare your self-employment income under oath when you have no payslips or employer to verify your earnings. Banks, landlords, NSFAS, and embassies accept it from informal traders, freelancers, spaza shop owners, taxi operators, and small business owners as sworn evidence of income — essential in South Africa, where many people earn informally.

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Unemployment Affidavit

Declare under oath that you are unemployed and explain how you currently meet your living expenses. This affidavit is commonly required for SASSA grant applications, school fee exemptions, municipal indigent support, UIF matters, and bursary or NSFAS applications. It can be commissioned free of charge at any SAPS police station.

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Small Estate Affidavit

Deal with the bank accounts, personal belongings, and other assets of a deceased person without a full executorship when the estate falls below the threshold set by the Master of the High Court. Estates of this size are administered under section 18(3) of the Administration of Estates Act 66 of 1965, where the Master issues a letter of authority to a representative instead of letters of executorship, and banks and other institutions release the assets to that representative.

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Affidavit of Heirship

Establish under oath who the legal heirs of a deceased person are when there is no will, so the estate can devolve on the rightful family members by intestate succession. The Master of the High Court, banks, and estate representatives rely on it to identify the heirs, and it is often deposed to by a family member or someone who knew the deceased and the family well.

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Affidavit of Death

Formally notify banks, insurers, pension funds, and other institutions under oath that a person has died, so accounts can be closed, policies paid out, and benefits claimed. It is almost always presented together with a certified copy of the death certificate issued by the Department of Home Affairs.

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Surviving Spouse Affidavit

Declare under oath that you were the husband, wife, customary spouse, or life partner of a deceased person and that the marriage or partnership still subsisted at the date of death. Pension funds, the GEPF, funeral policies, banks, and the Master of the High Court require it when a surviving spouse claims spousal benefits or asks for assets to be transferred.

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Next of Kin Affidavit

Identify under oath the closest living relatives of a deceased person, in order of kinship. The Master of the High Court requires a next-of-kin declaration when an estate is reported without a valid will, and banks, funeral policy insurers, and the GEPF rely on it to determine who is entitled to inherit, receive benefits, or act for the estate.

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Proof of Residence

Confirm your current residential address when you cannot provide utility bills or other standard proof.

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Change of Address

Formally declare a change in your residential address for official records.

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School Residency Affidavit (Proof of Address for School Admission)

Swear as a parent or legal guardian that you and your child live at a particular address so the child can be admitted to a school. Schools commonly ask for it when a family lives with relatives or friends, in a backyard dwelling, or in an informal settlement and cannot produce a lease, municipal account, or utility bill in the parent's name. It can be commissioned free of charge at any SAPS police station.

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Affidavit of Tenancy (Landlord Affidavit)

Confirm under oath, as a landlord, that a named tenant lives at your property when there is no written lease or a copy cannot be produced. Tenants commonly need this landlord affidavit as proof of address for FICA verification, opening a bank account, school admission, RICA, or dealings with government departments. It can be commissioned free of charge at any SAPS police station.

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Vehicle Accident Report

Report a motor vehicle accident for insurance claims or legal purposes.

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Vehicle Gift Affidavit

Declare under oath that a vehicle is being transferred as a gift with no money or other consideration exchanged, so the recipient can register the change of ownership at the registering authority without declaring a purchase price. Commonly used when a car, bakkie, or motorcycle is given to a family member and the eNaTIS change of ownership must reflect that the transfer was not a sale.

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Lost Vehicle Registration Certificate Affidavit

Swear that your vehicle's registration certificate (RC1) has been lost, stolen, destroyed, or was never received, so you can apply for a duplicate at the registering authority. A sworn declaration is required before a duplicate registration certificate can be issued, which you will need to sell, transfer, or license the vehicle.

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Vehicle Bill of Sale Affidavit

Create a sworn record of a private vehicle sale documenting the buyer, seller, purchase price, and as-is condition of the vehicle. Used to support the change of ownership at the registering authority and to protect both parties if a dispute arises over the sale, the price paid, or the condition of the vehicle.

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Vehicle Change of Ownership Affidavit

Declare under oath that you sold or transferred a vehicle but the buyer failed to register the change of ownership on eNaTIS, leaving the vehicle in your name. Used to dispute traffic fines, licence fee arrears, and e-toll charges for a vehicle you no longer own, and to support a request that the registering authority update its records.

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Affidavit of Vehicle Non-Use (Off-Road Declaration)

Certify under oath that a vehicle has not been driven or kept on public roads because it was in storage, broken down, or awaiting repair. Commonly used at the registering authority to explain licence fee arrears and request the reduction of penalties for an unlicensed vehicle that was off the road, or to support deregistration of a vehicle that is permanently out of use.

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Lost Bank Card

Declare the loss or theft of your bank card for fraud protection purposes.

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Identity Theft Affidavit

Swear under oath that accounts, loans, cellphone contracts, or transactions were opened or made in your name without your knowledge or consent. Banks, retailers, and the credit bureaux require it — often alongside a SAPS case (CAS) number and a Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS) protective registration — to block fraudulent accounts and clear your credit record.

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Affidavit of Forgery

Declare under oath that your signature was forged on a document, cheque, contract, or debit order authorisation so your bank's fraud department can investigate the forgery and reverse the transaction. Banks routinely require a commissioned forgery affidavit before recrediting your account or pursuing the matter further, and it supports a SAPS fraud case.

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Unauthorised Transaction Affidavit

Dispute EFTs, card payments, ATM withdrawals, or debit orders on your bank account that you did not make or authorise. Banks use this sworn statement to process fraud disputes and debit order disputes — one of the most common banking complaints in South Africa — and to reverse unauthorised debits from your account while they investigate.

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RICA / SIM Swap Affidavit

Declare under oath that your SIM card was lost or stolen, or dispute a fraudulent SIM swap performed on your number. Networks such as Vodacom, MTN, Cell C, and Telkom require a sworn affidavit and RICA-compliant proof of identity before replacing a SIM, and banks require it when SIM-swap fraud was used to intercept one-time PINs and make unauthorised transactions on your accounts.

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Lost ID Document

Declare the loss, theft, or destruction of your South African Identity Document (ID book or smart ID card).

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Lost Passport

Declare the loss, theft, or damage of your South African passport for replacement application.

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Lost Driver's License

Declare the loss, theft, or damage of your South African driver's license for replacement.

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Lost or Stolen Cellphone Affidavit

Declare under oath that your cellphone has been lost, stolen, or taken in a robbery. Use this affidavit to support an insurance claim, to obtain or record a SAPS case (CAS) number, to have the handset's IMEI number blacklisted with your network provider, and to apply for a replacement SIM card (SIM swap) in terms of RICA. It can be commissioned free of charge at any SAPS police station.

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Lost Birth Certificate Affidavit

Declare under oath that a birth certificate has been lost, stolen, or destroyed to support an application for a re-issued birth certificate at the Department of Home Affairs. Also used to explain the missing certificate to schools, SASSA, banks, and other institutions while the replacement from Home Affairs is pending.

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Lost SASSA Card Affidavit

Declare under oath that your SASSA grant payment card has been lost or stolen so you can have the card blocked, protect your grant money, and apply for a replacement card at a SASSA office or Postbank. Also serves as a sworn record if unauthorised withdrawals are later made against your grant.

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Lost Matric Certificate Affidavit

Declare under oath that your National Senior Certificate (matric certificate) has been lost, stolen, damaged, or never received, to support an application for a replacement certificate from the Department of Basic Education / Umalusi through an examination centre or the IEB. Commonly needed for job applications, bursaries, and further studies.

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Affidavit of Loss (General)

Swear under oath that a document or item of any kind — a share certificate, diploma, title deed copy, contract, receipt, or access card — has been lost and cannot be found despite a diligent search. Issuers, employers, insurers, and institutions across South Africa commonly require this all-purpose affidavit, commissioned before a Commissioner of Oaths, before issuing a duplicate or replacement.

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General Declaration

Make a general sworn statement for any purpose not covered by other affidavit types.

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Affidavit of Service (Proof of Service)

Swear under oath that you delivered legal documents — such as a summons, notice of motion, subpoena, or letter of demand — to a party in legal proceedings. Courts require proof of service before a matter can proceed, and while the sheriff of the court ordinarily serves court process and files a return of service, an affidavit of service is used where documents were served by another person or where a court or tribunal requires sworn proof of delivery.

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Witness Affidavit (Sworn Witness Statement)

Provide a first-hand, sworn account of events you personally witnessed, such as an accident, altercation, incident, or transaction. The South African Police Service, courts, the CCMA, insurers, and employers use sworn witness statements as written evidence when a documented first-hand account is needed for an investigation, claim, or hearing.

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Character Reference Affidavit

Give sworn testimony to another person's good character, honesty, and reputation for use in court sentencing or bail proceedings, immigration and visa applications, or employment. Magistrates, judges, immigration officials, and employers give more weight to a sworn affidavit than to an ordinary reference letter because it is made under oath before a Commissioner of Oaths.

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Affidavit of Consent

Formally grant your permission under oath for an action that legally requires your consent, such as a passport application or travel for your minor child, medical treatment, or the use of your property. The Department of Home Affairs, schools, hospitals, and other institutions request a sworn consent affidavit to verify that permission was genuinely given by the right person.

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Affidavit of Correction

Correct a clerical or typographical error on an official record — such as a Department of Home Affairs record, title deed, municipal account, or your bank details — by swearing to the accurate information under oath. Home Affairs, the Deeds Office, municipalities, and banks accept a sworn affidavit of correction to fix minor mistakes without redrafting or re-executing the original document.

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