# Home Affairs expanded smart ID services to 753 bank branches, exceeding its target of 750. Minister Leon Schreiber says over one-million South Africans have used the service since its launch in March. The footprint has grown from 214 Home Affairs offices to 967 locations, an increase of over 350-percent in 246 days. Schreiber says citizens can walk into ABSA, Capitec, FNB or Standard Bank branches, with applications processed via biometrics in five minutes, without bookings or queues.
Smart ID services now available at 753 bank branches