South Africa ID / Licence from New Zealand: identity-document crop only
Scope lock: South Africa ID / Licence is an identity / residence-style document page, kept separate from passport and licence URLs.
Preparing a South Africa ID / Licence from New Zealand? Keep the document selector on this US/foreign standard — local NZ passport guidance is a separate checklist.
This article is scoped to South Africa ID / Licence as a South Africa identity / residence-style photo (35 × 45 mm, Light grey), kept separate from passport and licence pages.
Cross-border ID work: market New Zealand, photo law South Africa for South Africa ID / Licence. Passport and licence copy stay on other URLs.
Official framing for South Africa ID / Licence on FotoPass is 35 × 45 mm with a Light grey background. Treat any other country’s booth print as a different template.
Home-market tip: New Zealand passport photos are commonly about 35 × 45 mm. South Africa ID / Licence instead demands 35 × 45 mm — different aspect ratio, not a simple resize.
From New Zealand: selfie → South Africa ID / Licence → upload → use the export for South Africa registry / residence filings.
Why New Zealand defaults fail South Africa ID checks
A 35 × 45 mm New Zealand print is not automatically a valid 35 × 45 mm ID crop for South Africa ID / Licence.
Registries want a plain Light grey field and a current likeness — not a reused travel JPEG.
Registry / online ID notes from New Zealand
File the newest South Africa ID / Licence export with the South Africa identity office or portal.
Compress only after the ID crop is locked.
Keep the selector on South Africa ID / Licence
Do not flip to a New Zealand passport or licence mid-flow — millimetres will silently change.
South Africa ID / residence photo
South Africa ID / Licence uses 35 × 45 mm and a Light grey background. If you arrived from a passport or licence search, confirm the selector still shows this ID document.
New Zealand → South Africa ID gate
- Form asks for South Africa ID / Licence (identity / residence)
- Canvas 35 × 45 mm
- ID backdrop Light grey
- No passport/licence reuse
- Current likeness
- Market New Zealand / law South Africa
New Zealand-based applicants clear South Africa ID / Licence when every ID line above is true.