{"id":4054,"date":"2026-07-17T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/j-cred.co.za\/helpcenter\/how-rica-verification-works\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T06:00:00","password":"","slug":"how-rica-verification-works","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/j-cred.co.za\/zh\/helpcenter\/how-rica-verification-works\/","title":{"rendered":"How RICA Verification Works"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RICA is more than capturing your details \u2014 those details must be <strong>verified<\/strong> against approved sources before the SIM can be activated.<\/p>\n<h2>What gets checked<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Identity<\/strong> \u2014 your ID or passport is checked against trusted records, including the Department of Home Affairs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Address<\/strong> \u2014 your residential details are confirmed, often through a knowledge-based check that does not expose the underlying data.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Living status<\/strong> \u2014 a check that the identity has not been flagged as deceased.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Why verification matters<\/h2>\n<p>Verification prevents SIMs from being registered against false, stolen or deceased identities. It is the step that turns a captured record into a trusted, compliant registration.<\/p>\n<h2>The result<\/h2>\n<p>When verification passes, the registration proceeds and the SIM can be activated. When it does not, the provider will explain the next step so you can correct and retry.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article is for general education and is not legal advice. Always confirm the latest requirements with the relevant regulator or your service provider.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RICA is more than capturing your details \u2014 those details must be verified against approved sources before the SIM can be activated. What gets checked Identity \u2014 your ID or passport is checked against trusted records, including the Department of Home Affairs. Address \u2014 your residential details are confirmed, often through a knowledge-based check that does not expose the underlying data. Living status \u2014 a check that the identity has not been flagged as deceased. Why verification matters Verification prevents SIMs from being registered against false, stolen or deceased identities. It is the step that turns a captured record into a trusted, compliant registration. The result When verification passes, the registration proceeds and the SIM can be activated. When it does not, the provider will explain the next step so you can correct and retry. This article is for general education and is not legal advice. Always confirm the latest requirements with the relevant regulator or your service provider.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_templately_pack_id":"","_templately_imported_at":"","_templately_source":"","_templately_import_session_id":"","footnotes":""},"doc_category":[36],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-4054","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-rica-sim-registration"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"year_month":"2026-10","word_count":155,"total_views":"1","reactions":{"happy":"0","normal":"0","sad":"0"},"author_info":{"name":"KTO Digital Admin","author_nicename":"tsholo","author_url":"https:\/\/j-cred.co.za\/zh\/author\/tsholo\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"RICA &amp; SIM Registration","term_url":"https:\/\/j-cred.co.za\/zh\/docs-category\/telecom-compliance\/rica-sim-registration\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/j-cred.co.za\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/4054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/j-cred.co.za\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/j-cred.co.za\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/j-cred.co.za\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/j-cred.co.za\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4054"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/j-cred.co.za\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/4054\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/j-cred.co.za\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/j-cred.co.za\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=4054"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/j-cred.co.za\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=4054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}