Visit the Home Affairs website, register and sign in to complete an online application form. Just did our passports and ID cards through home affairs at Standard Bank Canal Walk.For an online application, Xpatweb will assist. Here's what you need for your visa application: 1. Passport: Valid 6 months with two blank pages. 2. Bank branches at which South Africans can book to renew their passport and apply for a smart ID card are listed in the table below. Anyone who recently went to standard bank for passport applications, how long did you wait before receiving sms to say it's ready. To apply for a passport you must present a certified copy and a plain copy of your birth certificate. Biometric Passports RENEWAL.