Is a DocFilla signature accepted on a FICA form?

Most institutions accept a signed and flattened PDF. If yours needs a wet signature, print the completed form and sign it by hand.

Why do I have to FICA again at a new bank or agent?

Each accountable institution must verify you itself. The form is the same kind of form each time, which is why saved details help.

Can my estate agent send me the FICA form to complete?

Yes. The agent keeps the agency's FICA pack as a DocFilla template and sends each client their own copy; you complete and sign on your phone and the copy returns to the agent.

Money and banking

Fill in a FICA declaration online

Upload the FICA form from your bank, attorney or estate agent and DocFilla fills your names, nationality and addresses. Tick the source of funds, sign, and attach your ID and proof of address.

Banks, attorneys, estate agents, brokers and accountants are accountable institutions under the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, so each has a FICA form asking for the same identity, address and source-of-funds details. Save them once in DocFilla and every FICA pack after that starts mostly done; the declarations and the supporting documents are yours.

About 5 to 12 minutes with your details saved

Upload your fica pack

How it works for this form

1
Upload the FICA declaration you were sent. Most are flat PDFs with underscored lines, which DocFilla reads from the page's printed layout.
2
Names, nationality, physical and postal address and contact details come from My details. Your ID number, the source-of-funds tick boxes and the declarations are left for you.
3
Sign in the declaration box, download, and send it with your proof of identity and proof of address.

What the form asks for

Full names, ID or passport number, date of birth and nationality
Physical and postal address, and contact details
Occupation, employer and sometimes income bracket
Source of funds and source of wealth tick boxes, with a note where asked
Whether you are a politically exposed person, or related to one
Tax residence and tax number, on some forms
Declaration, signature and date

What to attach

A copy of your ID, or passport for non-residents
Proof of residential address not older than three months, such as a municipal account, bank statement or lease
Proof of income or source of funds where the institution asks
For a company: registration documents, directors' IDs and proof of the business address

Mistakes people make

Attaching a proof of address older than three months, or one in a spouse's name without a declaration.
Giving a postal address where the form wants the residential one.
Leaving the source-of-funds section blank because it feels intrusive. The institution cannot proceed without it.
Signing a copy of the form that is not the institution's current version.

Questions about this form

Is a DocFilla signature accepted on a FICA form?: Most institutions accept a signed and flattened PDF. If yours needs a wet signature, print the completed form and sign it by hand.
Why do I have to FICA again at a new bank or agent?: Each accountable institution must verify you itself. The form is the same kind of form each time, which is why saved details help.
Can my estate agent send me the FICA form to complete?: Yes. The agent keeps the agency's FICA pack as a DocFilla template and sends each client their own copy; you complete and sign on your phone and the copy returns to the agent.