{"id":23543,"date":"2026-03-11T10:25:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T08:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cipc.co.za\/?p=23543"},"modified":"2026-03-11T10:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T08:25:11","slug":"change-of-contact-details-using-a-new-passport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cipc.co.za\/?p=23543","title":{"rendered":"Change of contact details using a new passport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#e7e7e8&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#e7e7e8&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#e7e7e8&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||53px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dear customers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has observed challenges experienced by customers when attempting to update director contact details where the director\u2019s passport has expired, and the contact information on record is outdated. In such cases, the system may display a validation error stating that the director is not permitted to update the contact details because they are not listed as a director of the company.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To resolve this issue, the following steps must be followed:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>The director must ensure that their registered CIPC customer profile is linked to their new passport number.<\/li>\n<li>The director may then submit an application to change the director\u2019s contact details, provided that the full name and surname on the customer profile match the full name and surname recorded for the director on the company records.<\/li>\n<li>If the information does not match, or if the director continues to receive an error message, the director must log a query on the Customer Enquiries Management System (CEMS) at: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/enquiries.cipc.co.za\/\">https:\/\/enquiries.cipc.co.za\/<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When submitting the query, the director must include the following information:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>A full screenshot of the error message<\/li>\n<li>The director\u2019s Customer Code<\/li>\n<li>The company registration number<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once the application for the change of director\u2019s contact details has been successfully approved, the updated contact details will reflect on the system within 72 hours.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cipc.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Change-of-details-passport-aproved.pdf\">Notice 10 of 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear customers The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has observed challenges experienced by customers when attempting to update director contact details where the director\u2019s passport has expired, and the contact information on record is outdated. 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