When you sign up to Sharesies, you can verify your identity using a valid NZ driver license OR a valid NZ passport.
If you get a validation error that cannot be fixed, or you don’t have a valid NZ driver license or NZ passport, you can send an alternative, certified form of ID to help@sharesies.co.nz.
Other forms of ID
If you can’t verify your identity during sign-up using a valid NZ driver license or NZ passport, we can accept a certified copy of:
an NZ or overseas passport, OR
an NZ driver licence, OR
an NZ firearms licence.
Or, you can provide a certified copy of a valid Kiwi access card (formerly 18+ card) PLUS a certified copy of:
a full NZ birth certificate, OR
a certificate of NZ citizenship, OR
a full birth certificate from another country or the United Nations, or an agency of the United Nations (with an English translation if relevant) OR
a certificate of citizenship from another country (with an English translation if relevant).
How to certify a document
Certified documents need to have been certified in New Zealand in the last three months.
For a document to be certified, it must be sighted, signed, dated, and include the full name of one of the following people:
member of the police
registered medical doctor
kaumātua
registered teacher
minister of religion
lawyer
notary public
New Zealand honorary consul
member of parliament
chartered accountant.
It must also include the following statement from the certifier: “This is a certified true copy of the original as sighted by me and is of true likeness to the individual.”
Certified documents need to be sent to help@sharesies.co.nz.
We’ll let you know when your ID has been verified. We may ask you to provide a bank statement to verify your ID—we’ll email you to request this directly. If we don’t receive the additional information needed to verify your ID within 14 days, we’ll place a temporary freeze on your account.