Before you register for a Federal High Court e-affidavit, gather four things. None of them is unusual, but the portal will not let you skip any.
What the portal asks for
A Federal High Court e-affidavit application asks for your NIN, a recent passport photograph, a valid ID and your signature. These sit alongside your contact details, which the portal also collects as part of the application.
Which IDs count
A review of the portal listed accepted IDs as NIN, international passport, driver's licence and voter's card. Any one of these should satisfy the ID requirement, on top of the NIN itself.
Check that your chosen ID is current. An expired driver's licence or an old voter's card image can cause more delay than it saves.
Your photo and signature
You need a recent passport photograph, not an old one from years back. The same review found each file capped at 300KB in the application it checked, so a large, high-resolution photo may need compressing first.
Your signature works the same way: upload a clear image, or draw it directly on screen if the portal offers that option. Either way, keep it legible, since this becomes part of your sworn document.
The one extra choice: your court division
Beyond documents, you also pick a Federal High Court division when you apply. This tells the court which registry your affidavit sits under once it is issued.
If you are not sure which division applies to you, this is worth a quick check with the court rather than a guess, since it affects where your record lives afterwards.
Divisions generally follow location, so the one nearest to where you live or where your matter arose is usually the right starting point if nothing else points you elsewhere.
What trips people up at this step
Most delays here are not about missing documents. They are about format: a photo too large to upload, an ID that has expired, or a signature image too faint to read clearly on screen.
Sort your files before you start the form, rather than mid-registration. A compressed photo, a valid ID scan and a clear signature, all ready in advance, save you from a stalled application halfway through.
Common mistakes
- Uploading a full-size photo straight from your phone. Compress it first if it is larger than the portal accepts.
- Using an expired ID. Check the date before you scan or photograph it.
- Skipping the division choice. Confirm which Federal High Court division fits your situation.
Once your documents are ready, the Federal High Court's e-affidavit portal explained walks through the wider process. Our courts and affidavits hub links the rest of this series, and where and how affidavits work covers the process more broadly. A vetted partner firm can prepare and file an affidavit of loss once your documents are in order.