Conditions/Service description: This service is available to people who require confirmation on their criminal status for emigration purposes or for working abroad for long periods of time. A certificate will be issued stating whether any criminal offences are recorded against the applicant. The taking of the fingerprints is done at the local police stations, however the analysis thereof and the issuing of the certificate is done only by the SAPS Criminal Record Centre in Pretoria.

PROCESS

1. The applicant must provide a full set of their fingerprints, preferable taken at their nearest Police Station. The applicant’s full name, surname, date of birth, place of birth and identity number (if available) must also be mentioned on the fingerprint form. A copy of the applicant’s ID document must attend the application. The applicant must take their Identity Document to the police station as proof of identity will be required.
2. South African citizens living outside the country, may apply at any Police Station in that country or the South African Embassy. Fingerprints should be taken on the official fingerprint forms of the specific country. The fingerprint form must be signed by the person who takes the fingerprints.
   
   The application must be accompanied by a completed set of fingerprints and a copy of the applicants Identity Document or Passport.
3. The police station will forward the application to the Criminal Record Centre or the applicant may deliver the completed application in person or mail the application to;
   
   The Head of the South African Criminal Record Centre
   (For attention: Police Clearance Certificates)
   Private Bag X308
   PRETORIA
   Gauteng
   South Africa
   0001
4. The application may also be delivered by courier to;
   
   The Head of the South African Criminal Record Centre
   (For attention: Police Clearance Certificates)
   Sanlam Plaza West
   CRC Client Service Centre
   1st Floor
   271 Schoeman Street
   PRETORIA
   Office Hours 7:30 - 16:00 (Monday - Friday)

Cost: This service is rendered at R59-00 per application payable by bank guaranteed cheques or bankers draft in the favour of National Commissioner of the South African Police Service. On completion, the certificate will be mailed to the applicant by normal post . People from overseas are responsible for their own postage. Applicants can arrange for the certificate to be collected via courier service at their own cost. A Police Clearance Certificate can be reissued if requested within six months of the original application but an additional cost of R59-00 will be required . After six months of the original application a new application must be submitted.

Contact information : Tel South Africa (012) 393 3928
Tel International : 27 12 393 3928
Fax number South Africa (012) 393 3909
Fax number International 27 12 393 3909
E-mail address: crc-nameclear@saps.org.za

Type: This service is rendered on behalf of the Government to Citizen (G2C)

Service Standard: The average time to render this service will take approximately twenty eight (28) working days from the day that the complete application is received at the Pretoria Criminal Record Centre.