{"id":511,"date":"2020-08-06T02:02:21","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T02:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.southafrica-newyork.net\/?page_id=511"},"modified":"2020-08-20T01:16:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T01:16:00","slug":"police-clearance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.southafrica-newyork.net\/police-clearance\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Clearance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"511\" class=\"elementor elementor-511\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16c309d7 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16c309d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74c596dd\" data-id=\"74c596dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f67d6f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f67d6f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e3fc38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e3fc38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Police Clearance<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c0ad96c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c0ad96c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\">\n<p>Applications for police clearance should be forwarded directly to the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Pretoria, not to the South African Consulate General, and will be finalized within six to eight weeks from the date the application was received.<\/p>\n\n<p>The police station where the applicant applied will forward the complete application to the Criminal Record Centre. Alternatively the applicant may deliver the completed application in person or mail the application to;<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b3c3a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b3c3a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents attention\" style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p><strong>The Head of the South African Criminal Record Centre<\/strong><br>\n(For Attention: Police Clearance Certificates)<br>\nPrivate Bag X308<br>\nPRETORIA<br>Gauteng<br>South Africa<br>\n0001<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d03c643 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d03c643\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\">\n<p>The application may also be delivered by courier to:<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5843c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5843c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents attention\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><strong>The Head of the South African Criminal Record Centre<\/strong><br>(For Attention: Police Clearance Certificates)<br>\nBothongo Plaza West<br>\nCRC Client Service Centre<br>1st Floor, Room 14<br>271 Francis Baard Street\n<br>PRETORIA<\/p>\n\n<p>Contact information: Tel South Africa (012) 393 3928<br>Tel International: 27 12 393 3928<br>\nFax number South Africa (012) 393 3909<br>\nFax number International 27 12 393 3909<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9f3a77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9f3a77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\">\n<p>E-mail addresses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>crc-nameclear@saps.gov.za<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>crc.clientserv.sec@saps.gov.za<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>crc.client@saps.gov.za<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>It is important to include a self-addressed, stamped envelope or prepaid courier indicating where the police clearance will be sent.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The SAPS has advised that although a completed application form for a police clearance certificate is preferable, it is not necessary for such document to be completed. If an application form is not available, the applicant must provide the following details in a letter:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} --><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Surname<\/li>\n<li>Maiden name<br \/>(if applicable, specify in which surname the certficate has to be issued)<\/li>\n<li>Given names<\/li>\n<li>Date of birth<\/li>\n<li>Place of birth<\/li>\n<li>South African ID number (if applicable)<\/li>\n<li>Last residential address in South Africa<\/li>\n<li>Last South African business&#8217;\/employers&#8217; address<\/li>\n<li>Telephone number of the business\/employer mentioned<\/li>\n<li>Date<\/li>\n<li>Signature<\/li>\n<li>Mailing address in the country of application<\/li>\n<li>Zip\/postal code<\/li>\n<li>Telephone number<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Once the certificate has been issued, the Criminal Record Center will courier the certificate to the applicant (prepaid parcel).<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Revision date:\u00a0Wednesday, 17 October, 2018<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39bcb6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"39bcb6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police Clearance Applications for police clearance should be forwarded directly to the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Pretoria, not to the South African Consulate General, and will be finalized within six to eight weeks from the date the application was received. 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