Before we get to an answer to this question, let’s look at the facts and the department behind the issuing of Police Clearance Certificates. There is currently a major backlog in the issuing of PCC’s, and, despite the best efforts of the South African Police Services to clear the backlog, it remains as more applications pour in.
Although you have to apply at your nearest police station for a PCC, it is the Criminal Record Centre (CRC) and Crime Scene Management (CSM) departments of SAPS that are responsible for the issuing of police clearance certificates.
The only way to expedite this waiting period is to go through a PCC services provider such as Doc Assist, who submit applications on a daily basis and who know their way around in terms of ensuring that applications are registered on the system, as well as doing the follow up to make sure you’re issued the PCC.
Back to the question; can I get PCC in one day? The answer is a definite no! Doc Assist can help you to get an expedited application through in plus/minus 10 to 15 days, but there does have to be a good cause for it to be expedited as far as SAPS is concerned.
Can I get PCC in one day?
If you’re applying for a police clearance certificate on your own via the nearest police station, you’re looking at waiting up to 6 weeks due to the current backlog in applications.
However, as discussed above Doc Assist will help you get an expedited PCC within between 10 to 15 working days. If there’s one thing you can rely on with this team of professionals, it’s that they’ll handle your PCC application with total transparency!
They’d rather surprise you by sending your PCC to you earlier than expected than promising you an unrealistic waiting period. As always, it’s best, when you apply, to check with Doc Assist with regard to the prevailing situation in terms of the backlog.
The processing of normal PCC applications will, again, also be dependent on this backlog.
Why you need a Police Clearance Certificate
If you’re planning to immigrate, work or study overseas, you’ll need to produce a PCC, so that the country you’re going to won’t be importing a criminal.
What a police clearance certificate tells the country issuing you a visa is that you don’t have a criminal record, or outstanding arrest warrants against your name.
Doc Assist is also able to help you to obtain a PCC if you’re currently already overseas and need to renew your PCC, since a clearance certificate is only valid for six months.
It’s worth getting the ground work in early when it comes to getting a PCC, so that there are no last minute jitters about your plans to move or work overseas.
Contact Doc Assist for help with applying for a PCC the hassle-free way!
You’ll be saving time and money by contacting Doc Assist to get your application for a PCC underway, the right way. No queues, no hoping your application will be in the system, or having to follow up yourself on the progress of your application.
All you need do is to provide Doc Assist with the necessary documents, ID and fingerprints, sit back and relax until they will send you a scanned copy of the PCC to check, before they dispatch the original to you via courier.
Cut the red tape when it comes to acquiring any official documents by contacting Doc Assist today!