Depending on how you applied for a Police Clearance Certificate (PCC), you may be asking; where do I collect my Police Clearance Certificate?

Since there are a few ways of applying for and obtaining a police clearance certificate in South Africa, it is important to keep in mind that there is currently a major backlog in the issuing of police clearance certificates.

This is due to the increase in applications at the SAPS Criminal Record Centre (CRC) in Pretoria, a backlog that is exacerbated by constant load shedding. 

Despite the best efforts of the CRC to clear this backlog, it is a painstaking process to check the background, fingerprints and other details of each applicant, before a PCC can be issued.

Many people are intimidated by what seems to be a very complicated process when it comes to obtaining a police clearance certificate, however, there is a frustration-free route to take that makes the process a lot easier.

If you’ve already applied via a local SAPS police station, or sent your application via courier to the CRC, there are different ways of collecting your police clearance certificate, which we’ll discuss below.

Where do I collect my Police Clearance Certificate?

If you’ve already applied at a local police station, you should have received a reference number for your application, which would allow you to follow up on the progress of your application.

In this case, you’ll either collect it personally at the same police station you applied at, or you can request that the PCC be sent to you via a courier nominated by you for this purpose.

If you’ve opted to deliver your application to the CRC via courier, on completion you can request that it be sent back to you via your nominated courier, when you apply.

Should you apply for a PCC from overseas directly to the CRC, the completed certificate won’t be returned to you, but can be collected by someone nominated by you to collect it or via a courier, as discussed above.

Choosing Doc Assist Police Clearance Services

Your third and best option, is to apply for your police clearance certificate via Doc Assist Police Clearance Services, for a streamlined process that takes all the frustration out of the process.

As a South African based document procurement service, the team at Doc Assist is able to assist you with your application for a police clearance certificate within a period of plus minus 15 working days.

Because Doc Assist submits PCC applications on a daily basis, they also have their finger on the pulse of any delays or backlogs that may affect your application process.

The team at Doc Assist will keep you in the loop with regard to the processing time of your application, whether it’s a normal or expedited application, and you’re assured that your application is in fact registered on the SAPS system, which is more than you can expect from any other process.

Once your application is completed, Doc Assist will email a copy to you for approval, after which you’ll have your PCC delivered via a trusted courier to your door!

Contact Doc Assist today to find out more about obtaining a South African Police Clearance Certificate, or for that matter, to make use of their wide range of document procurement services for other documentation you may require.

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