Police clearance certificates, handled for you

SAPS police clearance certificates prepared, submitted, tracked and couriered to you, in South Africa or abroad. Visa assistance for 75+ destinations when the same journey needs it.

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How our police clearance process works

1

Enquire

Tell us where the certificate is going and when you need to lodge it. One short message is enough to start.

2

Fingerprints

We arrange your SAPS 91(a) fingerprints, at a station near you or from abroad with a courier-back plan.

3

We submit and track

Your application goes to the Criminal Record Centre in Pretoria, checked for the errors that cause rejections, and followed until it is issued.

4

Delivered to you

Your certificate is couriered to you, apostilled first if your destination requires it.

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POLICE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATES

Police clearance certificates for visas, emigration and work abroad

A SAPS police clearance certificate is issued by one office in Pretoria, and every destination sets its own rules for how fresh it must be. We manage the whole sequence so it is right, and still valid, on the day you lodge.

  • 01
    Visas, emigration and permanent residenceTimed to the recency window your destination applies, not ordered too early or too late.
  • 02
    South Africans already overseasFingerprints where you are, submission in Pretoria, certificate couriered back to you.
  • 03
    Apostille and attestationLegalised after issue and inside the validity window when your destination requires it.
  • 04
    Recruiters and employersCertificates for whole candidate cohorts tracked as one project, not twenty applications.
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WHY PRESTIGE

Document and visa specialists who know the stakes

You are trusting us with SAPS certificates, staff movement, money and timelines. Read about the team who handles your application.
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01

End-to-end handling

You send one enquiry. We take it from the first requirement check to the final stamp, and keep you posted at every step.

02

Transparent pricing

You know what you are paying before we start. No surprise fees, no vague quotes, no fine print.

03

Experienced specialists

Real people who work with embassies and consulates every week, and who know how each process actually behaves.

04

Straight with you

Questions answered quickly and honestly. If something will take time, we tell you up front rather than after.

EVERYTHING AROUND IT

The documents and visas that travel with a police clearance

Most police clearance requests are part of a bigger move. We handle the visa, the legalisation and the travel health that usually come with it, so you deal with one team.

Visa requirements for 75+ destinations

A few of the countries and jurisdictions we handle most often. If yours is not listed, ask. It is almost certainly on our books.

Guides our clients read before they apply

What clients say.

★★★★★

“They took a UK work visa that had me completely lost and made it simple. Every document was checked, every question answered the same day. I would not do it any other way again.”
Thandi M.
UK work visa

★★★★★

“We move staff through several embassies a year. Prestige gives us one contact and clean records, which has taken a real headache off my desk.”
Rajesh N.
HR Manager, corporate travel

★★★★★

“Honest from the first call. They told me what was realistic, what it would cost, and then delivered exactly that. My Schengen visa came through with no drama.”
Lerato K.
Schengen business visa
QUESTIONS

Answers before you ask.

SAPS publishes no guaranteed turnaround. Based on what our clients and enquirers report, certificates commonly take one to six months from fingerprints to delivery, depending on the backlog at the Criminal Record Centre when your application lands. There is no official priority route, so we focus on removing the avoidable delays: rejected fingerprints, name mismatches and incomplete forms. Our police clearance timeline guide explains what drives the wait.

Yes. South Africans in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere use us precisely because SAPS still requires ink fingerprints and a South African return leg. We guide the fingerprinting where you are, submit and track the application in Pretoria, and courier the certificate to you. See our guide to getting a police clearance from abroad.

It depends on the visa or service, because every destination sets its own fees. We give you a clear, itemised quote before any work begins, so there are no surprises later.

Timelines are set mostly by the embassy or authority, not by us. Once we know your destination we give you an honest estimate, and we move our part of the work as quickly as possible.

That varies by visa type and country. After your enquiry we send you a precise checklist for your exact case, so you gather the right things once rather than guessing.

No honest agency can guarantee a visa, because the final decision belongs to the embassy. What we do is present the strongest, most complete application possible, which is what gives you the best chance.

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