SA Police Clearance Certificates

Many clients contacted me during the previous couple of weeks complaining about the long waiting periods to obtain a police clearance certificate from South Africa. These clearances are required for immigration and visa purposes and most people can't obtain work before handing in the personal police clearance certifying their criminal record - or lack thereof.

During the months of December 2008 and February 2009 the South African Police built a backlog due to holidays and intermittent interruptions of service.

It appears the office of the Criminal Record Center in Pretoria managed to sort this out and applications should flow normally from here on.

Another complaint was the inability to reach this office by phone. Many a client requested DKP Investigations to inquire on their behalf. In most cases we followed the progress and mailed the certificates back to the clients after finalization.

Clients should also bear in mind that the upcoming Easter Holidays will also effect the time frame wherein the certificates are processed.