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Visa conditions ï¿½ï¿½` SA Police Clearance Via VFS

Source: SA Migration, 22/02/2018

Your visa is subject to a number of visa conditions that you must
comply with. Different visa conditions apply to you and members of
your family unit.
Breaching a visa condition may result in the cancellation of your visa.
These pages provide information about the visa conditions that may
apply to you and your dependent family members.
Replacement of the South African Police requirement with the biometric
background checks in the application process for temporary residence
visas and permanent residence permits at VFS Global Visa application
centres within South Africa
â€¢ As part of the continuous service improvement and efficiency,
the Department of Home affairs will be introducing a Biometric
background check service which is linked to the South African Police
service database.
â€¢ This service which will be provided at a value added cost of
R175.00 (incl.VAT) will replace the requirement to submit the manual
police clearance certificates obtained from SAPS.
â€¢ Applicants will no longer be required to submit the old format
of the South African Police clearance certificate when making an
application for a renewal or extension of their visa within South
Africa. Applicants are to note that this process will only apply to the
RSA police clearance. Where the applicant is required to submit a
police clearance from the country of origin the current procedure will
remain unchanged.
â€¢ South African police clearance will be validated upon biometric
enrolment at the VFS center effective as of 01 January 2018 at a fee of
R175 (Inclusive of Vat) Per Applicant.

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