Services
Police Clearance
In order to apply for a SAPS Police Clearance certificate (PCC), you will need to supply a set of complete fingerprints as well as proof of identity (a certified South African ID or any country’s passport), along with a completed application form.
On the fingerprint form, your full names and surname, identity number, date of birth and place of birth must also be recorded. You can go to your nearest SA embassy for the fingerprints and copy of your ID. Or in countries such as Australia and New Zealand - you can go to your nearest police station for the fingerprints. Please use your overseas address on the police clearance forms
If you want to apply for a SAPS PCC from abroad (or from within SA), and receive the document in between 7 and 30 working days (excluding courier), please contact us for a quote
Notary Services
Notarisation by a Notary Public ensures that a document is authentic, that the signatures on that document are authentic, that the signer was not forced to sign the document, and that the document’s terms are in full force and effect.
Because documents that have to be notarised are so important, they mostly have to be signed in the presence of a Notary Public, which can often be frustrating. If you have documents that have to be notarised, you will have to find and make an appointment with a Notary Public before your documents can be authenticated and verified, and only then will you be able to use them for your intended purpose of travel.
Contact us for our notary public and notarisation services.
Apostille of documents
As not all signatures and documents used in South Africa are known to other foreign countries, the apostille process is used as an authenticity indicator. When documents receive apostille certification, they have legal validity to be used outside of the Republic of South Africa.
If the country where you intend to use the document is also a member of the Hague Convention, the document can be certified by apostille. For the foreign country to accept the South African document as valid, proof must be made that the signatures and the document are legitimate, which is why there is an authentication process
Please contact us for a quote
Delivery & Collection
At FDSS we also provide a personal service of delivering parcels from expats sent to family members living in South Africa, as well as collection of parcels from South African family members to be sent to expats