If you’re planning to use your South African documents in Saudi Arabia, for business or personal reasons, the Saudi authorities may require your documents to be legalised with an Apostille before they can accept them for a visa application. Therefore, South African citizens and companies need to be aware of the South African document legalisation […]
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Whether it’s safe to courier important documents such as immigration papers, university degrees, medical records or legal and financial documents is a common concern for South Africans living outside of Gauteng who require DIRCO Apostille Certificates. As DIRCO Apostille can only be obtained in Pretoria and given the importance of the documents, ensuring the safe
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South Africans who are planning to apply for a visa to Colombia may come across the requirement to obtain an apostille certificate for certain important documents. Apostilles are government certificates that verify the authenticity of official documents issued in South Africa and ensure their acceptance in Colombia. While the process of obtaining an Apostille certificate
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If you are a South African planning to travel, study or work in Spain, you may have come across the term “DIRCO Apostille” in relation to document legalisation. DIRCO Apostilles are important certificates that verify the authenticity of official documents issued in South Africa and ensure their acceptance in another country, in this case Spain.
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The SAPS 91(a) form is the standard fingerprint form used by South African law enforcement agencies to take fingerprints. The SAPS 91(a) form contains spaces for the collection of biometric information as well as the applicant’s personal details and is mandatory for all applications for South African Police Clearance Certificates. The personal information section includes
Consular legalisation is an important process undertaken by South African individuals or companies when official documents from South Africa are required by the Vietnamese authorities for a specific civil, legal or commercial purpose. In Vietnamese law, consular legalisation refers to the certification of a foreign document by a Vietnamese embassy to be valid for use
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If you wish to use a South African document in Vietnam, for business or personal reasons, you may need a DIRCO Document Authentication Certificate For Vietnam. You may need to present the Authentication Certificate when applying for a residence or work visa, getting a diploma, TEFL certificate or police clearance certificate recognised, and other procedures.
Legalisation of South African documents is a process that certifies their authenticity for use abroad. As international relations become more intense and diverse, the need for legalisation of various South African documents increases. The legalisation of documents makes them valid in other countries and allows them to be used in a variety of situations –
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Due to distance, lack of relatives to assist with the process and the infamous SAPS backlog, obtaining a South African Police Clearance Certificate from overseas can seem like an overwhelming task. Indeed, for many South African citizens who work, travel and reside abroad, obtaining a South African Police Clearance Certificate from overseas can be a
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