Do you need your Visa Medical Certificate apostilled quickly at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO)? For example, a medical certificate required for visa applications, employment abroad, or immigration purposes? Whether for business or private reasons, Global Apostille can assist you with both the certification of your medical certificate and the DIRCO Apostille process. We can have your Visa Medical Certificate processed and apostilled within 5 working days, ready for use in a foreign country.
The DIRCO Apostille and Medical Visa Certificate service is suitable for applications where your health certificate must be officially recognised abroad.
Our DIRCO Apostille and Medical Visa Certificate Service is available in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban and Cape Town and forms part of our full range of Apostille and document legalisation services for both private individuals and businesses.
Get your Visa Medical Certificate and DIRCO Apostille in as little as 5 working days.
Five (5) working days
Verification & Submission of the documents by hand to the HPCSA: R 1750.00
Dirco Apostille: R 1300.00
1.Scan or take a clear picture of your medical certificate and email it to us to receive a free quote.
After your request for a quote is received, we will check your document; we will also confirm whether the medical certificate has been correctly issued by a registered medical practitioner, whether it requires verification by the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA), and whether it qualifies for DIRCO Apostille authentication. Thereafter, we will issue our offer according to your request.
If you want to accept our offer, you have nothing more to do than to order the service and pay our fee.
Deliver/post or bring your original medical certificate to our office, along with proof of payment.
Once we have received your document, we will submit it to the HPCSA for verification and thereafter promptly submit it to DIRCO to obtain the Apostille.
Email us or fill out the form below and our one of our friendly staff members will contact you to assist with your apositlle requirements.
If the doctor who issued the medical certificate is not registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa, the HPCSA will reject the visa medical certificate. To avoid unnecessary delays, always check with the doctor that he/she is indeed registered with the HPCSA.
2 to 3 working days if the medical practitioner is registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA).
The Visa Medical Certificate is valid for 90 days (3 months) – this period is set by international guidelines.
The medical certificate is different from the Covid-19 vaccination certificate. These documents have different purposes and test for different diseases.
It’s a legal requirement. Medical certificates must be authenticated and verified by a legal authority to prove their authenticity.
Any country that is a member of the Hague Convention will accept an apostille certificate from South Africa without further legalisation. Find a list here.
We offer one of the fastest turnaround times in the industry so that you can get your authenticated Visa Medical Certificate quickly and without any stress. We are able to accommodate most requirements, so if you cannot find the answers to your questions from our Q&A below, simply contact us and we will provide you with feedback. We respond to all emails within 30 minutes.
