How do I apply for a National Register for Sex Offenders (NRSO) clearance certificate?

The NRSO is run by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. The service is free.

Which form

• Form 7 (J738): you apply about your own particulars. Either you or the club can start this once you are the preferred candidate.
• Form 8 (J739): an application about another person's particulars.
• Form 8A (J958): to find out whether another person is on the register. Needs a sworn affidavit, both people's IDs and the written consent of the person being checked.

What to include (all forms)

• The completed, signed form, with your reasons for applying fully explained
• A certified copy of your ID document or passport
• A SAPS 69(i) fingerprint report, obtained from a police station
• Your postal or physical address, phone number and email

Where to submit
Original documents, by hand at any Department of Justice provincial office or at 329 Momentum Centre, cnr Pretorius and Sisulu Streets, Pretoria (also by courier), marked for the attention of the Registrar: NRSO. Enquiries: nrso@justice.gov.za or 083 444 1336.

The Department checks the register and issues a certificate saying whether you are listed. The club should wait for the outcome before confirming you in a role with children.