The Meaning of PSIRA CRC (Criminal Record Check)



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PSIRA CRC means your fingerprints have gone for Criminal Record Check by, once feedback is received will be Submitted for review the CRC status for your application can be processed as a Retake, Possible Illicit or CRC Marked as Approved.

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Psira CRC Approved

Psira CRC Approved means that fingerprints for Criminal Record Check have been approved. A person’s fingerprints are captured electronically and submitted to the SAPS Criminal Records Database to determine whether or not the person has a Criminal Record.



CRC Retake

When CRC status is updated to Retake you will receive an email notifying you to visit the nearest PSIRA office. When an applicants’ CRC status is updated to Retake, the application status is automatically updated to provisionally rejected.  When CRC status is updated to Retake you will receive an email notifying you to visit the nearest PSIRA office. When an applicants’ CRC status is updated to Retake, the application status is automatically updated to provisionally rejected.

CRC Possible Illicit

Once CRC status is updated to Possible Illicit it can be further updated to Criminal record / Referred to registration subcommittee / Case awaiting trial / Approved once more information has been received on the nature of the offence. If the CRC status is updated from Possible Illicit to Approved, the Registration status remains as Provisionally rejected pending training. This will be reflected on the dashboard.

Case Awaiting Trial

If the CRC status is updated from Possible Illicit to Case Awaiting Trial, the Registration status remains as Provisionally rejected. This will be reflected on the dashboard, once your case has been processed and a verdict is received that information will be required to update CRC to Approved or Rejected.

Referred to Registration Subcommittee

If the CRC status is updated from Possible Illicit to Referred to Registration Subcommittee, the Registration status remains as Provisionally rejected pending feedback from sub-committee. Once a decision is made CRC will be updated from Referred to Registration Sub-committee to Approved or Rejected. This will be reflected on the dashboard

Criminal Record

If the CRC status is updated from Possible Illicit to Criminal record, the Registration status is automatically updated to Rejected this will be reflected on the dashboard. You can start the appeal process by clicking the Appeal button as soon as registration status is updated to Rejected.