An Criminal Records certificate (elsewhere called Police Clearance certificate) can be requested:

• - electronically at the Citizen's Portal or via a data box,
• - in person or by post at the office of the Register of the Criminal Records in the Czech Republic,
• - in person at the CzechPOINT public administration center n the Czech Republic (municipal and municipal authorities, branches of the Czech Post, Chamber of Commerce, notaries),
• - in person at the CzechPOINT public administration centers at the Czech embassies abroad or at consular departments of embassies of the Czech Republic abroad (which are not CzechPOINT public administration centers).

Electronic processing:

The consular department of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Pretoria is a CzechPOINT public administration center. Most applications are processed and the certificate issued immediately while waiting, however, in some cases processing may take several days.

The applicant should submit the application in person, an appointment can be arranged via email at consulate_pretoria@mzv.cz. If the applicant cannot come in person, an authorised person may submit the request on their behalf, based on a power of attorney.
 

Manual processing:

If the Czech Criminal Records Certificate is to be used abroad, the application needs to be processed manually by being sent to the Register of Criminal Records in the Czech Republic. Apostille can be arranged upon issuing the document, however, if superlegalization by the Embassy of a country where the document is to be used is required, its arrangement lies with the applicant.