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About you

Just your contact details to start — we'll get the rest from the documents you upload later.

🔒 Your privacy matters. Everything you submit is used solely to prepare your application and is handled in line with POPIA.

Mobile number *

Email address *

Have these ready: your ID document, proof of residence (dated within 90 days), competency certificate, training certificate, and dealer invoice. If applicable, also your spouse or partner ID.

● Takes about five minutes

Your application

Tell us what you're applying for. Not sure? Pick the closest and we'll confirm with you.

Licence section

Which section of the Firearms Control Act are you applying under? This determines which firearm types and documents apply.

Section *

Section 13 · Self-defenceSection 15 · Occasional sport shootingSection 15 · Occasional huntingSection 16 · Dedicated sport shootingSection 16 · Dedicated huntingSection 16A · Professional huntingSection 17 · Private collection

Your profile

A few more details SAPS requires.

Type of residence

Trade / profession

Employer / company name

Business address

Marital status

Application details

A few more details specific to what you're applying for.

No extra details needed for this application type — continue when you're ready.

Anything we should know?

A few declarations

SAPS requires these questions on every application. Answer honestly — a "yes" doesn't necessarily disqualify you, and we'll help you present the context correctly.

🔒 This information is handled confidentially and used only to prepare your application, in line with POPIA.

Have you ever been convicted of an offence (in South Africa or abroad)?

NoYes

Do you have any pending criminal case against you?

NoYes

Has a firearm registered in your name ever been lost or stolen?

NoYes

Was a negligence case ever opened against you relating to a lost or stolen firearm?

NoYes

Have you ever been declared unfit to possess a firearm?

NoYes

Has a firearm of yours ever been confiscated?

NoYes

In the past 5 years, has a protection order been served on you, or have police visited you regarding a violence-related complaint?

NoYes

In the past 5 years, have you been denied a firearm licence, permit, or authorisation?

NoYes

In the past 5 years, have you threatened or attempted suicide, or experienced major depression or substance abuse?

NoYes

In the past 5 years, have you been diagnosed or treated for depression, substance abuse, or a behavioural/emotional problem?

NoYes

In the past 2 years, have you been divorced or separated where written allegations of violence were made?

NoYes

In the past 2 years, have you been forced to leave a job?

NoYes

Your documents

Upload the clearest photo or scan you have of each — we read the relevant details straight off them, so you don't need to type them in separately. Clear documents keep your application on the 48-hour track. Don't have them all? Submit what you have and we'll request the rest.

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Still needed: ID, proof of residence, competency, training.

ID document Required

A clear photo or scan of your green ID book or ID card.

Proof of residence Required

Must be dated within the last 90 days — a utility bill, bank statement, or municipal account.

Competency certificate Required

The certificate for the section you are applying under — we read the certificate type, number, and dates directly off it.

Training certificate Required

Your unit standards training certificate.

Spouse or partner ID If applicable

Only if you are married in community of property.

Dealer invoice If applicable

Only if the firearm is already purchased.

📎 Large photos? Keep each file under about 5 MB. If a document will not upload, submit the rest and we will arrange the remainder by email.

Review & submit

A quick check before it reaches our team.

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Let's get your licence started

About you

Your application

Licence section

Your profile

Application details

A few declarations

Your documents

Review & submit