General declaration affidavit
SAPS & firearms
A Commissioner of Oaths can administer oaths or affirmations, sworn statements, take affidavits, and certify copies of original documents. Before you prepare your declaration, ask the organisation receiving it what service and wording it needs. Use the checklist to identify whether you need an oath, affirmation, sworn statement, affidavit, or copy certification. This page does not confirm a required template, location, fee, or submission route.
Prepare your affidavit
Do not sign before the commissioner of oaths. Review your statement and sign in their presence. This PDF is not signed or certified.
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How to use it
- Describe what you need Tell the receiving organisation the purpose of your declaration. Ask which service it needs. A Commissioner of Oaths can administer oaths or affirmations, sworn statements, take affidavits, and certify copies of original documents.
- Confirm the wording Ask whether the organisation has its own wording or template. If it does, use its instructions to prepare your draft. This page does not provide verified wording for a general declaration.
- Check the practical details Ask the organisation where to go, how to submit the declaration, and whether it requires supporting documents. No location, fee, or document list is confirmed here.
- Check any copy request If the organisation asks for certified copies, confirm that this is the service you need. A Commissioner of Oaths can administer oaths or affirmations, sworn statements, take affidavits, and certify copies of original documents.
Document checklist
- Purpose Have you identified, for your own use, what the declaration needs to cover?
- Receiving organisation Have you checked what the organisation receiving the declaration requires?
- Service needed Have you asked whether the service is an oath, affirmation, sworn statement, affidavit, or copy certification?
- Wording or template Have you asked whether the receiving organisation supplies wording or a template?
- Copies If you need copies certified, have you confirmed that this is the service you need?
- Submission route Have you asked where and how the receiving organisation wants the declaration submitted?
Questions & answers
Can a Commissioner of Oaths take an affidavit?
Yes. A Commissioner of Oaths can administer oaths or affirmations, sworn statements, take affidavits, and certify copies of original documents. Ask the organisation receiving your declaration whether it needs an affidavit or another service.
Can I ask for an oath or an affirmation?
A Commissioner of Oaths can administer oaths or affirmations, sworn statements, take affidavits, and certify copies of original documents. Check with the receiving organisation which one it requires for your declaration.
Can a Commissioner of Oaths certify copies?
Yes. A Commissioner of Oaths can administer oaths or affirmations, sworn statements, take affidavits, and certify copies of original documents. Confirm with the receiving organisation whether copy certification is what it needs.
Does this page provide a required template?
No verified template or wording is provided here. Ask the organisation receiving your declaration whether it has its own form or wording.
Can I use the same declaration for different organisations?
Ask each organisation whether it will accept the same wording and service. Do not assume one version meets another organisation’s requirements.
Where should I go to have the declaration handled?
This page does not confirm a location or submission route. Ask the receiving organisation where and how it wants you to complete the process.
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