Acquire a Motivation
You have three options regarding the writing of a motivation for your licence application - be that for a new licence or for renewal of an existing firearm licence:
1. They do the whole package for you - you just have to hand in the application when they are finished putting your pack of documents together.
2. They write Quality Motivations for you - you have to apply for an endorsement, download all you NHSA relevant documents and put your pack of application documents together yourself before submission.
3. You write your own motivation - apply for an endorsement, download all you NHSA relevant documents and put your pack of application documents together yourself before submission.
Most common reasons SAPS give when refusing licences
Note:
* Ascertain your motivation and application cannot be declined due to one of the reasons mentioned in this SAPS document.
Endorsements issued in a maximum of 48 working hours
Applying for an Endorsement
PLEASE READ THE NHSA POLICY ON THE ISSUE OF ENDORSEMENTS BEFORE YOU APPLY,
APPLYING FOR AN ENDORSEMENT
NOTE: You can apply for an endorsement on the Natshoot app as well
PLEASE READ THE NHSA POLICY ON ENDORSEMENTS FOR THE USE OF SPECIFIC FIREARMS BEFORE YOU APPLY
How to Apply for Endorsement(s):
Step 1: Login to your Member Portal
Step 2: On the Home page Go to Endorsements
Step 3: Select "Apply for Endorsement" - Complete all fields required in the page
* Note: Without a motivation attached to the application, no endorsement can be issued (only the written motivation, not all of the supporting documents are required to apply for an endorsement).
The office will notify you via Email when the endorsement has been issued (usually this is a speedy process)
You can download the endorsement from the Documents page on your Member Portal
Natshoot issues Endorsements in for the following uses of specific firearms
PLEASE NOTE:
Endorsements issued under our name, are issued strictly against the motivation our member submits with his/her application for an endorsement and has no validity in respect of any other motivation s/he might submit to SAPS (CFR) in application for the licence for that specific firearm.
If a member wants to submit another motivation with his/her licence application than the one against which the endorsement had been issued, s/he must please re-apply for a new endorsement with the changed motivation attached (we are not referring to minute changes in spelling and in formulation).
* Always log out once you are done on your member portal (Cellphone App does not apply here)