CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2016
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International applicants should ensure that
the amount paid covers bank charges.
International cheques are acceptable
only if drawn on a South African clearing
bank. British postal orders are also accepted.
Applicants with refugee and asylum
seeker status recognised by the Department
of Home Affairs pay the fee for South African
citizens. Non-SA citizens must pay the
international fee.
Ways of paying the fee
•
EasyPay.
You can pay your application
fee at Checkers, Pick 'n Pay or any outlet
with the EasyPay sign. This number is
printed on the tear-off slip on the back of
your application form or you can contact
our Call Centre for the number. The
number is made up from your 12-digit
CAO number.
•
Credit card
payment by Visa or
Mastercard. You can make a credit card
payment online at
. Go to
‘MyApplication’
and follow the prompts
OR ask the cardholder to enter the card
number, card validation number and
expiry date and other details on the form
or on the slip printed from the website,
and to sign the authorisation.
Send off your form
Send the completed form, payment or proof
of payment and documentation to:
CAO
Private Bag
X
06, Dalbridge, 4014
OR deliver it in person to:
CAO
Gate 11, Mary Thiphe Street (Cato
Manor Road), Durban (see map on page
4). Office hours: 08h00-16h30, Monday-
Friday.
•
Crossed cheque
or bank draft made
payable to the Central Applications Office
and NOT to an institution. Be sure to keep
a note of the cheque number in case of
queries. Please write your CAO number
on the back of the cheque. Please do
not send or deposit post-dated cheques.
Bank charges for referred cheques and
a CAO handling charge will be added to
your account.
•
Postal order.
Request the post office to
make it payable to theCentralApplications
Office and NOT to an institution. Please
write your CAO number on the front of
the postal order in the notes box. Please
post your
original postal order
and
keep your receipt as proof of payment.
•
Bank card.
If you come into the CAO in
person we will accept payment by debit
or credit card.
Any queries about payments can be
faxed to 086 622 8817 or emailed to
.
The CAO does
NOT
accept
CASH
payments
at our offices. You must pay using any one of
the methods listed and
NOT
to a third party.
