Know the moment your SAPS licence moves
Add your SAPS reference and the firearm’s serial number once. We check SAPS for you every morning, and your phone buzzes when your application moves to a new stage. No more calling the DFO.
- Phone alerts
- Checked every morning
- All 11 SAPS stages
Everything about your application, in one place
See where it is, how long it has been there, and what comes next.
A notification when it moves
One alert on your phone each time SAPS moves your application to a new stage, saying which stage. Tap it to open the application. No adverts.
Checked every morning
We look your application up on the official SAPS enquiry site every morning, so you don’t have to. You can also check it yourself any time.
All 11 stages, in plain words
From the DFO to the CFR in Pretoria to the committee: where your file is, who has it, and what happens next.
How long it’s been
Work days since the DFO, days at the current step, and a warning when a step is taking longer than usual.
Every firearm together
Track as many applications as you have. Once one is approved, keep its expiry date and see when it’s time to renew.
Private
Only you see your applications. When you share your progress on WhatsApp, the serial number is blacked out. POPIA compliant.
How it works
Create a free account
It takes about a minute.
Add your application
The SAPS reference number from your SAPS 271 slip, and the firearm’s serial number.
Switch on alerts
Tap the bell and allow notifications. Your phone tells you when SAPS moves it.
Get it on your phone
JB Licences works as an app from your Home Screen. Nothing to download from a store.
Android
- Open jagbuddies.co.za/licences-app in Chrome and sign in.
- Tap ⋮, then Add to Home screen (or Install app).
- Open JB Licences from your Home screen.
- Tap the bell, switch notifications on and choose Allow.
iPhone
- Open jagbuddies.co.za/licences-app in Safari.
- Tap Share (on newer iPhones it’s under •••), then Add to Home Screen, then Add.
- Open JB Licences from your Home Screen and sign in.
- Tap the bell, switch notifications on and choose Allow. Needs iOS 16.4 or newer.
Start tracking in a minute
Free. No catch. Just a simple way to know where your licence application stands.
Start tracking freeStatus information is retrieved from the public SAPS Firearm Enquiry portal. We are not affiliated with SAPS. Always confirm the definitive status of your application with the Designated Firearms Officer (DFO) at the police station where you applied.