Phase 1:
• Once your Legal Advisor has received all the required documents from a client, the Legal Advisor will peruse the documents and refer them to a Senior Legal Advisor if deemed complete;
• The client will be provided with a preliminary score.
Phase 2:
• The verification pack is sent to a SANAS accredited verification agency to perform the verification.
Phase 3:
• The verification process takes on average 4-6 weeks to complete from the date of referral;
• The client will receive an email from the verification agency confirming receipt of the verification pack, the process to be followed as well as an invoice for the BEE audit.
Phase 4:
• The analyst will peruse the file, where a plan and agenda will be sent to the client;
• Once the requested documents and the interviews have been completed and received, the file will be sent for a final review. Once the review has been completed, the file will be signed off for the certificate to be issued.
The duration of the verification will be affected by how speedily documents requested in the plan and agenda are received from the client, as well as the effectiveness of concluding the interviews.
In conclusion, it is very important to plan your BEE verification with your BEE legal advisor well in advance to ensure that you receive your BEE certificate timeously.