47P Character Requirements Penal Clearance Certificates Migration Form

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Everyone who wishes to enter Australia is required to be of

good character.

In order for the Australian Government to determine whether

you are of good character, you may be asked to provide

a police certificate. Unless otherwise advised by the

Department of Immigration and Citizenship (the

department), police certificates are not required for

persons under the age of 16 years.

This form explains how to obtain a police certificate. Please

check the list of countries and areas below. If you have lived

in any one of them for a total of one year or more in the last

10 years, you must get a police certificate from the authorities

in that country or area.

If a country is not listed, please contact the nearest office of

the department for further information.

Police certificates are often only available to current

residents or to citizens. Where these restrictions apply,

it will be indicated under the relevant country. For some

countries, different procedures are shown for residents and

non-residents.

Note: The term ‘residents’ under each country listing

refers to applicants who are currently residing in that

particular country.

Details shown are subject to change without notice by the

authorities of the relevant country, and the Australian

government can take no responsibility for their accuracy.

All details concerning you that are provided to the Australian

government by a foreign government or law enforcement

authority will be treated as confidential. For further details,

see information form 993i, Safeguarding your personal

information. This form is available on the department’s

website www.immi.gov.au/allforms/

COUNTRIES AND AREAS WHERE POLICE CERTIFICATES

MUST BE OBTAINED BY VISA APPLICANTS

AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST

Algeria, Bahrain, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Egypt,

Eritrea, Gambia (The), Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iran,

Israel, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho,

Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia,

Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Reunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal,

Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Syria,

Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates,

Zambia, Zimbabwe.

SOUTH AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN

Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados,

Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Chile

(Republic of), Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica,

Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guyana,

Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras,

Jamaica, Martinique, Mayotte, Mexico, Montserrat,

Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru,

St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & The Grenadines,

Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos, Uruguay,

Venezuela, Virgin Islands (British).

EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus,

Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia,

Cyprus (Republic of), Cyprus (Turkish occupied areas),

Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,

Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,

Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein,

Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia (Former Yugoslav

Republic of), Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro

(Republic of), Netherlands (The), Norway, Poland, Portugal,

Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia (Republic

of), Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,

Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom,

United States of America, Uzbekistan, Vatican City.

ASIA/PACIFIC

Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam,

Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, China (People’s Republic of,

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macau),

Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati,

Korea (Republic of), Laos, Malaysia, Marshall Islands (Republic

of), Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, Nepal, New

Caledonia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea,

Philippines, Samoa (US), Samoa (Western), Singapore,

Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu,

Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis & Futuna.

If a country or area is not listed, please contact the

nearest departmental office for further information

Form

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AFGHANISTAN

Relevant document – ‘Certificate’

Apply

Residents

Deputy Commissioner

(SECURITY)

At Local Police station or the nearest Ministry

of Interior Office

Apply

Non-residents

to their nearest Afghan

consulate/embassy

Fee nil

Form apply in writing enclosing a letter of

introduction from the department

ALBANIA

Relevant document – ‘Certificate of the Judicial

status’ (Vertetim i Gjendjes Gjyqesore)

Apply to the Ministry of Justice in person or

through an immediate family member or a

friend who must present a power of attorney

Fee payable

Form obtained on application

ALGERIA

Resident and Non-resident citizens

Relevant document – ‘Judicial Certificate’

(Certificat du Casier Judiciaire)

Apply Ministry of Justice

At Tribunal Office Department (Wilaya)

in place of residence in Algeria

ANDORRA

Relevant document – ‘Good Conduct Certificate’

(Certificat de Bonne Conduite)

Apply in person or by mail to La Battlie,

At Avenue Tarragona 62

Edefici Les Columnes

Andorre La Vieille

Principaute D’Andorre

Provide copy of identity card, passport or

residence card

Fee payable

ANGUILLA

Apply in person or by mail to Police Headquarters

At The Valley

Phone 809-497 2333

Provide full personal and passport details

Fee payable

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

Apply in person or by mail to Police Headquarters

At American Road

St John’s

Antigua

Phone 809-462 2095

Provide a copy of your birth certificate and

2 photographs. Persons applying by mail

may also need to provide a set of

fingerprints certified by a recognised police

authority and a list of places and dates of

residence

Fee payable

ARGENTINA

Relevant document – ‘Certificado de Antecedentes

Penales’

Apply

Residents

in person to the Registro

Nacional de Reincidencia Tucuman 1353,

Capital Federal – Buenos Aires or Registro

Provincial de las Personas

Website www.dnrec.jus.gov.ar

Provide Document of National Identity (DNI)

Apply

Non-residents

at the Argentine Embassy or

Consulate or use form 80 with Consent form

attached at the departmental office/Post

processing your application

Provide DNI number must be included on form 80

and Consent form signed and witnessed

Fee payable

Form form 80 available from the department or

website www.immi.gov.au

Note clearances issued by any other authority will

not be accepted

ARMENIA

Relevant document – ‘Police certificates’ (certificate

of existence/absence of criminal record)

Apply

Residents

in person to Consular

Administration of Ministry for Foreign Affairs

At Government House

2 Republic Square

Yerevan 375010

Phone (3741) 523531. Fax 151042

Non-residents

through relatives in Armenia

or to nearest Armenian Embassy or

Consulate in India, Syria or Beirut

Provide passport (copy not acceptable)

Fee payable

Form on application

AUSTRALIA

Relevant document – ‘Certificate of No Criminal Record’

Apply by mail to Criminal Records

Australian Federal Police

At Locked Bag 1

WESTON ACT 2611

Provide a completed form 1101, obtainable from

the nearest departmental office or Australian

mission overseas plus evidence of identity.

Resident

applicants should provide a

stamped self-addressed envelope.

Non-resident

applicants should provide

an international postal reply coupon

Fee payable by bank cheque or international

money order (if non-resident)

AUSTRIA

Relevant document – ‘Certificate of the Penal

Registry’ (Strafregisterbescheinigung)

Apply

Residents

1 Bundespolizeikommissariat and

2 Bezirkhauptmannschaft

Non-residents

in person at the nearest

Austrian Embassy or Consulate

At the police station or local government at

last registered residential address

Provide passport or Austrian ID with photograph

Fee payable

Form from local police station/local government or

Austrian representatives abroad

AZERBAIJAN

Relevant document – ‘Police certificate’

Apply

Residents

Administration of Operational

Statistic Information of Ministry of Interior

At 7 Gusi Gadjieva Street

Baku 370005

Phone (99412) 986396, 909285

Non-residents

through relatives in

Azerbaijan, or by mail as above, or to

Moscow, or nearest Consulate of Azerbaijan

Republic

Provide passport or ‘query’ with indication of name,

patronymic, surname, maiden name, date

and place of birth, purpose of stay in

Azerbaijan

Form standard ‘query’ or free form of ‘query’

BAHAMAS

Apply Officer in Charge

Criminal Records Office

At PO Box N 458

Nassau

Provide name, date and place of birth, passport

number, place of residence in the Bahamas,

one photograph and a certified set of

fingerprints

Fee payable

BAHRAIN

Relevant document – ‘Good Conduct Certificate’

Apply

Residents

in person or by mail to the

Ministry of Interior

Public Security

Criminal Investigation Directorate

Non-residents

in person to any Bahraini

Embassy

Provide

Residents

copy of passport with

information pages and the pages with

Bahraini resident stamps, 2 passport size

photos, non-glossy with a blue background,

full set of fingerprints taken at local police

station, must have police stamp on card

containing fingerprints

Non-residents

copy of current and all

previous passports that contain Bahraini

residence permits, copy of latest Bahraini

resident permit, 3 non-glossy passport size

photos with a blue background

Form to be completed and signed by the applicant

at the Embassy

Fee payable

Police Addresses

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BANGLADESH

Relevant document – ‘Police Clearance Certificate’

Apply

Resident citizens

contact local police

station

Resident non-citizens

contact Ministry of

Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Dhaka

Non-resident citizens

contact local police

station in Bangladesh via a relative/friend or

via nearest Bangladeshi overseas mission

Non-resident non-citizens

write to MFA or

approach nearest Bangladeshi mission,

which will forward request to MFA Dhaka

Provide

Resident citizens, resident non-citizens

and non-resident citizens

upon application,

authorities will advise what information/

documents should be provided, if any

Non-resident non-citizens

a photograph

plus full personal details including addresses

in Bangladesh

BARBADOS

Apply Commissioner of Police

At PO Box 84

Bridgetown

Phone 246 430 7100

Provide 2 photographs and a set of fingerprints

Fee payable

BELARUS

Relevant document – ‘Police certificate’

Apply

Residents

in person to Central Information

and Analytical Administration of the Ministry

of Interior

At Minsk or any regional city

Non-residents

in person or by mail to

nearest Belarus Embassy in country of

residence, or via relatives in Belarus, or

by mail to Ministry of Interior

Gorodskoy val, 2

Minsk

Provide passport original or certified copy, application

Phone 222 2665

BELGIUM

Relevant document – ‘Extract from Judicial Record’

(Extrait du Casier Judiciaire [French],

‘Uittreksel uit het Strafregister’ [Flemish])

Apply by mail or by fax (0032 2 542 7297)

At Service public fèdèral Justice

Service du Casier judiciaire central

Porte de Hal 5–8

1060 Bruxelles

Provide (i) If applying in person: a passport or

Belgian ID card

(ii) If applying by mail from Belgium: a

signed letter providing full name (with

pre-marital name if applicable), date and

place of birth, address in Belgium and

reason for request

(iii) If applying by mail from outside Belgium:

a letter signed by each applicant giving full

names in capital letters, all given names,

date and place of birth, nationality and

reason for request, a copy of passport or

identity document

Fee none payable (no need to provide coupons)

BELIZE

Apply Immigration Office

At Barrack Road

Belize City

Provide full name (including former name(s) if

applicable), date and place of birth, passport

number, period of residence in Belize, a set

of fingerprints and 3 photographs

Fee payable

BERMUDA

Apply Commissioner of Police

(Attention: Admin Dept Police HQ)

At PO Box 530

Hamilton 5

Provide full names (including previous and maiden

names), date and place of birth, nationality,

dates and addresses of residence in

Bermuda, as well as the full address of the

office or post where the application to enter

Australia is being processed. Police will send

details directly to the office or post

BOLIVIA

Relevant document – Certificado de Antecedentes

Apply

Residents

in person to Policia Nacional

Dirección Nacional de Fiscalización y

Recaudaciones

Non-residents

must appoint a Notary

Public or a friend/relative living in Bolivia

with power of attorney to request a penal

clearance certificate on their behalf at

Policia Nacional Dirección Nacional de

Fiscalización y Recaudaciones

At the nearest Policia Tecnica Judicial

Fee payable

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA

Relevant document – ‘Certificate of No Conviction’

(Uvjerenje o Nekaznjavanju)

For any prior conviction

Apply

Residents

Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP),

at Police station in place of residence or

birth

Non-residents

Ministry of Internal Affairs

(MUP), at Police station in place of last

residence or birth, in person or authority

may be given to a relative, friend or lawyer

in Bosnia to act on the applicant’s behalf

For any current legal

proceedings/charges

Apply

Residents

Municipal Court at the place of

residence (Opcinski Sud/Osnovni Sud)

Non-residents

Municipal Court at the place

of last residence (Opcinski Sud/Osnovni Sud)

in person or authority may be given to a

relative, friend or lawyer in Bosnia to act on

the applicant’s behalf

Provide ID card, birth certificate or citizenship

certificate

Fee payable

Form application form, requiring full details of

applicant, obtainable at police stations and

courts

BOTSWANA

Apply Criminal Investigation Dept

At Botswana Police Force

PO Box 1082

Gabarone

Provide full name, date and place of birth, dates of

residence in Botswana, by whom employed

and place of residence

BRAZIL

Relevant document – ‘Atestado de Antecedentes

Criminais’

Apply

Residents

in person to the office of the

‘Secretaria da Seguranca Publica’ in the

state/city of residence. This document is

also available via the internet in some areas.

Non-residents (or applicants who are

unable to apply in person)

can give power of

attorney (Procuração) to a relative/friend to

obtain the document on their behalf. The

power of attorney needs to specify the

reason for the request and be accompanied

by a certified copy of the applicant’s National

ID card

Fee nil

Provide certified copies of National ID card (both

sides), Brazilian Tax card (CPF) and Passport

ID page to the Department of Immigration

and Citizenship’s processing office

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

Relevant document – ‘Police Certificate of Good

Conduct’

Apply

Residents

in person to:

Director of Criminal Investigation Department

Commissioner of Police,

Police Headquarters Gadong,

Bandar Seri Begawan,

Negara Brunei Darussalam BE 1710

Phone 673 245 9500 ext 324

Apply

Non-residents

can ask a representative in

Brunei Darussalam to obtain a clearance on

their behalf. If this is not possible, the

applicant should approach the Brunei

Darussalam mission in their country of

residence to apply. See website

www.mfa.gov.bn for details

Provide a letter stating full name, date of birth,

address, purpose of application, period of

stay in Brunei, details of employment in

Brunei (if applicable), a copy of current

passport and a copy of identity card stating

the colour (if still available)

Fee payable

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BULGARIA

Relevant document – ‘Conviction Status Certificate’

(Svidetelstvo za Sudimost)

Apply

Resident citizens

local Court in area of

residence (under the jurisdiction of the

Ministry of Justice)

Non-resident citizens

in person at a

Bulgarian Embassy or Consulate in the area

of residence

Fee payable

BURKINA FASO

Relevant Document – Casier Judiciaire

Apply Greffier en Chef du Tirbunal

de Grande Instance

01 BP 526

Ouagadougou 01

Province du Kadiogo

Burkina Faso

Phone +226 50 32 42 17

Provide birth certificate, revenue stamp of

200 Francs, registration fee of 125 Francs.

Note Police clearances cannot be obtained

outside Burkina Faso. Police certificates

issued within Burkina Faso are only valid for

a period of 3 months

BURMA (MYANMAR)

Relevant document – Police Clearance/

Recommendation free of criminal offence

Apply in person to the local township police office

Provide proof of identity (resident: NRC, resident

non-citizen: passport)

Fee payable

BURUNDI

Relevant document – Extract of Police Record

Apply

Resident and non-resident citizens

Commisariat General de le Police Judiciare

At Police HQ

BP417 Bujumbura

Burundi

While applications by post will be accepted,

it is preferred that non-resident citizens have

a Burundi resident apply in person at Police

HQ Bujumbura on their behalf

Provide A letter of introduction and explanation of

why the Police Certificate is required,

2 passport photographs, certified copy of ID

card, certified copy of passport if not living

in Burundi

Fee BIF 1000

CAMBODIA

Apply

Residents residing in Phnom Penh

and non-citizens

At Ministry of Justice

Sothearos Blde

Phnom Penh

Apply

Residents residing outside of

Phnom Penh

At Chief of Police of local police authority

Fee payable

CANADA

Relevant document – Police Certificate for Visa

Purposes (

residents with no prior

record

), OR Certified Criminal Record Check

(

residents with prior record and non-

residents

)

Apply

Residents

with no prior record in person to

local police or provincial police station.

Residents

with prior record and

Non-Residents

by mail to:

PO Box 8885

Ottawa, Ontario KIG 3MB

CANADA

Attn: Civil Fingerprint Screening Services

By messenger/courier:

RCMP

National Police Services Building

Loading Dock #1

Information and Identification Services

Civil Fingerprint Screening Services

1200 Vanier Parkway

Ottawa, Ontario, K1A OR2

CANADA

Website www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca

Provide in Canada, if required, fingerprints on

Form C-216C

Outside Canada, provide fingerprints signed

by police officer taking prints, full name,

date of birth, gender, telephone information

and clear reason for application

Fee payable

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

Apply to Ministry of Justice

At Praia

CAYMAN ISLANDS

Apply Police Headquarters

Fingerprint Bureau

Royal Cayman Islands Police

At PO Box 909

George Town

Grand Cayman

British West Indies

Provide full name, passport number, nationality,

period of residence and a full set of

fingerprints

CHILE

Apply using form 80

At the departmental office/post processing

your application

Provide proof of identity

Form form 80 from the department or website

www.immi.gov.au

CHINA, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF

Relevant document – ‘Notary Certificate of No

Criminal Convictions’

Apply Applicants (or authorised person) must apply

in person at the Notary Public Office in the

province/city/district of previous residence in

China. Application by mail will not be

accepted

Provide

Citizens

original ID card, original Permanent

Residence Registration

(hukou)

booklet,

original ‘No Criminal Convictions’ certificate

(wu fan zui zheng ming)

from the Personal

Dossier Department, and authorisation letter

(if applying via a third party). To obtain the

‘No Criminal Convictions’ certificate from

Personal Dossier Department, applicants

must apply with the following documents:

original ID card, original file card

(cun tang

ka)

, and the authorisation letter (if applying

via a third party)

Non-citizens

original passport (or copy of

passport, original Temporary Residence Card

(ju liu zheng)

or Temporary Residence Permit,

original Police Clearance certificate

(wu fan

zui ji lu zheng ming)

from the Chinese Public

Security Bureau (PSB), and authorisation letter

(if applying via a third party cable).

To obtain the Police Clearance certificate from

the PSB, non-citizens must provide the

following documents: original passport(s) (or

copy of passport(s) – including both the

current passport and any old passports in

which the Chinese visa was attached, a letter

from the work unit or university/school where

the non-citizen worked or studied while in

China, and an authorisation letter (if applying

via a third party). The PSB will only issue

Police Clearance certificates to applicants

with Z (Work), X (Student) and J1 (Journalist)

visa classes. Holders of other classes of visa

will need to enquire directly with the PSB for

local procedures to obtain police clearance

certificates

Note Application procedures may differ slightly

between different provinces, districts or

cities. Applicants are encouraged to confirm

the procedure directly with the local PSB

and/or Public Notary Office

Fee payable

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HONG KONG

(SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION)

Relevant document – ‘Certificate of No Criminal

Conviction’ (CNCC)

Apply Hong Kong (SAR) Police Identification

Bureau,

Residents

in person to the CNCC Office

Non-residents

by mail to

The Commissioner of Police

(Att: OIC CNCC)

At 14/F, Arsenal House

Police Headquarters

1 Arsenal Street, Wan Chai

Hong Kong

Phone (852) 2860 6557 (local)

or (852) 2860 6558 (overseas)

Fax (852) 2200 4321

Provide passport or Hong Kong ID card, original

and photocopy of the referral letter from

the departmental office processing your

application. Fingerprints:

Residents

taken

at interview,

Non-residents

must obtain

and send fingerprints certified (name, rank,

full name of agency and date) by the police

agency of the country of residence

Note

Residents

Where an applicant is seeking to

obtain ‘Certificates of No Criminal

Conviction’ for him/herself, a spouse and/or

children, original proof of the applicant’s

marriage and the children’s relationship to

the applicant (marriage and birth

certificates) must be provided. In the case of

a step-child, the original and a photocopy of

the relevant marriage certificate and

documentary proof of the step-child’s

relationship to the applicant must be

provided. The original documents will be

returned

Applicants residing in Australia

who

need to obtain a Hong Kong police

clearance must firstly lodge their visa

application. A letter of referral from the visa

office requesting the clearance must be

issued before a clearance can be applied for

and this referral letter must be submitted

when applying to the Hong Kong authorities

Fee payable

Form

Residents

obtained at a pre-arranged

interview with HKP or can be downloaded

from the following website

www.info.gov.hk/police. The email

address for further info is

eo-cncc-ib@police.gov.hk

Non-residents

obtained from email above

MACAU

Relevant document – ‘Certificate of criminal record’

Apply

Residents

over 16 to:

Avenida da Praia Grande

No. 804 Edf China Plaza 1

Andar Macau

Non-residents

over 16 to:

Avenida da Praia Grande

No. 804 Edf China Plaza 1

Andar Macau

or by mail - PO Box 1089 Macaur SAR

(if outside Macau)

Provide

Residents

Macau Resident Identity Card

(BIR)

Non-residents

present proof of residence

in Macau (residence permit, Identity permit

of non-resident worker and valid travel

documents)

Form further information is available on the

following website www.dsi.gov.mo

Fee payable

COLOMBIA

Citizens and Non-citizens over 18

residing in Colombia

Relevant document – Certificado Judicial

Apply in person at the regional centres of

Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad

(DAS) – appointment required, refer to

www.das.gov.co

Provide 2 photos, original of Cedula de Ciudadania

(citizens only), passport, photocopy of

passport ID page

Fee no fee

Citizens and former residents outside

Columbia:

Relevant document – Certificado Judicial Consular

Apply at the nearest Columbian consulate

Provide a signed application with a photo and

fingerprints

Fee no fee

Website applicants can obtain further information

from www.das.gov.co

COSTA RICA

Apply

Residents

in person to

Suprema Corte de Justicia (Supreme Court)

At Registro Judicial

300 mts sur de la Asamblea Legislativa

Edificio OIJ 3° Piso

Corte Suprema de Justicia

San José

Phone (506) 295 3460

Provide proof of identity and/or present passport and

complete names of both parents

Fee payable

Non-residents

apply in person to the

nearest Costa Rica Embassy or Consulate

Provide proof of identity and present passport

Fee payable

CROATIA

Relevant document – ‘Certificate of No Convictions’

(Potvrda o Nekaznjavanju)

Apply

For any prior conviction

Ministry of Justice (Ministarstvo Pravosudja)

Department for Penal Law, Criminal Records

Section (Uprava za kazneno pravo,

Odjel za kaznenu evidenciju)

Savska 41/25 (‘Zagrepcanka’)

10000 Zagreb

For any current legal proceedings/charges

Municipal Court at the place of residence

(Opcinski Sud)

At

Residents

directly at the above address in

person or by mail

Non-residents

in person or by mail at

nearest Croatian Embassy/Consulate

Provide original or certified copy of ID card (Osobna

Iskanzica), or passport (Putovnica)

Fee payable

Form application form can be downloaded from

www.pravosudje.hr

CUBA

Relevant document – Police clearance ‘Certificado de

Antecedentes’

Apply

Residents

in Ministerio de Justicia

At Ministerio de Justicia

Prado y Carcel

Provide proof of identity

Non-residents

through Cuban Consular

Offices or Consultoria Juridica Internacional

or through giving relative or friend in Cuba

written authority

Provide evidence of their legal stay (temporary or

definitive) and proof of identity

Fee payable

CYPRUS, REPUBLIC OF

Relevant document – ‘Police Clearance’ (form P. 8)

Apply

Residents

in person at the local police

station

Non-residents

by mail to Police

Headquarters

At Nicosia

Provide full name, full names of parents, date and

place of birth, passport number and place

of issue, ID card number, current and

permanent addresses, reason for request,

2 current passport size photos, which have

been certified by an authorised person

Fee payable

Form application forms available, but not essential

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CYPRUS

(TURKISH OCCUPIED AREAS)

Relevant document –

Resident ‘nationals’

-

‘Police Clearance’ (form P.19)

Apply by mail to Divisional Police Headquarters

Nicosia

Provide full name, full names of parents, date and

place of birth, passport number and place of

issue, ID card number, current and

permanent addresses, reason for request,

profession, army number, desired language

for certificate, 2 photos attested by the

mukhtar and initialled by the applicant

Fee payable

CZECH REPUBLIC

Relevant document – ‘Police Clearance Certificate’

(Zádost o Vypis z Rejstríku Trestu)

Apply

Residents

Rejstrík Trestu GP CR, in person

or by mail

At Soudni 1

145 00 Praha 4

Non-residents

in person at the nearest

Czech diplomatic mission

Provide

Residents

Czech ID or birth certificate

Non-residents

passport and original birth

certificate accompanied by a certified Czech

translation

Fee payable

Forms available in Prague at Rejstrik Trestu or any

Registrar’s office (matrika) or District

Prosecutor’s office (Statni zastupitelstvi) in

town of residence

DENMARK

Relevant document – Crime Certificate (Straffeattest)

Apply

Residents

the local Police Station

Non-residents

in person or by mail to

Rigspolitiet, IT og Tele

Kriminalregisteret

Postboks 93

DK - 2650 Hvidovre, Denmark

Requests may also be faxed to:

46 33 14 76

Non-citizen

applicants apply to:

Domhuset Nytorv

1450 Copenhagen K

Denmark

Provide written and signed request together with

copy of passport, birth certificate, Central

Person Register number (CPR), non-citizen

applicants provide details of passport

identification and Danish visa pages

Website www.politi.dk

DOMINICA

Apply Commissioner of Police

Criminal Investigation Department

At Police Headquarters Roseau

Phone 809-448 2222

Provide full personal details, a set of fingerprints and

2 photographs authenticated on the reverse

by a Justice of the Peace, Notary Public or

Solicitor

Fee payable

DJIBOUTI

Police certificates are issued by the Tribunal de Djibouti

Provide

Residents

completed application form,

required fee and National ID card

Foreign nationals or Non-residents

completed application form, required fee,

Passport/National ID card and Proof of legal

residence in Djibouti

At Ministere de l’Interieur

BCN – Interpol Djibouti

B.P. 4239

Djibouti

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Apply Gabinete de Identificaci´on Personal

At Polic

Í

a Nacional

Santo Domingo

Provide photocopies of passport pages showing

personal particulars, a set of fingerprints

certified by police and 3 5cm x 5cm

photographs (one in profile)

Fee payable

EAST TIMOR

Relevant document – Police clearance

Apply in person at the Office of Civil Registrations,

Ministry of Justice

Dili, East Timor

Note certificates cannot be obtained for persons

not physically resident in the country

Provide Timor Leste ID card, passport, 2 colour

photographs sized 3 x 4 cm

ECUADOR

Relevant document – Certificado de Antecedentes

Personales

Citizens and non-citizens (over 18

years of age) residing in Ecuador

Apply in person through Policia Nacional del

Ecuador Direccion Nacional de la Policia

Nacional

At Jefaturas y Subjefaturas Provinciales de la

Policia Judicial

Provide Cedula de Identidad (ID) or passport, a

passport size photo

Fee payable

Citizens (over 18 years of age) not

residing in Ecuador

Apply through the nearest Ecuadorian Consulate

At Agregaduria de Policia (if available in the

Consulate)

Provide Cedula de Identidad (ID), passport

Note Ecuadorians residing outside Ecuador can

authorise a relative to obtain the certificate.

They need to provide their ID (cedula) as

proof of relationship. This form may be

issued at a cost of US$17.00 payable at

Puente Portete Y Avenida Barcelona S/N, in

Guayaquil, or at the Office of Archivo Central

(Police central archive) located at Ave.

Cuenca and Mideros St. in Quito. No

certificates are obtainable for foreigners who

reside in or have resided in Ecuador

EGYPT

Relevant document – a ‘Certificate of Criminal Status’

Apply

Residents

Ministry of Interior

At the local Police Station

(will forward to Department of Criminal

Investigations, Cairo)

Non-residents

Egyptian Embassy or

Consulate, in person

Provide fingerprints from local police

Fee payable

Form can be bought and stamp duty paid at post

offices in Egypt

EL SALVADOR

Relevant document – Good Conduct Certificate

(Solvencia de la PolicÍa)

Apply in person to the

Director General of National Police

At Cuartel Central

San Salvador

Provide

Residents

identity card (cedula),

fingerprints taken at the local police station,

4 identical passport-size, full-face

photographs and one (1) of a side profile.

Non-residents

should give a power of

attorney to a Salvadoran resident

Provide original documents (Salvadoran birth

certificate, cedula and passport),

photographs to the nearest Salvadoran

Embassy or Consulate, where fingerprints

will be taken. Documents can then be

forwarded by applicant to Salvadoran

resident

Fee payable

ERITREA

Apply

Residents

Criminal Investigation Department

Crime Record Office

PO Box 1223

Asmara, Eritrea

Non-residents

nearest Eritrean mission

Provide full set of fingerprints

Fee payable

ESTONIA

Relevant document – Resident citizens ‘Criminal

Record Check’

Apply in person, by mail or e-mail

At Karistusregister

(Criminal Records Register)

Politseiamet

(Estonian Police Board)

Pärnu mnt 139

15060 Tallinn, Estonia

Phone: 612 3468

Form/Further information www.pol.ee

Fee payable (see website)

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ETHIOPIA

Relevant document – Police certificate

Apply

Citizens and non-citizens residing in

Ethiopia for 6 months or longer

–

Forensic Investigation Department

At Federal Police of Ethiopia

PO Box 5068

Addis Ababa

Ethiopia

Phone 251-11-1113494, 251-11-1110156,

251-11-1551200 extension 280 or 244

Provide

Citizens residing in Ethiopia

– 2 passport

size photos, copies of any passport, national

identity cards and correspondence from the

office requesting the clearance papers

Citizens not residing in Ethiopia

–

original fingerprints document from the

police authority in resident country, copies of

relevant passport pages and

correspondence from the office requesting

the clearance papers

FIJI

Relevant document – ‘Police Clearance Certificate’

Apply

Residents

in person to

Central Police Station

Joske Street, Suva

Non-residents

by mail to

Commissioner of Police

GPO Box 239, Suva, Fiji

Provide

All

letter from Processing office requesting

penal clearance, a passport sized photo,

original or certified copy of Birth Certificate

and/or certified copy of passport bio data

page

Residents

complete form ‘A’ at the Central

Police Station

Fee payable

Form form ‘A’ obtainable from Central Police

Station, Suva

Note Decision makers should be aware that a

clear Fiji police clearance may not in some

circumstances mean a person has no

convictions. If they have any case where

there is information available that suggests

the police clearance does not accurately

reflect the real history they can refer the

document to post for checking together with

the information that creates the concern

eg. Dobin.

FINLAND

Relevant document – ‘Extract from Criminal Records’

(Rikosrekisteriote)

Apply by mail or fax to

Legal Register Centre (Oikeusrekisterikeskus)

At PL 157

FIN-13101 Hameenlinna

Phone 010 36 65 662

Fax 010 36 65 783

E-mail oikeusrekisterikeskus@om.fi

Provide reason for check, for which country and

language of extract, Finnish security code

(henkilotunnus), full name (including

maiden/previously used names) date and

place (city and country) of birth, citizenship,

signature and return mailing address

Fee payable (currently EUR 60.60)

FRANCE

Relevant document – ‘Extract from Police records’

(Extrait du Casier Judiciaire nº 3)

Apply

Residents

and

Non-Residents

by mail to

Casier Judiciaire National

At 107 rue du Landreau

44317 Nantes Cedex 3

(Note: French citizens born in France or in

the territories may apply directly at

www.cjn.justice.gouv.fr)

Provide hand written signed letter indicating

residential address, photocopy of an identity

document in French.

For French Nationals applying by mail, it is

recommended to provide a copy of civil

service (piece d’etat civil)

Note French Nationals born in France or a DOM

may apply on the internet. If born in a French

territory, contact the ‘tribunal d’instance’ in

your country of birth

Form not compulsory, providing letter of request

indicates residential address. See also

www.cjn.justice.gouv.fr

FRENCH GUYANA

Non-French citizens and French citizens

born outside French Guyana

Apply by mail to

Casier Judiciaire National

At 107 rue du Landreau

44079 Nantes Cedex 01

France

Provide proof of identity or residence status in

country (photocopy of passport or identity

card and ‘Carte de Sejour’)

Form ‘Request for a bulletin no 3’ (Demande de B3)

French citizens born in French Guyana

Apply by mail to Tribunal de Grande Instance de

Cayenne

At Avenue General de Gaulle

97300 Cayenne

Provide identification – full name, date and place

of birth, current address and full names of

parents

Form ‘Request for a bulletin no 3’ (Demande de B3)

FRENCH POLYNESIA

Relevant document – ‘Extract from Police records’

(Extrait du Casier Judiciaire)

Non-French citizens and French

citizens born outside French Polynesia

Apply by mail to

Casier Judiciaire National

107 rue du Landreau

or through the internet at the

website - www.justice.gouv.fr/cjn/

At 44079 Nantes Cedex 01

France

Provide proof of identity or residence status in

country (photocopy of passport or identity

card and ‘Carte de Sejour’)

Fee payable

Form ‘Request for a bulletin no 3’ (Demande de B3)

French citizens born in French Polynesia

Apply in person or by mail to

Greffier en chef de la cour

At Cour D’Appel du

Tribunal de Tahiti

B.P. 101

Papeete

Fee payable

Form ‘Request for a bulletin no 3’ (Demande de B3)

FUTUNA ISLAND

(See WALLIS & FUTUNA ISLANDS)

GAMBIA

Apply Ministry of Justice

At Banjul

Provide

Local residents:

fingerprints, which can be

taken at the local police station

Overseas requests:

fingerprints

Fee payable

GEORGIA

Apply

Residents

Information Centre of

Ministry of Interior

At 10 General Gia Gulua Street

Tbilisi 380014

Phone (995 32) 996233

Fax (995 32) 931617

Non-residents

to nearest Consulate of

Georgia

Provide request letter from the department

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GERMANY

Relevant document –

Residents

–

the ‘Police Good Conduct Certificate’

(Polizeiliches Führungszeugnis)

Apply in person to the local registration office

(Einwohnermeldeamt) with personal ID card

or passport

At town/city of residence

Fee payable (currently EUR 13)

Relevant document –

Non-residents

–

the ‘Police Good Conduct Certificate’

(Polizeiliches Führungszeugnis)

German citizens or former residents

outside Germany

Apply nearest German Embassy/Consulate

or directly by mail (not fax) to

Bundesamt für Justiz

Sachgebiet IV 21/IR

53094 Bonn, Germany

Provide full personal details and signature officially

witnessed by a German diplomatic or

consular mission, foreign government

agency or a Notary Public. Alternatively,

enclose an officially certified copy of

passport or ID card containing personal

details. The certificate will be issued in

German only

Fee payable (currently EUR 13)

Website www.bundesjustizamt.de

GHANA

Relevant document – Police clearance certificate

Apply

Residents

in person

Non-residents

by mail to

Commissioner of Police

Ghana Police Service (Headquarters)

Criminal Investigation Department

At PO Box 505

Accra, Ghana

Provide a certified set of the applicant’s fingerprints

taken by a recognised police department in

resident country, full name, date of birth,

place of birth, addresses in Ghana for the

last 10 years.

A refugee can apply for a Ghana police

certificate. The applicant must provide the

UNHCR identification with/in lieu of a

passport

Fee payable

GREECE

Relevant document – ‘Penal Certificate for General Use’

Apply

Residents of Greece (including non

Greek citizens)

in person at any KEP

(Client Service Centre) or by phone to KEP

on 1502

Non-citizens living in Athens

can also

apply in person at the Minstry of Justice

96 Mesogion Street

Athens, 11527

Provide Identity Card for Greek citizens or

passport/resident permit for foreigners

Apply

Non-residents

in person at a Greek

Embassy/Consulate

Provide Identity Card or passport

GRENADA

Apply Certificate Records Office

At Police Headquarters

St George’s

Phone 809-440 1043

Provide details of passport, copy of birth certificate,

2 photographs, a full set of fingerprints

(non-residents: prints by recognised police

authority), period and addresses of

residence

Fee payable

GUADELOUPE

Relevant document – ‘Good Conduct Certificate’

(Certificat de Bonnes Vies et Moeurs)

Apply by mail to

Casier Judiciaire National

At 107 rue du Landreau

44079 Nantes Cedex 01

France

Provide proof of identity or resident status in country

(photocopy of passport or identity card and

‘Carte de Sejour’)

GUAM

Relevant document – ‘Court Record Clearance’

Apply

Residents

to the Local Police authority

Non-residents

Superior Court of Guam

Records Division

At 120 W O’Brien Drive

Hagatna 96 910

Provide name, date of birth, social security number

Fee payable

GUATEMALA

Relevant document – (1) ‘Police Clearance’,

(‘Antecedentes Policiacos’) available from

National Police, and

(2) Penal clearance ‘Antecedentes Penales’

(indicating whether judicial process underway

or outstanding) from Supreme Court)

Apply (1) Secretaria de la Polic

Í

a Nacional

(2) Corte Supreme de Justicia, in person

Certificates may be issued to a third party in

possession of written authorisation from the

applicant

At (1) Guatemala City, or Regional Headquarters

(Jefatura Nacional) National Police (Polic

Í

a

Nacional), in capital of relevant province

(2) National Supreme Court,

Guatemala City

Provide (1) national ID card (cedula de vecindad) or

passport, 2 sheets of stamped legal paper

(papel sellado)

(2) national ID or passport

Fee payable

GUINEA

Apply Guinean citizens resident in Guinea should

apply to their local police station

There are no established procedures for

non-citizens to obtain a police certificate

from Guinea

GUINEA - BISSAU

Apply Ministry of Justice

At Bissau

GUYANA

Apply

Residents

in person to Police Headquarters

At Eve Leary Kingston

Georgetown (Clearance Office)

Provide right thumbprint and 3 photographs (taken

at the time of application)

Fee payable

HAITI

Apply Certificate Records Office

At Police Headquarters

Port-au-Prince

Provide photocopied pages of passport and birth

certificate extract, a set of fingerprints and

3 photographs

Fee payable

HONDURAS

Residents – ‘Certificate of Good Conduct’ (Certificado

de Buena Conducta)

Apply in person to the National Bureau of

Investigations (Direccion Nacional de

Investigaciones),

At Tegucigalpa

Provide passport residence book (carnet de

residencia), certificates from Honduran

‘Ministerio de Gobernacion y Inmigracion’

Non-citizen married to a Honduran

marriage certificate, birth certificates of

Honduran children, letters of employment

/study, one (1) photo 7.5 x 9 cm,

fingerprints taken

Fee payable

HUNGARY

Relevant document – ‘Police Penal Certificate’

(Hatósági Erkölcsi Bizonyítvány)

Apply

Residents

Ministry of the Interior

(Belügyminisztérium)

Non-residents

Hungarian foreign

mission, or authorise a family member to

apply on applicant’s behalf. Post application

form by registered mail to:

At Belügyminisztérium

PO Box 1943

Budapest

Provide ID number, full names (current and previous),

date and place of birth, mother’s maiden

name, permanent address

Fee payable

Form

Residents

obtain a ‘Police penal certificate

request form’ (Hátósagi Erkölcsi Bizonyítvány

Kérolap) from any post office

Non-residents

complete application form

at the foreign mission for forwarding on to

the appropriate authorities

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ICELAND

Relevant document – Crime Certificate (Sakavottord)

Apply

Residents and non-residents

in person

in Reykjavik:

Borgartun 7b, 150 Reykjavik, Iceland

Tel. + 354 444 1000 (switchboard)

Outside Reykjavik:

District Commission’s offices (Syslumadur)

Fee (currently) – ISK 1.350,00

Apply

Non-residents

by mail to:

Prosecutor General

(Sakaskra Rikisins)

At Hverfisgata 6, IS – 150 Reykjavik, Iceland

Fee payable

INDIA

Relevant document – ‘Police Clearance Certificate’

Apply

Citizens

Regional Passport Office in person

Resident non-citizens

in person at the

Ministry of Home Affairs of their state

Non-residents (citizens)

nearest Indian

High Commission or Consulate or Embassy

in country of residence

Non-residents (other national)

in writing

with relevant information concerning the

stay period (address/time spent) along with

personal particulars and reason for the

issuance of PCC to Foreigners Division,

Ministry of Home Affairs, Jaisalmer House,

Mansingh Road, New Delhi. Non-residents

can also obtain a Police Clearance

Certificate from Senior Superintendent of

Police (SSP) if there is no FRRO office in

their location

At Foreigners Division

Ministry of Home Affairs

Jaisalmer House

26 Mansingh Road (opposite Taj Mansingh

Hotel)

New Delhi – 110 001

Phone 91-011-23389517 / 23385741

Or at Foreigner Regional Registration Office

East Block VIII

Level II

R.K. Puram, Sector-1

New Delhi – 110 022

Phone 91-011-26711443

Form depends on the office conducting the

check/producing the certificate

INDONESIA

Relevant document – ‘Good Conduct Certificate’

Surat Keterangan Catatan Kepolisian (SKCK)

Citizen residents

(and citizen non-

residents if they maintain their Kartu Tanda

Penduduk, citizen non-residents without

KTP follow procedures for non-citizens)

Apply local district and sub-district police office

OR Police Headquarters (Mabes Polri)

Non-citizens

Badan Intelijen Keamanan

Mabes Polri

Building D, Room 1013

At Jln Trunojoyo No 3

Kebayoran Baru

Jakarta Selatan

12110

Phone 021 7218270 or 7398181

Provide

Citizen residents

(and citizen non-

residents if they maintain their Kartu Tanda

Penduduk) resident identification card (KTP).

Non-citizens

resident in Indonesia

4 months or longer – letter of application,

photocopy of passport (including biodata

page and page(s) containing the Indonesian

visa and arrival/departure stamps),

photocopy of Indonesian residence permit –

Karta Izin Tinggal Terbatas (KITAS),

photocopy of Indonesian police registration

certificate – Surat Keterangan Lapor Diri

(SKLD), reference letter from company

where person worked (optional) and 2 colour

photos (4 cm X 6 cm)

Fee payable

Form obtained from the police office

Tourists

Not normally registered with police

and cannot obtain clearance

Refugees

Apply through UNHCR Jakarta

IRAN

Relevant document – ‘Penal Certificate’

Apply

Residents

in person to nearest office of

Penal Record and Amnesty Department

At Justice Administration Department

Judicial Power

Non-residents

to Iranian Embassy in

country of residence (Embassy will forward

request to Iranian MFA for PR&AD), or

to Interpol in country of residence (that

agency will forward request to Interpol

Tehran)

Provide 2 photographs and ID card issued by the

General Department of Civil Status and

Census Registration. Personal details and

fingerprints for Interpol

Fee payable

IRELAND

Relevant document – Police Certificate of Character

Apply

Residents

in person

At local Garda Station at place of residence.

Garda Headquarters can provide contact

details for local Garda Stations

Apply

Non-residents

by mail

At Write to Superintendent in charge of district

covering the area of your principal place of

former residence in Ireland

Website www.garda.ie

ISRAEL

Relevant document – ‘Certificate Attesting

Existence/Non-Existence of a Criminal

Record’ (Teudat Hameidah Al

Rishoum/Header Rishoum Plili)

Apply

Residents

any police station

Non-residents

nearest Israeli

diplomatic/consular mission, in person

Provide 3 recent passport size photographs and

passport, and

Citizens

provide identity card or passport

Form an application form must be completed by

the applicant at the police station/Israeli

diplomatic/consular mission

Note Police Certificates will be provided directly to

the Australian Embassy in Tel Aviv for

on-forwarding to the relevant departmental

processing office in Australia. Police

certificates received at the Australian

Embassy in Tel Aviv will be forwarded to the

relevant processing office in Australia on

request from the processing office in

Australia through the internal departmental

ICSE referrals system. Police certificates will

not be provided directly to applicants

PALESTINIANS RESIDENT IN

SELF GOVERNMENT RULE AREAS

Relevant document – ‘Police certificate’

Apply Director of Police

Gaza (for Gaza Strip)

Jericho (for West Bank)

At Central Police Stations in major cities

Provide

Residents

ID or passport and 2 passport

size photos

Non-residents

(via relatives/friends/contacts)

2 photos, copy of travel documents,

list of work/home addresses and Power

of Attorney giving the

relatives/friends/contacts authority to apply

for the certificate

Non-resident non-citizens

(via

friends/contacts 2 passport size photos

certified, copy of travel documents, list of

work/home addresses and Power of Attorney

giving the relatives/friends authority to apply

for the certificate

Fee payable

Form letter of application

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ITALY

Relevant document – (1) ‘General Penal Certificate’

(Certificato Generale del Casellario

Giudiziale)

(2) ‘Solicitor General’s Certificate of Pending

Charges’ (Certificato dei Carichi Pendenti

della Procura)

Apply (1) provincial criminal records office

(Casellario giudiziale)

(2) Solicitor General’s office (Procura). Both

certificates can be obtained in person, or

through an authorised friend, relative or

services agency in Italy, or through the

nearest Italian diplomatic/consular authority

At place of residence

Provide identity documents and a statement

authorising any third party to apply for the

certificate

Fee payable

IVORY COAST (COTE D'IVOIRE)

Apply

Residents

at their local police station

Non-residents in a country in which

there is a Cote d'Ivoire Embassy or

Consulate

can approach the Embassy or

Consulate who will issue them a police

certificate. Note: The Embassy or Consulate

can only issue the certificate if the applicant

is resident in that country

Non-residents in a county with no Cote

d'Ivoire Embassy or Consulate

will be

unable to obtain a police certificate

JAMAICA

Apply Jamaica Constabulary Force

At Criminal Investigations Branch

Criminal Records Office

East Queen Street

PO Box 462

Kingston, Jamaica W.I.

Phone (876) 922 3221 or (876) 922 2944

Provide fingerprints (authenticated by police or

immigration authority in country of

residence), 2 passport size photos (one must

be notarised), date and place of birth,

address of residence in Jamaica, maiden

name if applicable, name and address of

Embassy, Consulate or Immigration authority

processing visa application

Fee payable

JAPAN

Relevant document – Police Clearance Certificate

(Tokou Shoumei)

Apply

Residents

Tokyo Public Safety Division,

Metropolitan Police Department

At 2-1-1, Kasumigaseki

Chiyoda-Ku

Tokyo

Other cities

At each prefectural Police Office

Non-residents

in person at Japanese

Embassy or Consulate

Provide Family register (Japanese citizens) or

passport and alien registration card (for non

Japanese citizens), residential certificate,

official seal, letter from the visa processing

office, fingerprints (taken where you apply

for Police Clearance Certificate). Applicants

should lodge their visa application first, then

obtain a letter of authority from the

department in order to apply for the

certificate.

Applicants residing in Australia

who

want a Japan police clearance need to lodge

their application then obtain a letter of

authority from the department for the

clearance. The letter can then be used to

obtain the police clearance

Fee payable at some prefectures in Japan

Form obtained when applying

www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.jp

For English version

www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.jp/foreign/apply

/tokoue.htm

For Japanese version

www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.jp/tetuzuki/tokou

/tokou.htm

JORDAN

Relevant document – Penal Clearance/

Non-Conviction Certificate

Apply inside Jordan in person (applicant should

apply in person to get the Non-Conviction

Certificate from Ministry of Justice. No one

can apply on behalf of the applicant)

Provide full name, date of birth, place of birth,

parents’ names, fingerprints.

Citizens

identity documents (ID, passport)

Non-Citizens

identity documents (ID,

passport) and Resident Permit

Fee payable

Form obtained on application

Time frame same day

Note The above information is for applicants who

want to obtain this certificate from inside

Jordan. Applicants can obtain a Non-

Conviction Certificate from outside Jordan

through any Jordanian Embassy abroad by

providing the same documents. This process

could take up to 2 months

KAZAKHSTAN

Apply

Residents

to Centre of Legal Statistic and

Information General Public Prosecutor’s

office

At any regional city

Non-residents

as above by mail or

to (nearest) Consulate of Kazakhstan

Provide passport, an official request from the

Australian Embassy with reason for the

demand, and evidence that the applicant

lived in Kazakhstan, full explanation of

reasons for living in Kazakhstan. Address of

registration, names of organisations where

the applicant worked or studied and the

applicant’s maiden name (if changed)

Fee payable

KENYA

Relevant document – Kenya Certificate of

Good Conduct

Apply Director of Criminal Investigations

Department

At PO Box 30036

Nairobi

Kenya

Provide full set of fingerprints taken at any police

station in the current country of residence.

Kenyan citizens must provide their National

ID card and non-citizens must provide

evidence of their legal residence in the

country

Fee payable

KIRIBATI

Relevant document – Police Clearance Certificate

(CR Form 16)

Apply using form 80

At the department office/post processing

your application

Form form 80 from the department or website

www.immi.gov.au

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

(SOUTH KOREA)

Apply

Residents

in person or by mail to

Australian Embassy, Visa Section

At 1 Chongro 1KA

Chongro-Ku

K.P.O. Box 562

Seoul 110-714

Non-residents

by mail to Sinwon Ban of

Korean National Police Agency (KNPA)

At No 209, Migeum-Dong

Sodaemun-Ku

Seoul 120-704

Republic of Korea

Provide application form(s), one (1) passport size

photo (attached to each application form),

original family census register and resident

register (

citizens

), certified copy of passport

(

non-citizens

) and a self-addressed

envelope and registration stamps or

coupons-response international (CN01) for

sending back the criminal background check

(

non-resident citizens

).

Non-residents

must first attend a Korean

Government office (Korean consulate or

Embassy) in order to have their application

form stamped – if this is not possible,

applicant should apply through Australian

Embassy and include their visa application

number and name of the office of the

department where application was lodged

Forms Application for Criminal Background Check –

in duplicate –

non-residents

Request

for a Korean National ‘Police certificate’ –

in duplicate for

residents

.

Citizens

must also provide the Korean

language cover sheet. Available at Korean

Government offices (Korean consulate or

Embassy) or Australian Embassy

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KOSOVO

Relevant document – Penal Certificate

Apply

Residents

Applicant’s local Municipality Court

Provide UNMIK Registration paper

Other identification such as passport, utility

bill, bank account, etc.

Fee payable

KUWAIT

Relevant document – ‘Criminal Status Certificate’

Apply

Residents

in person to Ministry of Interior

At General Department of Criminal Evidence

Kuwait

Non-residents

to nearest Kuwait Embassy

A further option is to provide power of

attorney to a relative or former employer’s

Public Relations Officer to lodge an

application on your behalf with the Kuwaiti

Ministry of Interior, General Department of

Criminal Evidence in Kuwait

Provide

Residents

letter from Australian Embassy,

passport or identity card and one copy,

2 photos 4 x 6cm

Non-residents

documentation required

must be confirmed with local authorities

KYRGYZSTAN

Relevant document – ‘Police certificate’

Apply

Residents

in person or by mail to

Information Centre

Ministry of Interior

At Frunze Street 469

Bishkek 720011

Phone 265013, 265343

Non-residents

as above or to nearest

Kyrgyzstan Consulate

(Consulate nearest Australia is Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

Phone (00603) 21632012

Fax (00603) 21632024

Provide passport or copy, application

Fee payable

LAOS

Relevant document – Penal Certificate

Apply in person

At

Residents

located in Vientiane to the

Vientiane Municipality Peoples’ Court.

Those residents not located in Vientiane can

apply to the local/village authorities

Non-residents

can ask relatives and/or

friends in Laos to obtain a penal certificate

on their behalf. The relative/friend must first

confirm the applicant’s previous residence

with the authority and then seek the

certificate

LATVIA

Relevant document – ‘Criminal History Check’

Apply

Resident citizens

in person to

Ministry of Interior Information Centre

Bruninieku Street 72b

LV 1009

Riga

Phone 3717 208 218

Apply

Non-residents

as above or at the nearest

Latvian Embassy/Consulate

LEBANON

Relevant document – ‘Non-Conviction Certificate’

Apply

Residents

in person

At

Beirut

Furn El Chebbak Police Station

(Beirut)

Tripoli

El Tal Police Station (North Lebanon)

Zahle

Zahle Police Station, Serial (Bekaa)

Nabatieh

Nabatieh Police Station, Serial

(South Lebanon)

Saida

Sahet Saida Police Station, Serial

(South Lebanon)

Or in person at any Liban Post office in

Lebanon

Fee there is a charge levied. In addition to

standard charge Liban Post impose an

additional service fee

Apply

Non-residents

to nearest Embassy of

Lebanon/Consulate General

Provide residents and non-residents are required to

provide their ID or their passport

Processing time

Residents

on the spot

Non-residents

15 days

LESOTHO

Apply Commissioner of Police

(Attention: Criminal Records Bureau)

Police Headquarters

At Maseru

Provide personal details of residence and

employment in Lesotho, and photographs.

Fingerprints may subsequently be requested

Fee payable

LIBERIA

Non-residents

can seek assistance from

their local Liberian Embassy or Consulate in

obtaining a police certificate

Provide Certified copy of passport bio-data page,

certified copy of evidence of legal residence

in Liberia, fingerprints taken at a local police

station in the current country of residence

(this will need to include information relating

to the applicant’s personal details as well as

a passport sized photograph) and required

fee (payable at the Liberian

Embassy/Consulate). The Liberian Embassy

or Consulate will then forward the request to

the relevant government authority in Liberia.

LIBYA

Relevant document –

Residents

–

‘Anthropometrical Record’

Apply in person to Police Station

At

Citizens

area of residence

Non-citizens

Police headquarters, Tripoli

Provide completed application form and birth

certificate or passport

LIECHTENSTEIN

Relevant document – Extract from the Police Register

(Gesuch um Strafregisterauszug)

Apply in person

Fürstlich Liechtensteinisches Landgericht

At Spaniergasse 1

9490 Vaduz FL

Fee payable (currently CHF 9)

Website www.gerichte.li

LITHUANIA

Relevant document –

Resident citizens

– Data record

Apply the Ministry of Internal Affairs

Information Service (Informatikos tarnyba)

At Sverentagio g. 2

LT 01510 Vilnius

Phone (+370) 5 271 7177

LUXEMBOURG

Relevant document – ‘Penal Certificate’ (Bulletin No.

3 [Extrait du Casier Judiciaire])

Apply in person or by mail to

Palais de Justice

At 18 Cote d’Eich

L-1450 Luxembourg

Provide a letter requesting the document giving

reason for request, photocopy of passport or

identity card

MACEDONIA,

FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF

Relevant document – ‘Certificate’ (Uverenie)

Apply

Residents

in person to the Ministry of

Internal Affairs, (Police Station),

At place of residence

Non-residents

– Macedonian Consulate,

or family/friends may apply on the

applicant’s behalf

Provide ID card

Fee payable

Form obtained on application

MALAWI

Apply Office of the Inspector General

Malawi Police

At Private Bag 305

Capital City

Lilongwe 3

Provide 2 photographs and a complete set of

fingerprints certified by police. Details of

previous and/or current addresses in

Malawi, including dates of residence at

these addresses

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MALAYSIA

Relevant document – Certificate of Good Conduct

Apply

Residents

Consular Division,

Ministry of Foreign Affairs,

Malaysia

At Wisma Putra

No 1, Jalan Wisma Putra

Precinct 2

62602 Putrajaya

Malaysia

Phone (603) 88874000

Non-residents

should apply at the

Malaysian Embassy or High Commission in

their country of residence

Provide 2 copies of Certificate of Good Conduct

form, 2 passport size photos, 2 photocopies

of Identification Card, 2 photocopies of

passport (non-citizens must photocopy all

pages), a stamped, self-addressed envelope

and an introduction letter from employer

(non-citizens only)

Applicants residing in Australia

who

want a Malaysian police clearance need to

lodge their application then obtain a letter of

authority from the department for the

clearance. The letter can then be used to

obtain the police clearance

Fee payable

Form Certificate of Good Conduct form from above

address, website www.kln.gov.my/files/

sijilkelakuanbaik.pdf, or Malaysian

diplomatic missions

MALDIVES

Relevant document – Police clearance certificate

Apply Bureau of Criminal Records

Maldives Police Service

At Shaheed Hussain Adam Building

Boduthakurufaanu Magu

Male, Republic of Maldives

or submitted to records@police.gov.mv

Provide

Residents

to provide an authenticated copy

of passport, recent passport sized

photograph (applicants are requested to

submit a photo with a white background), an

authenticated copy of national identity card

and a letter from the Department of

Registration or Driving License

Non-residents

(work permit holders and

dependants) to provide an authenticated

copy of passport and work permit card (if a

dependant, a copy of dependant’s card is

required along with the original visa holder’s

passport copy), recent passport sized

photograph (applicants are requested to

submit a photo with a white background), a

letter from their employer on original

letterhead and original stamp stating the

employment period in Maldives

Phone + 960 3322112 (Ext. 3733)

Note If applicants require Police Certificate to be

posted directly to them, they are requested

to submit a stamped self-addressed

envelope with the application.

If the certificate is to be collected by a

person on behalf of the applicant the name

of the person should be mentioned in the

fourth section of the application form.

Incomplete applications may delay the

processing of Police Certificates

MALI

Apply Ministry of Justice

At Bamako

Non-residents

are advised to contact their

nearest Embassy or Consulate as they

cannot obtain a police certificate directly

from Mali

MALTA

Relevant document – Conduct Certificate/

Certifikat Ta’Kondotta

Apply in person

At General Police Headquarters, Floriana

Provide

If the certificate is required for Malta or any

European country,

provide ID card ONLY

If the certificate is required for a country

other than Malta or a European country,

provide a valid passport

If applying from outside Malta

provide a

copy of valid passport biodata page, and a

fee of One Maltese Lira (MLT 1) either by

money order or by cheque made payable to

Commissioner of Police

Note: A certificate may be collected by a

close relative on behalf of an applicant who

lives outside Malta. The applicant should

give a letter of authorisation addressed to

Secretariat Office, General Police

Headquarters, Floriana to the relative. The

relative will also need to present their ID

Card

Fee payable

MARSHALL ISLANDS

Relevant document – ‘Police certificate’

Apply Police Commissioner

At Department of Public Safety

PO Box 1222

Majuro

Marshall Islands MH 96960

Phone (692) 625 4049

Fax (692) 625 5134

MARTINIQUE

Relevant document – ‘Good Conduct Certificate’

(Certificat de Bonnes Vies et Moeurs)

Apply by mail to

Casier Judiciaire National,

At 107 rue du Landreau

44079 Nantes Cedex 01

France

Provide proof of identity or residence status in

country (photocopy of passport or identity

card and ‘Carte de Sejour’)

Fee payable

MAURITIUS

Relevant document –

Residents

– Certificate from

the Director of Public Prosecutions,

previously called ‘Certificate of Morality’

(Certificat de Moralit´e)

Apply in person or by mail (or a close family

member can apply on the applicant’s behalf)

to Director of Public Prosecutions,

At Jules Koenig Street

Port Louis

Provide birth certificate, ID Card, marriage certificate

and fingerprints if non-resident

Fee payable

MAYOTTE

Non-French citizens and French

citizens born outside Mayotte

Relevant document – Extract from Police records

(Extrait du Casier Judiciaire)

Apply by mail to

Casier Judiciare National

At 107 rue du Landreau

44079 Nantes Cedex 01

France

Provide identification

Forms ‘Request for a bulletin No 3’ (Demande de B3)

French citizens born on Mayotte

Apply in person or by mail to

Tribunal de Premiere Instance de

Mamoudzou,

At B.P. 106

97600 Mayotte

Provide identification

Form ‘Request for a Bulletin no 3’

(Demande de B3)

MEXICO

Relevant document – Certificate of Non-Criminal

Record (Certificado de No Antecedentes

Penales)

Apply

Mexican citizens resident in Mexico

and Non-Mexican citizens

in person or by

power of attorney to the Office of the

Attorney General of the State of residence

At Secretaría de Seguridad Pública

Dirección General de Prevención y

Readaptación Social

Atención Oficialia de Partes

Coordinación de Archivo Nacional de

Sentenciados

Londres No. 102 Col. Juárez

Delegación Cuauhtémoc

Cp 06600 México D.F.

Mexican citizens outside Mexico

to the

nearest Mexican Embassy/Consulate

Provide full personal details, official ID (passport,

Birth certificate, Mexican voter’s card,

Mexican Military Service Certificate), 3 full

front view and 3 full right profile pictures, a

full set of fingerprints, obtained at the local

police station. The certificate will be issued

in Spanish only

Fee payable

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MICRONESIA,

FEDERATED STATES OF

Relevant document – ‘Police Clearance’

Apply in person or by mail to

Chief of Police

At Pohnpei State

Kolonia

Provide full name, date of birth, present and

previous addresses, social security number

Non-citizens

passport and entry permit

number

Fee payable

Form obtained from checking officer at Police

station

MOLDOVA

Relevant document – ‘Police certificate’

Apply

Residents, non-residents

in person or by

mail (resident relatives of

non-residents

can apply on their behalf) to

Administration of Information

Ministry of Interior

At Shtefan Chel Mare Ave 75

Chisinau 2012

Phone (103732) 255517, 255852

Fax (103732) 226639

Provide passport or certified copy, proxy for a

relative, full name, patronymic surname,

maiden name, date and place of birth,

reason certificate required and language of

wording

Form standard application form

Fee payable

MONACO

Relevant document – Extract from Police Records

(Extrait du Casier Judiciaire)

Apply applicants should contact the

Palais de Justice prior to lodging a

request in person or by mail to

Greffe Generale

At Palais de Justice

5, Rue Colonel Bellando de Castro

MC 98015 Monaco Cedex

Phone (+377) 93 15 8400

Provide written request giving personal details

including father’s name, mother’s maiden

and given names, plus

Residents

photocopy of ID card

Resident non-citizens

photocopy of both

sides of residence card

Non-residents

written request should

indicate dates of residence

Fee payable

MONTSERRAT

Relevant document – ‘Police certificate’

Apply Office of the Commissioner

Police Headquarters

At PO Box 177

Plymouth

Phone 809 491-2555

Provide photocopy of passport or birth certificate,

a set of fingerprints and 4 photographs

Fee payable

MONTENEGRO, REPUBLIC OF

Relevant document – Certificate (Uverenje)

Apply

Residents

Ministry of Internal Affairs (police station)

Non-residents

Montenegro Embassy, in person

At place of residence

Form obtained at time of application

Fee payable

MOROCCO

Relevant document – Police Clearance (Fiches

Anthropometriques)

Citizens (resident and non-resident)

Apply Monsieur le President du Tribunal de

Premier Instant

At place of birth

Resident non-citizens

Apply to Service Centrale

At Casier Judicale

Rabat

Non-resident non-citizens

Apply to nearest Moroccan Embassy/Consulate

Non-resident non-citizen in Australia

Apply to Moroccan Consulate

(in person or by phone)

At Unit 2/11 West Street

North Sydney

Phone (02) 9922 4999

Provide National ID Card (

citizens

), photocopy of

passport, birth certificate, details of period of

stay, place of work and residence in

Morocco (

non-citizens

)

MYANMAR (BURMA)

(See BURMA)

NAMIBIA

Relevant document – ‘Police Clearance’

Apply by mail to Namibian Police

Criminal Records Centre

At Private Bag 12024

Ausspanplatz

Windhoek 9000

Phone 061-220296/7/8

Provide ID number and date of birth, fingerprints

taken by a police officer

Fee payable

NAURU

Relevant document – ‘National Police certificate’

Apply to Director of Police

At Nauru Police Force

Government Offices

Yaren District, Republic of Nauru

Provide applicant’s full name (including any previous

names they were known by), date of birth,

sex, current mailing address and addresses

of former places of residence, contact

details, copy of passport

Fee AUD60 is payable in cash to the Revenue

office at Government offices

NEPAL

Apply

Citizen

in person or in writing to

Verification Section

Crime Investigation Department

Police Headquarters

Naxal Kathmandu

Resident non-citizen

can request their

embassy to write to

Interpol Section

Police Headquarters

Naxal

Phone +977-1-4412602 or 4420538 on

their behalf

Non-residents

by next of kin to the

Verification Section, with a copy of passport

and page with departure stamp from Nepal

or apply to nearest Nepalese overseas

mission – mission forwards correspondence

to Police Headquarters, Kathmandu

Forms from Police Headquarters Department, Naxal

Provide copy of citizenship certificate, passport and

3 passport size photos

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES

Apply Lieutenant-Governor

of the Island of Curacao

At Netherlands Antilles

Provide full name, date and place of birth,

nationality, profession, name of last

employer in Netherlands Antilles,

dates of arrival and departure from

Netherlands Antilles

Fee payable

NETHERLANDS, THE

Relevant document – ‘Certificate of Good Conduct’

Verklaring Omtrent het Gedrag (VOG)

Apply

Residents

at the Population Affairs

Department (Burgerzaken/Publiekszaken) of

the municipality where you are registered

Non-residents

directly at

COVOG

PO Box 16115

2500 BC Den Haag, Netherlands

Provide application form (downloadable from

website) and valid ID document

(eg. passport)

Note the application form for the VOG contains

sections that need to be completed by the

organisation that is asking you to provide the

certificate. Before submitting your

application form to the municipality or

COVOG, you therefore need to send the form

to your nearest Australian Embassy/ visa

office for completion. Please include a

stamped and self-addressed envelope for

the return of the application

Fee currently EUR 30.05 (please check website)

Website further information can be obtained at:

www.justitie.nl/vog (also available in English)

Contact COVOG (Central Body Certificate of Good

Conduct)

Phone +31 (0)70 - 370 7234

E-mail frontdesk.justis@minjus.nl

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NEW CALEDONIA

Non-French citizens and French

citizens born outside New Caledonia

Relevant document – ‘Extract from Police records’

(Extrait du Casier Judiciaire)

Apply by mail to Casier Judiciaire National

or through the internet at the website

www.justice.gouv.fr/cjn/

At 107 rue du Landreau

44079 Nantes Cedex 01

France

Provide identification

Form ‘Request for a bulletin No 3’ (Demande de B3).

French citizens born in New Caledonia

Apply in person or by mail to Tribunal Civil

At B.P. F4

Noumea Cedex

Provide identification

Form Request for a bulletin No 3 (Demande de B3)

NEW ZEALAND

Apply Privacy Unit

Ministry of Justice

National Office

PO Box 2750

Wellington

Provide Applications must be made using form F1

and the request must be for a Full Record of

Convictions (you must tick the Full Record of

Convictions box on form F1). Forms can be

obtained from either:

– www.justice.govt.nz/privacy/

– the Ministry of Justice at the above

address

– by phoning +64 4 9188800

– by fax + 64 4 9188974

NICARAGUA

Relevant document – ‘Certificate of Good Conduct’

Apply in person to Central Police Archives

Territorial section of local police in area of

applicant’s residence

Provide identification and fingerprints

Fee payable

NIGERIA

Relevant document – ‘Police Character Certificate’

Apply in person or by mail to:

The Public Relations Officer

Zone 7 Police Command Headquarters

Wuse

Abuja, Nigeria

Provide

Residents

application and fingerprint form

(including full set of fingerprints) obtainable

from local police station, and 4 passport

photographs

Non-residents

a covering letter formally

requesting a Nigerian Police Clearance or

alternatively a copy of the department’s

letter addressed to the applicant requesting

that a police clearance from Nigeria be

provided,

4 x passport size photographs, copy of

passport (bio-page and entry and departure

stamps from Nigeria, and Nigerian visas or

evidence of lawful stay if not a Nigerian

national), and full set of fingerprints taken by

the police in country of current residence

Fee Western Union bank draft for the amount of

USD10.00 made payable to Police

Command Headquarters

NORWAY

Relevant document – ‘Transcript from Police Records’

(Politiattest)

Apply in person or by mail to your local police

station or complete an electronic request

form on the internet at www.politi.no

Provide purpose of applying for the transcript, a copy

of your birth certificate, personal ID number,

date of birth, driver’s licence, bank card,

passport or other ID papers

Fee payable

OMAN

Relevant document – ‘Clearance Certificate’

Apply

Residents

Royal Oman Police at place of

residence

Non-residents

applicants who wish to

obtain a police clearance from the

Sultanate of Oman should fulfil the

following requirements and post to the

Consulate-General of the Sultanate of

Oman in Melbourne or the nearest Omani

Embassy

Provide – a letter of request

– 4 passport size photos (colour and recent)

– original fingerprints from each finger on

both hands, then a print of all fingers on

the one hand at the same time for both

hands. Fingerprints can be obtained from

local police, which later has to be

authenticated from the Australian

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

(DFAT) in one of the capital cities of the

Australian States

– a copy of your passport including a copy

of the visa page

– enclose a pre-paid self-addressed return

envelope

– enclose a ‘Registered Post International’

envelope B4 (353 x 250 mm)

– enclose US$10 (only US dollars are

acceptable)

Note please allow the process to take some time

PAKISTAN

Relevant document – ‘Police certificate’

Apply in person or by mail

Citizens

and

resident non-citizens

District Superintendent of Police

Non-citizen non-residents

nearest Pakistan mission

At according to place of (former) residence

Provide

Citizens

ID card

Resident non-citizens

residence permit

Non-resident non-citizens

details of

addresses and periods of residence

Form obtained at local police station. If not

available, letter may be accepted

PANAMA

Apply in person to El Departamento Nacional de

Investigaciones,

Non-residents

who have a relative (up to

fourth degree) living in Panama should

arrange power of attorney for that person to

request and obtain the certificate on their

behalf

At Ave 5a No 10-45

Panama City

Provide full name, nationality, sex, date of birth,

reason for requesting certificate and (for

non-citizens

) date of entry into Panama

Fee payable

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Relevant document – Police Character Check form or

Overseas Character Check form

Apply

Residents

apply directly to:

Police Headquarters

Konedobu, Port Moresby

Non-Residents

apply to:

National Criminal Records Office

Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary

At PO Box 85 Konedobu NCD

Port Moresby PNG

Fee payable

Form Police Character Check form and Overseas

Character Check form available from either

Police Headquarters, the National Criminal

Records Office or the Australian High

Commission, Port Moresby. Instructions are

included on the form

PARAGUAY

Relevant document – ‘Certificado de Antecedentes’

Apply

Residents

Departamento de Identificaciones

Av. Boggiani y Ri 2, Ytororo,

Villa Aurelia, Asuncion

Provide ID-cedula

Fee payable

Apply

Non-residents

using form 80

At the departmental office/Post processing your

application

Provide ID Number must be included on form 80

Form form 80 available from the department or

website www.immi.gov.au

PERU

Relevant document – ‘Certificado de Antecedentes

Policiales’

Apply

Residents

in person providing current

documentation – see www.pnp.gob.pe/

comunidad/tramites.asp

Non-residents

can authorise a

friend/relative in Peru to present all the

necessary documentation. The friend/relative

must coordinate the provision of

documentation and forms with the requesting

individual who must have information

stamped and legalised by the Peruvian

Consulate in their country of residence. If the

requesting individual does not have any

relatives or friends in Peru they can request a

penal clearance through the Peruvian

Consulate in their country of residence

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At Sede Central de la División Central de

Identificación Policial de la Dirección de

Criminalística PNP

Avenida Aramburú 550, Surquillo, Lima

Phone 222 7364 for the Dependencia Policial PNP

in provincial areas

Fee payable

PHILIPPINES, THE

Relevant document – ‘NBI Clearance’

Apply National Bureau of Investigations (NBI)

Residents

in person

Non-residents

by mail or through

Philippine Consulate

For a complete list of NBI Regional/

District/Satellite Offices, visit the website

www.nbi.gov.ph

Form available from NBI offices and Philippine

consulates

Provide

Residents

the completed application form,

fingerprints and a photograph must be taken

to the nearest office of the NBI

Non-residents

return completed

application and fingerprints to the NBI with

the fee plus return postage (stamped self-

addressed envelope or money). The

application should show the certificate is

required for entry to Australia

Fee payable

At Main office address:

NBI Building, Taft Avenue, Ermita,

Manila, Philippines 1000

Phone Trunkline: 523-8231 to 38

Fax 526-1216, 523-7414

POLAND

Relevant document – ‘Criminal Record Inquiry’

(Zapytanie o Karalnosc – Zapytanie o

udzielenie Informacji o Osobie)

Apply in person or by mail to

Ministry of Justice

(Centralny rejestr skazanych CRS)

At ul, Zwyciezcow 34

03 – 938 Warszawa

Provide full name, date and place of birth, current

residential address and occupation details

At point 12 you must request a check in box

1, 2 (if under 16 years of age) and 3.

At point 13, you must indicate ‘full range’

Fee payable

Form application forms can be obtained directly

from the CRS, Polish Ministry of Justice

website www.ms.gov.pl or from the

Australian Embassy Warsaw along with a

covering letter

PORTUGAL

Relevant document – Criminal Record Certificate

(certificado do registo criminal)

Apply

Residents

in person to General Department

for Justice Administration (Direcção Geral da

Administração da Justiça – DGAJ).

Other offices of the DGAJ at Coimbra and

Porto, in judicial courts or municipal

chambers for those in rural localities

Non-residents

by mail to Department for

Criminal Identification Services (Direcção

Serviços de Identificação Criminal)

At Avenida 5 de Outubro, 125

1069-044 Lisboa

Portugal

Phone 351 21 790 6200

Fax 351 21 790 6460

Email: lojadocidadao@lojadocidadao.pt

www.lojadocidadao.pt

Provide

Residents

and

Non-residents

Identification card and passport

Fee payable

QATAR

Relevant document –

Residents

– ‘Police Clearance

Certificate’

Apply in person or by mail to

Ministry of Interior

Public Security General Administration

Criminal Evidence Information Department

At PO Box 6797, Doha

Relevant document –

Non-residents

– ‘Certificate

of Good Conduct’

Apply in person

At any Qatari Embassy

Provide a set of fingerprints taken by local police or

law enforcement agency and attested by the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs in country of

current residence, 4 passport size photos,

copy of applicant’s current passport, copy of

applicant’s passport which held the most

recent residence permit, letter addressed to

the Qatari Ambassador explaining the reason

for obtaining the certificate and a copy of a

police clearance certificate from home

country of nationality

Fee payable

REUNION

Apply by mail to

Casier Judiciaire National

At 107 rue du Landreau

44079 Nantes Cedex 01

France

Provide proof of identity or resident status in country

(photocopy of passport or identity card and

‘Carte de Sejour’)

Form ‘Request for a Bulletin no 3’ (Demande de B3)

ROMANIA

Relevant document – ‘Certificate of Police Clearance’

(Certificat de Cazier Judiciar)

Apply in person or, if

non-resident

, through an

authorised person to the Ministry of Interior,

At General Inspector of Police

Convictions Register,

at place of birth or residence

Fee payable

Form obtainable on application

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Relevant document – ‘Police certificate’

Apply

Residents

to main Information Centre for

Ministry of Interior

Novocheryomushinskaya Street 67

Moscow

Phone (095) 3323058, 3323029,

or regional Information Centres,

Ministry of Interior located in any regional

centre, or local police departments.

Non-residents

to nearest Russian

consulate in country of residence,

(in Australia, Sydney phone 02 93261188,

02 93261866, Canberra 02 62959474)

Provide passport, application,

non-residents

also

any evidence of residence in Russian

Federation, the applicable visa and reason

for stay

Fee payable

RWANDA

Relevant document – Police Certificate

Apply

Residents

Police Department in local

district OR

Department of Police

Ministry of Local Government

PO Box 3445

Kigali, Rwanda

Non-residents

Ministry of Justice letter

signed by nearest Rwandese Embassy

representative enclosing a power of attorney

for a Rwanda citizen to collect

Non-resident/non-citizen

apply by letter

from Ministry of Justice signed in the

Rwandese Embassy in residence country

Phone 250 85406

Provide certificate of identity, 2 passport photos,

identification card, passport

Non-residents/non-citizens should also

provide service or residence visa and work

permit

Fee payable

SAMOA (US)

Apply by mail or fax to

American Samoan Police Department

Phone 686 633 1111

Fax 684 633 7296

Provide copy of passport (first page important) and

clear statement of reason for clearance

Fee payable

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SAMOA

Apply Police, Prisons and Fire Services

At Criminal Registration Office

PO Box 53

Apia

The department post collects certificates

from police and forwards to processing

office/post

Provide certified copy of birth certificate and

one passport size photograph

Fee payable

Form form 80 from the department or website

www.immi.gov.au

SAN MARINO

Apply as for ITALY

SAUDI ARABIA

Relevant document –

Current residents

– ‘Criminal

Status Certificate’

Apply in person to main police department

according to district of residence in Kingdom

of Saudi Arabia

Provide Iqama, letter from Australian Embassy

Riyadh attested by Ministry of Foreign

Affairs, passport size photo and fingerprints

obtainable from local police

Fee payable

Forms instructions and a letter are given to

applicant by Australian Embassy Riyadh.

Apply to Embassy in person, or fax required

details and arrange for collection

Note

Non-residents

– once a person has left

Saudi Arabia no procedures exist to obtain a

certificate

SENEGAL

Apply Ministry of Justice

At Dakar

Fee payable

SERBIA, REPUBLIC OF

Relevant document – Certificate (Uverenje)

Apply

Residents

Ministry of Internal Affairs (police station)

Non-residents

Serbian Embassy, in person

At place of residence

Form obtained at time of application

Fee payable

SEYCHELLES

Relevant document – Police clearance certificate

Apply by mail to Commisioner of Police

At Seychelles Police

Police Headquarters

PO Box 46

Republic of Seychelles

Provide identity card with the application

Fee payable

SIERRA LEONE

Apply

Residents

can obtain a police certificate

from the Criminal Investigation Headquarters

in Freetown

Non-residents

can either contact relatives

or friends in Sierra Leone to assist in

obtaining the certificate or approach the

nearest Sierra Leone Embassy or Consulate

abroad

Provide fingerprints including the whole hand taken

from a police station in the country of

residence, written request outlining the

reason for obtaining the police certificate,

certified copy of passport bio-data page,

certified copy of passport pages showing

legal status and visa in Sierra Leone and

required fee

Fee payable

SINGAPORE

Relevant document – ‘Good Conduct Certificate’ or

‘Certificate of No Criminal Conviction’

Apply Singapore Police Force

At Criminal Investigation Department

www.spf.gov.sg/epc/cert_issued.htm

Provide 2 recent passport photos, current and past

international passports/travel documents

showing immigration endorsements for

computation of period stayed in Singapore,

signed letter from the departmental

processing post office specifying reason for

request

Citizens

Identity card, valid exit permit/

exemption certificate issued by CMPB,

MINDEF for male Singaporeans liable for

National Service

Non-citizens

Singapore employment pass,

work permit or evidence of authority to

reside in Singapore

Applicants residing in Australia

who

want a Singaporean police clearance need

to lodge their application then obtain a letter

of authority from the department for the

clearance. The letter can then be used to

obtain the police clearance

Fee payable

Forms available from website

SLOVAK REPUBLIC

Relevant document – Police clearance (Odpis z

registra trestov)

Apply

Residents

Public Prosecutor’s Office –

Register Trestov GP SR

Non-residents

nearest Slovak

Embassy/Consulate, in person or by mail

At Kvetna 13, 81423 Bratislava,

Slovak Republic

Provide

Citizens

Slovak ID and birth certificate

Non-citizens

passport and birth certificate

accompanied by a certified Slovak

translation

Form available directly at Register Trestov GP SR,

or at local Prosecutor’s office in town of

residence

Fee payable

SLOVENIA

Relevant document – ‘Certificate of No Convictions’

(Potrdilo o Nekaznovanju)

Apply in person, by mail or telephone to the

Ministry of Justice

At Zupanciceva 3

Ljubljana 1000

Phone (386) 1 3695200

Provide Document/certificate of identity and reason

for request

Fee payable

Form application for police certificate available at

local registrar’s office at police stations

SOLOMON ISLANDS

Relevant document – ‘Police Clearance Certificate’

Apply Royal Solomon Island Police Headquarters

Attn: CID Officer

At PO Box G3

Honiara

Provide fingerprints

Fee payable

Form ‘Police consent form’ available from the

police CID officer

SOMALIA

Somaliland – there is a functioning government

including police and judiciary. It is likely

police certificates are available but this

information has not been confirmed

Puntland – while it may be possible that authorities

are issuing police certificates it is less likely

and the Security Office was unable to

confirm

South/Central Somalia – a variety of regional

administration exist but are unlikely to issue

police certificates. All ‘official’ documents

are easily forged

SOUTH AFRICA

Apply

Residents and Non-residents

by post,

courier service, or by hand to Criminal

Records Centre, (Kriminele Rekord Sentrum)

At SAPS CRC (for attn: Sub-Section Police

Clearance Certificates)

Sanlam Plaza West Building

271 Schoeman Street

4th Floor Room 421

Pretoria 0002 or to

Private Bag X308

Pretoria 0001

Note

applicants in Australia may also

seek assistance from South African

High Commission

Provide passport photos, full set of fingerprints,

name, surname, date and place of birth,

identity number must be recorded on

fingerprint form. Fingerprint form cannot be

faxed. Applicant must be fingerprinted at

nearest police station. Identity document

required as proof of identity. Receipt of

payment must accompany application. Non

residents provide South African residence

dates and addresses

Fee payable

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SPAIN

Relevant document – ‘Certificado de Antecedentes

Penales’

Apply

Residents

in person to the Ministerio de

Justicia or Ministerio del Interior, in most

provincial capitals in Spain

Non-residents

using form 80 with Consent

form attached

At the departmental office/post processing your

application

Website www.mju.es or www.mir.es

Provide National Identity Document (DNI) or passport

Fee nil

Form form 80 available from the department or

website www.immi.gov.au

SRI LANKA

Relevant document – Police Clearance Certificate

Apply

Residents

– in person or by mail

Police Headquarters, Colombo – 01,

Sri Lanka

Non-residents

– submit form to Sri Lanka

Embassy/High Commission in country of

residence

Form available from Sri Lanka Police website

www.police.lk

Fee payable – see Sri Lanka Police website

Notes Provide Police Clearance Certificate and

completed form 80 to the departmental

office/post processing your application

Form form 80 available from the department or

website www.immi.gov.au

ST KITTS AND NEVIS

Apply in person to

Police Headquarters

At PO Box 189

Basseterre

St Kitts

Phone 809-465 2241

Provide valid photographic ID and any documents

relating to change of name. Overseas

applicants must provide fingerprints and a

certified photograph. All applicants must

provide a forwarding address in St Kitts

Fee payable

ST LUCIA

Apply Commissioner of Police

At Police Headquarters

Bridge Street

Castries

Phone 809-452 2855

Provide personal particulars (date of birth,

addresses), in addition to full set of

fingerprints and 2 photographs

Fee payable

ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES

Apply Commissioner of Police

At Police Headquarters

Kingston

St Vincent

Phone 809-457 1211

Provide 2 photographs, one of which must be

notarised

Fee payable

SURINAME

Apply District Governor of Paramaribo

At Klaina Combeweg

Paramaribo

Provide birth certificate and 2 photographs

Fee payable

SWAZILAND

Apply Commissioner of Police

At PO Box 49

Mbabane

Provide full personal details and a set of fingerprints

certified by local police

SWEDEN

Relevant document – ‘Extract from the criminal

records registry’ for purposes in another

country (utdrag ur, belastnings registret)

Apply by mail or fax to

Rikspolisstyrelsen

Kirunaenheten/Utlandsaerenden

At S - 981 81 Kiruna

SWEDEN

Provide application form RPS447.3, certified copy of

passport or birth certificate showing full

name, date and place of birth and personal

identification number

Fee payable

Form available from website www.polisen.se

or at the nearest police office or an Embassy

of Sweden

SWITZERLAND

Relevant document – ‘Extract From Swiss Police

Records’ (Gesuch um Auszug as dem

schweizerischen Strafregister/Demande

d’extrait du Casier Judiciaire Suisse/

Domanda d’estratto del Casellario Giudiziale

Svizzero)

Apply in person

At Schweizerisches Strafregister

Dienst für Auszüge an Privatpersonen

Bundesrain 20

CH - 3003 Bern

Phone 031 322 46 53

Provide confirmation of identity (eg. passport or ID

card)

Form downloadable from

www.strafregister.admin.ch

Fee payable (currently CHF 20)

SYRIA

Relevant document –

Residents

–

‘Extract of Judicial Record’

Apply in person to Ministry of Interior,

At Interior Services Forces

Directorate of Criminal Security Department

Criminal Records Branch

Judical Records Division

Non-residents

– Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Provide identification – ID card, passport or alien’s

card of residence, proof of civil status

Fee payable

TAIWAN

Relevant document – Police Criminal Record

Certificate

Apply at the Foreign Affairs Division of any city or

provincial police headquarters. These include

(but are not limited to):

Taipei

96 Yen Ping South Road, Taipei

Phone (02) 23817494

Kaohsiung

260 Chung Cheng 4th Road, Kaohsiung

Phone (07) 2120800

Provide application form and supporting

documentation. Contact relevant authority for

current instructions on the supporting

documentation required

Form available from the relevant city or provincial

police headquarters, or from the Taipei City

Police website

Fee payable

Website references Taipei City Police (bilingual

information, includes internet application

facility)

www.tcpd.gov.tw/tcpd_english/all-

tcpd.php?topage=1&id=24&t_type=d

Apply

Non-residents

without a friend/agent in

Taiwan to apply on their behalf can apply by

mail to:

Foreign Affairs Division

Taipei City Police Department

(Police Criminal Record Certificate)

96 Yanping South Road,

Jhongjheng District, Taipei City 100, Taiwan

To apply by mail, applicants should provide

the following:

1. Written statement explaining purpose of

the application. The applicant’s signature

on the statement must be the same as

the signature on the applicant’s passport

2. Copy of the applicant’s passport bio-data

page

3. Application form (downloaded from the

Taipei City Police website listed above)

4. A self-addressed return envelope

(pre-paid postage not required)

5. US$11 in cash

TAJIKISTAN

Relevant document – ‘Police certificate’ (record of

convictions)

Apply

Residents, non-residents

in person or by

mail (resident relatives of

non-residents

can apply on their behalf) to:

Information Administration of

Ministry of Interior

At Rudaki Street 42

Dushanbe

Provide written request from the department with

the reason for request, passport or copy,

all personal details, place of residence

in Tadjikistan

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TANZANIA

Apply Ministry of Public Safety and Security

At Officer-in-charge

Forensic Bureau

Criminal Investigations Department

PO Box 9094

Dar es Salaam

Tanzania

Provide Letter of introduction and explanation as to

why the Police Certificate is required, an

international money order for USD25 made

payable to the Director of Criminal

Investigations Department, a certified copy

of the bio-data page from their passport and

certified fingerprints from a local police

station in their country of residence

THAILAND

Apply Police Clearance Service Centre

At Special Branch (Building 24)

Royal Thai Police Headquarters

Rama 1

Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330

Provide

Resident citizens

– passport, Thai ID card,

house registration, evidence of name

change, evidence of military service (Sor Dor

8 or Sor Dor 43 etc.), marriage certificate or

divorce certificate if available, in case of

minor, the parents or the guardian must be

present to give consent

Resident non-citizens

– passport,

documents certify that the applicant is

working, used to work or residing in

Thailand, Thai work permit, if available

Non-resident citizens

– 2 full sets of

fingerprints (fingerprints must be taken at

local police station or Thai Consulate or Thai

Embassy in country of residence),

2 photographs (1 inch by 2 inches), Thai

ID card and house registration, evidence of

any change of name, certificate of marriage

or divorce if available, evidence of military

service (Sor Dor 8 or Sor Dor 43 etc.), an

envelope with pre-paid stamps and

applicant’s address to mail certificate back

to applicant

Non-resident non-citizens

– 2 full sets of

fingerprints (fingerprints must be taken at

local police station or Thai Consulate or Thai

Embassy in country of residence),

2 photographs (1 inch by 2 inches), valid

passport, document stating the applicant

used to work or live in Thailand, Thai

working permit if available, an envelope with

pre-paid stamps and applicant’s address to

mail certificate back to applicant

Note The Police Clearance Service Centre open:

Monday to Friday from 08:30–18:30 hours

(no lunch break) (closed on public holidays)

Saturday from 09:00–12:00 hours

Phone: 02-2052168 and 02-2052169

Fax: +66 02 2051295

Internet: www.sb.police.go.th

E-mail: pcsc@police.go.th

Fee nil – Processing period is 10 working days

TOGO

Apply Ministry of Justice

At Lome

TONGA

Apply in person or by mail to Officer-In-Charge of

Criminal Record (OIC)

At Central Police Station

PO Box 8

Nuku’alofa

TONGA

Provide proof of identity or residence status in the

country (certified copy of birth certificate

and/or passport)

Form for

residents

is obtainable from the

Australian High Commission, Nuku’alofa

Non-residents

must write directly to the

Officer-In-Charge of Criminal Record to

request a certificate

Fee payable

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

Apply Police Headquarters

At St Vincent Street

Port of Spain,

Trinidad

Provide fingerprints and 3 photos

Fee payable

TUNISIA

Relevant document – extract from Judicial Certificate

(Certificat du Casier Judiciaire)

Apply

Residents

to Ministry of Justice Tribunal in area of

residence

Provide National Identification Card

Non-residents

to nearest Tunisian Embassy to complete

card number 3

TURKEY

Relevant document –

Resident citizens and

resident non-citizens

–

‘Criminal Record’ (Sabika Kaydi)

Apply in person to the Public Prosecutor’s Office in

each city

Residents of Ankara

At Ankara Cumhuriyet Bas

Saviciligi

Zemin Kat,

Sihhiye – Ankara

Provide identity card (name, surname,

mother’s name, father’s name, date and

place of birth and registration details)

Fee payable

Relevant document –

Non-residents currently

residing in Turkey

– Criminal Record in

Foreign Languages

Apply In person to the General Directory of

Criminal Records and Statistics

At Adli Sicil ve Istatistik Genel Mudurlugu

Tuna Caddesi, No 10

Ankara

Provide identity card (name, surname,

mother’s name, father’s name, date and

place of birth and registration details)

Fee payable

Relevant document –

Non-residents currently

residing outside of Turkey

– ‘Criminal

Record’ (Sabika Kaydi)

Apply Turkish Overseas Mission

Provide identity card (name, surname,

mother’s name, father’s name, date and

place of birth and registration details).

Fee payable

TURKMENISTAN

Relevant document – ‘Police certificate’

Apply

Residents

Ministry of Interior or

local police departments.

Non-residents

through proxy to above or

to nearest Turkmenistan Consulate

At country of residence or Moscow consulate

(Consulate nearest Australia is India –

Shanty Niketan 1/13, Delhi, phone

6118054, 6118409, fax 6118332)

Provide official request from the department,

passport or copy, name, patronymic

surname, maiden name, date and place of

birth, place of registration

TURKS & CAICOS ISLAND

Apply Commissioner of Police

At Police Headquarters

Grand Turk

Provide full set of fingerprints, one photograph,

letter with personal details (name, date and

place of birth)

Fee payable

TUVALU

Relevant document – Police Clearance Report

Apply in person or by mail to

Office of the Commissioner of Police,

At Funafuti

Provide full name, citizenship, date of birth

and address in Tuvalu where applicant

lives or lived

Fee payable

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UGANDA

Relevant document – Certificate of Good Conduct

Apply National Central Bureau of Interpol Kampala

Directorate of Criminal Investigations

Uganda Police Force

At PO Box 2973

Kampala, Uganda

Provide if by mail, include 2 passport size photos,

copy of applicant details from passport,

fingerprints from police in country of

residence, and required fee

Fee payable

Note applicants can obtain further information

from email address: genpol7@utonline.co.ug

UKRAINE

Apply

Residents

to local police departments or

Administration of Operational Information,

Ministry of Interior

At 34T Shevchenko Avenue

Kiev 01030,

or Administration Departments in any

regional centre

Non-residents

to nearest Ukrainian

Consulate in country of residence,

in Australia, General Consulate Sydney,

phone 02 9388 9177, fax 02 9388 9577

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Relevant document – ‘Criminal Status Certificate’ (or

‘Criminal Clearance Certificate’ which can

be obtained from the Directorate General for

Criminal Security, Ministry of Interior, Abu

Dhabi only)

Apply

Residents

in person to

Dubai

Ministry of Interior

Criminal Investigation Affairs

Dubai Police General Headquarters

PO Box 2533

Abu Dhabi

Ministry of Interior

General Police Directorate

Criminal Investigation Section

Sharjah

Sharjah Police

Ministry of Interior

Non-residents

at any UAE Embassy

Provide 2 passport size photos, form to be

completed by applicant in person, copy of

valid current passport and certified

fingerprints form

Fee payable

Note Ras Al Kaimah, Umm Al Quwain, Fujairah

and Ajman: Check with local police

department.

The Dubai Police have an email address for

persons seeking to obtain a penal certificate.

This can only be used by current or former

residents of Dubai. Please note that this

applies to Dubai only and not the entire UAE

(Dubai is one of seven separate Emirates

that make up the UAE)

E-mail mail@dubaipolice.ae

UNITED KINGDOM

There is currently no national conviction

database in the UK. Residents of the UK

require a separate check for each

jurisdiction in which they have lived

For residence in each of: England and/or Wales,

Scotland, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man

Relevant document – ‘Subject Access Request’ made

under s7 of the

Data Protection Act 1998

For residence in Gibraltar

Relevant document – ‘Royal Gibraltar Police – No

Conviction Certificate’

For residence in the Falkland Islands

Relevant document – ‘Royal Falkland Islands Police –

Personnel Vetting’

For residence in the Channel Islands

Relevant document – Letter issued by Guernsey or

Jersey Police confirming results of local

police records checks

Apply

Residents

in person or by mail to the local

police station in the jurisdiction in which you

reside. If you have lived in another

jurisdiction, you should apply to the local

police station at the last place you resided in

that jurisdiction

Non-Residents

apply by mail as above to

the local police station at the last place in

which you resided in that jurisdiction

Forms obtainable on application

Fee payable

Website Scotland: www.scottish.police.uk

Northern Ireland: www.psni.police.uk

Guernsey: www.guernsey.police.uk

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Non-residents

Relevant document – Criminal History Record Check

Apply Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS)

Division

SCU Mod D-2

1000 Cluster Hollow Road

Clarksburg, West Virginia, 26306

Provide a set of

both

rolled/inked

and

plain

fingerprint impressions placed on a standard

paper fingerprint card, satisfactory proof of

identity, consisting of full name, date and

place of birth, postal address for return of

results

Non-residents will need to make

arrangements for the return postage of

results

Fee payable

Phone 1304 625 5590 – general enquiries

Form if a blank fingerprint card cannot be

obtained from the local police authority,

further information and blank FBI fingerprint

forms are available on www.fbi.gov

Residents

Residents of the USA will need to provide

both

a Criminal History Record Check (as

per the procedures above)

and

also obtain a

State Police clearance document from each

state of residence in the past 12 months

Relevant document – Clearance Letter/s

Apply in person or by mail to Local or State Police

Department, depending on the procedure

used in that state

URUGUAY

Relevant document – ‘Certificado de Antecedentes

Judiciales’, legalised by Ministerio de

Relaciones Exteriores, Depto de

documentación Consular

Apply

Residents

Dirección Nacional de Policía

Ténica

Guadalupe 1513, esq. Av San Martin,

Montevideo or Shopping Tres Cruses,

local 31, Montevideo

Provide ID-cedula

Fee payable

Apply

Non-residents

using form 80

At the departmental office/Post processing your

application

Provide ID Number must be included on form 80

Form form 80 available from the department or

website www.immi.gov.au

UZBEKISTAN

Relevant document – ‘Police certificate’ (data of

existence or absence of conviction)

Apply

Residents

in person or by mail to:

Central Department of Ministry of Interior

At Radjabi Street 1

Tashkent 700000

Phone (99871) 1333882

Non-residents

by proxy to above,

or to nearest Uzbekistan mission (nearest

mission to Australia is Bangkok, phone

(810662) 7128883, 3916848,

fax (810662) 3913323)

Provide written request from the department,

passport or copy, copy of Uzbekistan

residence registration stamp from internal

passport or copy of ‘address leave certificate’

or exact dates of entry and departure from

Uzbekistan

Forms 2 application forms (available from the

Uzbekistan Embassy website –

www.uzembassy.ru) must be completed

Fee payable

VANUATU

Apply Commissioner of Police

At PO Box 226

Port Vila

Provide full personal details (full names, including

any changes of name, date and place

of birth)

Non-residents

should include in the letter

the full address of the office where the

application to enter or stay in Australia was

lodged, as police will send details direct to

the processing office

Fee payable

VATICAN CITY

Apply as for ITALY

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VENEZUALA

Relevant document – ‘Certificado de Antecedentes

Penales’

Apply

Residents

request penal clearance

certificate by writing a letter directed to the

Viceministro de Seguridad Juridica del

Ministerio del Interior y Justicia indicating

the date and reason for the request,

attaching a photocopy of their Identity Card.

The request can be made by the individual

person but must be made in the name of

the Australian Embassy due to the fact that

these certificates must be issued only to

public authorities

Non-residents

must appoint a Notary

Public in Venezuela to act on their behalf

At Viceministro de Seguridad Juridica del

Ministerio del Interior y Justicia

Fee payable

VIETNAM

Relevant document – Judicial Curriculum Vitae

Apply

Vietnamese citizens/residents

–

complete a standard application form (Don

xin cap Phieu Ly Lich T Pháp – provided by

the Service of Justice free of charge).

Application must be completed fully, clearly

and accurately. Submit with the application a

copy of the Vietnamese National Identity

Card and a copy of the Household

Registration where the applicant registers

his/her permanent residence or other

evidence of the applicant’s (permanent)

residential status

Non-Vietnamese citizens

– complete a

standard application form (provided by the

Service of Justice free of charge).

Application must be completed fully, clearly

and accurately. Enclose with the application

a copy of the passport and a copy of the

permanent/temporary residence Identity

Card in Vietnam

Power of

Attorney

Vietnamese citizens residing in Vietnam

– Power of Attorney must be certified by the

People’s Committee at the Ward/Village

level, where the primary applicants or the

authorised recipients reside

Vietnamese citizens residing overseas

– Power of Attorney must be certified by the

Diplomatic Missions (Embassy, Consulate,

High Commission, etc.) of the Socialist

Republic of Vietnam in that country

Non-Vietnamese citizens who have left

Vietnam

– Power of Attorney must be

certified by the appropriate authorities of

their home country and must be

verified/stamped by Vietnamese Consular

Officials in accordance with the Vietnamese

law and regulations

Lodgements

Vietnamese citizens residing in

Vietnam

– lodge applications for Judicial

Curriculum Vitae at the Service of Justice of

the City/Province where they reside

Vietnamese citizens residing overseas

– lodge applications with the Service for

Justice of the last City/Province where they

resided permanently before departure from

Vietnam

Non-Vietnamese citizens residing in

Vietnam

– lodge with the Service of Justice

of the City/Province where they stay

Non-Vietnamese citizens who have left

Vietnam

– lodge applications with the

Service for Justice of the last City/Province

where they resided before departure from

Vietnam

Time – 12 working days for Vietnamese citizens

permanently residing in Vietnam

– 26 working days for Vietnamese citizens

residing overseas and non-Vietnamese

citizens residing in Vietnam

– maximum of 45 days for non-Vietnamese

citizens residing overseas

Fee VND 100,000.00/time/person

VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH)

Relevant document – ‘Police certificate’

Apply in person or by mail to

Police Headquarters

At Road Town

Tortola

Phone 809-494 3822

Provide

Residents

apply in person with passport

Non-residents

apply in writing with

certified copy of first 5 pages of passport

Fee payable

WALLIS & FUTUNA ISLANDS

Non-French citizens and French

citizens born outside Wallis and Futuna

Islands

Relevant document – ‘Extract from Police records’

(Extrait du Casier Judiciaire)

Apply by mail to 20

Casier Judiciaire National

or through the internet at the

website www.justice.gouv.fr/cjn/

At 107 rue du Landreau

44079 Nantes Cedex 01

France

Provide proof of identity or resident status in Wallis

(photocopy of passport or identity card and

‘Carte de Sejour’). Form – ‘Request for a

bulletin No 3’ (Demande de B3)

French citizens born on Wallis and

Futuna islands

Apply in person or by mail to

Greffier en chef de la cour

At B.P. 12

Mata Utu

98600 Uve

Provide identification

Form ‘Demande de B3’ (request for a bulletin

No 3)

YEMEN

No established procedures exist for former

residents of Yemen to obtain a penal

clearance

ZAMBIA

Relevant document – ‘Police Clearance Certificate’

Apply in person or by mail to

Zambia Police Headquarters,

Office of the Inspector-General,

At PO Box 50104

Lusaka

Provide identification

Non-residents

a standard fingerprinting

form of an overseas country must be used

and signed by the police officer taking

fingerprints. An application must accompany

the form stating that the applicant needs a

‘Police Clearance Certificate’

Fee payable

ZIMBABWE

Apply

Residents

Criminal Records Office

At CID Headquarters

PO Box CY 683

Causeway Harare

Zimbabwe

Non-residents

At nearest Zimbabwean Embassy or Consulate,

or to PO Box 8125

Causeway Harare

Provide full name, date and place of birth, any

previous names, and dates and addresses of

residence in Zimbabwe

Fee payable

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