Canada Skilled worker/professional selection criteria - WORLDWIDE SECURITY CLEARANCE CONTACT INFORMATION The following list contains directions on obtaining Police Clearance Certificates from various countries around the world. Note that in certain countries, Police Clearance Certificates are not always available. In such cases, special conditions may apply, and it is in your best interest to check with the Canadian Visa Office that will process your file for instructions. American Samoa Apply directly to the American Samoan Police Department, at the address below, with the appropriate fee: Department of Public Safety Pago Pago American Samoa 96799 You should provide: full name passport number birth certificate sex place of birth Payment should be made in USD in cash or by money order. The certificate will be issued in the form of an abstract from the police record, and will be sent to you. Andorra Apply to: Certificat de Bonne Vie et Moeurs La Policia Andorra la Vella Andorra You should provide full personal and passport details. A fee is payable. Angola Apply to your local police authority in Angola. Argentina Applicants living outside Argentina - approach your nearest Argentinean Embassy and request the Embassy to contact the "Policia Federal" to obtain your Federal Police record. Applicants in Argentina - apply directly to your nearest office of the Policia Federal. Australia Applicants in Australia - apply to your local police station in the State or Territory where you are currently residing and ask for a National Fingerprint and Name Check police certificate. Applicants outside Australia - request forms to apply for a National Fingerprint and Name Check police certificate from the address below. Apply to: Australian Federal Police Criminal History Branch Locked Bag 1 Weston Act, 2611 Once the forms are received, a certified set of fingerprints will be required along with the completed forms. A fee is payable. Austria Applicants living outside Austria - apply to your nearest Austrian Embassy or Consulate. Applicants in Austria - apply to your local police station or, in areas where there are no local police stations, to your local government office (Gemeinde Amt) for a police certificate "Polizeiliches Fuhrungszeugnis" or "Strafregisterauszug." All applicants are required to produce evidence of Austrian citizenship or registration document Meldezettel including a photograph. A fee is payable. Bahamas Apply to: The Officer-in Charge Criminal Records Office P.O. Box N-458 Nassau Bahamas You should provide: full name date and place of birth passport number place of residence in the Bahamas one photograph a certified set of fingerprints A fee is payable. Bahrain Apply to: Criminal Investigation Directorate Ministry of Interior Government of the State of Bahrain P.O. Box 26698 Bahrain You should provide: photocopies of the pages from your passport, showing personal particulars and the resident permit stamp issued by Bahrain Immigration one photograph a certified set of fingerprints A fee is payable. Bangladesh Apply to: Officer in Charge Sabujbagh P.S. D.M.P Dhaka Barbados Apply to: Commissioner of Police P.O. Box 84 Bridgetown Barbados You should provide: photographs a certified set of fingerprints birth particulars address(es) in Barbados a forwarding/contact address A fee is payable. Belgium You should obtain a "Certificat de Bonne Conduite Vie et Moeurs" from the local police commissariat where you were last registered in Belgium. A fee is payable. Belize Apply to: Criminal Investigation Department Police Headquarters Belmopan Belize You should provide: full name (including former name(s) if applicable) date and place of birth passport number a set of fingerprints three photographs period of residence in Belize A fee is payable. Bolivia Bolivian nationals: Ministerio Del Interior Direccion Nacional De Identificacion Calle Junin/Esq Plaza Murillo La Paz Bolivia Non-Bolivian nationals Ministerio Del Interior Direccion De Migracion/Extrangeria Calle Junin/Esq Plaza Murillo La Paz Bolivia All applicants should apply in person, although those resident outside Bolivia must appoint a Notary Public in Bolivia to act on their behalf. A fee is payable. Bosnia Herzegovina Residents - apply to the Ministry for Internal Affairs (MUP/SUP) at the police station in your place of residence or birth. Non-residents - apply to the nearest Bosnian Embassy (Consulate or Yugoslav Embassy). A fee is payable. Botswana Apply to: Criminal Investigation Department Botswana Police Force P.O. Box 1082 Gabarone Botswana You should provide: full name date and place of birth dates of residence in Botswana name(s) of employer(s) place of residence Brazil You should apply to the local police authorities in Brazil. You will need to verify where your Brazilian Identity Card was issued and obtain the form used by the "Secretaria da Seguranca Publica" of that State. Brunei Apply to: Head of 'E' Department Headquarters, Royal Brunei Police Force Gadong Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria You should apply to any regional court of the Bulgarian Ministry of Justice for a Statement of Conviction or a Conviction Status Certificate. Burkina Faso Apply to: Ministry of Justice Ouagadougou Burkina Faso Cambodia You should apply at the District Office of your local authority in Cambodia. Cameroon Apply to your local police authority in Cameroon. Canada Applicants who require Canadian police certificates must provide the following before transitional membership will be granted: Either a Canadian police certificate (obtained without a fingerprint check) that shows that the person has no record in Canada or an affidavit from the person detailing the nature and circumstances of the person's Canadian criminal history (including all arrests, charges and convictions). Full Canadian police certificates issued based on fingerprints will be required from all such applicants by the deadline required in relation to all other possible police certificates, with the possible exception of those applicants who are disqualified based on their criminal histories before the final deadline for such certificates. Applicants in Canada - provide proof of identity (eg, birth certificate, passport), an explanatory letter from the CSIC and your return address to your nearest department of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Also, you can obtain the assistance of a private firm International Fingerprinting Services Canada Ltd. For further information you may visit http://www.ifs.ca. Applicants outside Canada - forward a set of fingerprints certified by the local police authorities and a return address to: The Commissioner RCMP Attention: Identification Services - Civil Section P.O.Box 8885 Ottawa,Ontario Canada, KIG 3M8 A fee is payable. China, (People's Republic of) You should approach your work unit and request a certificate of good character. When it has been provided and sealed with a chop, take the certificate to the local police authorities who will affix another chop. The document should then be taken to a Notary Public who will provide the finished certificate. Commonwealth of Independent States/former USSR Apply to your local police authority within the Commonwealth of Independent States. Congo Apply to your local police authority in the Congo. Costa Rica Residents - apply in person to: Suprema Corte de Justicia San Jose Costa Rica Non-residents - apply for a certificate from the nearest Costa Rican Embassy or Consulate. You should provide identity card details and your present passport. A fee is payable. Croatia Apply to: Ministry of Internal Affairs Police Department Citizens - at your place of birth or, if this is not possible, then your place of current residence. Ex-Bosnian Croats -at the place of passport issue. Non-citizens - at your place of current/previous residence. You should provide an ID card or birth certificate. A fee is payable. Cuba Apply to: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (Foreign Office) Calle Calzada y Avenida de los Presidentes Vedado, Ciudad de la Habana Cuba Telephone: + (537) 832-9630 Cyprus Non-Turkish occupied area - apply to the police authorities in your place of residence, or former place of residence. You should provide: details of your identity card number and place of issue two photographs. Turkish occupied area - apply to: Turkish Cypriot Police Headquarters Lefkosa Mersin 10 Turkey You should provide: details of your identity card card number place of issue A fee is payable. Czech Republic Apply to: General Prosecutor of the Czech Republic Registrar of Penalties Nam. Hrdinu 1300 14 004 Praha 4 The Czech Republic for the certificate Zadost O Vypis Z Rejstriku Trestu. A fee is payable. Denmark Danish nationals - apply to the Chief of Police in the district in which you were born or registered. You should provide: photocopies of your Central Persons Register Card (CPR) a birth certificate. Non-Danish nationals: Rigslditt-D PO Box 93 2615 Hvidovre Denmark You should provide: details of passport identification Danish visa pages Dominica Apply to: Commissioner of Police Police Headquarters Roseau Dominica You should provide: full personal details a set of fingerprints two photographs authenticated on the reverse by a Justice of the Peace, Notary Public or Solicitor A fee is payable. Dominican Republic Apply to: Gabinete de Identification Personal de la Policia Nacional Santo Domingo Dominican Republic You should provide: photocopies of passport pages showing personal particulars a set of fingerprints certified by the police three photographs 2" x 2" (one in profile) A fee is payable. Egypt Residents - apply to: Ministry of Interior Department of Criminal Investigation Cairo Egypt Non-residents - apply to the nearest embassy or consulate. El Salvador Residents - apply to: Director General of National Police Cuartel Central San Salvador   and provide: a set of fingerprints taken at the local police station three identical passport-size photographs (full-face) and one side profile A fee is payable. Non-residents - provide the following original documents to the nearest Salvadorian Embassy or Consulate: Salvadorian birth certificate, cedula and passport fingerprints photographs Non-residents should give power of Attorney to a Salvadorian resident who will complete processing in El Salvador. Estonia Apply to: National Police Board Bureau of Information Pagari tn.1 EE0102 Tallinn Ethiopia Apply to your local police authority in Ethiopia. Fiji You should obtain an explanatory letter from the CSIC and send the completed application form directly to: Officer in Charge CID Police Headquarters Suva Fiji The Police will not release any details to you but will send them direct to the CSIC. Finland Apply to: Rikosrekisteritoimisto Oikeusministerio P11 00931 Helsinki Finland You should provide: a copy of your Finnish Church Certificate Virkatodistus a Finnish Identity Card if available France For French citizens born in France, including French overseas territories and departments or in a foreign country- you should handwrite a letter requesting a "Casier Judicaire-Bulletin No.3" to: Casier Judiciaire national 107 Rue de Landreau 44079 Nantes Cedex 01 France Telephone: 00 33 2 51 89 89 51 For citizens born outside of France may apply by mail only, and must attach a photocopy of their "Justificatif d'état civil" For citizens born in a French overseas territory must write to the "Tribunal de première instance - Service des Casiers Judiciaires" - at your place of birth. You should provide: full name place and date of birth current address full names of parents French Guiana Refer to "France" for instructions. Gambia Apply to: Ministry of Justice Banjul Gambia Germany A fee is payable. Der Generalbundesanwalt beim Bundesgerichtshof Bundeszentral register Heinemann Strasse 6 53175, Bonn You should provide: full date of birth family name at time of birth present family name (if different to family name at time of birth) place of birth including district or state, and maiden name of mother If you are already in Canada or another country, your identity must be certified by a local German Embassy or Consulate. Ghana Apply to: The Ghana Police (Criminal Investigation Department) P.O.Box 505 Accra Ghana You should provide full personal details. Greece Residents - apply for a penal certificate (Type B) available from the Public Prosecutor's Office. You should provide: full name full names of parents places and dates of birth of yourself and parents last address details of identity card Non-residents - apply for a penal certificate (Type B) obtainable from the closest Greek Consulate-General. You should provide: full name full names of parents places and dates of birth of yourself and parents last address details of identity card A fee is payable. Grenada Apply to: Certificate Records Office Police Headquarters St George's Grenada You should provide: details of passport copy of birth certificate two photographs set of fingerprints A fee is payable. Guadeloupe Refer to "France" for instructions. Guatemala Apply to: Corte Suprema de Justicia You should provide proof of identity. A fee is payable. Guernsey Apply to: Guernsey Police Central Records Office Police Headquarters Hospital Lane St. Peter Port for a Request for a Police Clearance Certificate form. You must produce adequate personal identification. A fee is payable. Guyana You must apply to either your nearest Guyanan High Commission or Embassy, or direct to: Police Headquarters Eve Leary Kingston Georgetown Guyana You should provide: a set of fingerprints which have been certified by your local police authority three photographs A fee is payable. Haiti Apply to: Certificate Records Office Police Headquarters Port-au-Prince Haiti You should provide: photocopied pages of passport and birth certificate extract a set of fingerprints three photographs A fee is payable. Honduras Apply to: National Bureau of Investigations Tegucigalpa A fee is payable. Hong Kong You must provide a separate Statutory Declaration, in English or in French, stating whether you have been found guilty or convicted of, or charged with, offenses against the law in Hong Kong. This Statutory Declaration should also be corroborated by other information attesting to your character. Hungary You should buy the appropriate form from a post office in Hungary and then send it to the police in Hungary. Iceland Residents of Iceland - apply for a police clearance certificate Vottord to the Chief of Police Sysslumadur in the town of present or former residence. Non-residents of Iceland -address a written request for a certificate to: Sakaskra Rikisins Hverfisgata 6 101 Reykjavik Iceland You should provide details of your Icelandic Social Security Number. A fee is payable. India Applicants in India - apply to the Regional Passport Office of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs or the Office of the Deputy Commissioner/Superintendent of Police for the area of your residence. The certificate must be the original, bearing the official Ministry Seal. If applying to the local police, you must obtain a letter for such a certificate from the CSIC office. Applicants living in a Canada -you should apply to the High Commission of India located at 10 Springfield Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1M 1C9 Indonesia Indonesian nationals - good conduct certificates "Surat Kelakuan Baik" are only obtainable from the local POLRES Office. You should provide a certificate from your Lurah office, together with your "Kartu Tanda Penduduk" (Resident Identity Card). A fee is payable. Foreign nationals residing in Indonesia - apply in person to your local POLRES office to obtain a police certificate. The application must include: the required fee passport Surat Tanda Melapor Diri Certificate of Police Registration Kartu Izin Masuk Sementara Temporary Admission Card sponsorship letter from the company for which you worked while you were in Indonesia Once you obtain a police certificate from POLRES, apply to the address below for a Good Conduct Certificate: Direktorat Intelpam Gedung D, Lantai 1, Kamar A47 Mabes Polri Jl Trunojoyo No. 3 Kabayoran Baru Jakarta Selatan Foreign nationals no longer resident in Indonesia - apply in writing for a Certificate of Good Conduct through your Embassy in Indonesia to: Direktur Intelpam Polri up. Kasubdit POA Mabes Polri Jl Trunojoyo No.3 Kebayoran Baru Jakarta Selatan You should provide: the required fee a copy of your passport a copy of Surat Tanda Melapor Diri Certificate of Police Registration or, if not available, submit a recommendation letter from the POLRES office where you lived in Indonesia. To obtain that recommendation letter show POLRES the copy of Surat Tanda Melapor (STM) kept by the company you worked for while you were in Indonesia a copy of Kartu Izin Masuk Sementara Temporary Admission Card. The company you worked for should be able to provide a copy if this is not available a sponsorship letter from the company you worked for while in Indonesia a Consular Certificate from your Embassy in Indonesia, certifying the Embassy's consular records do not disclose any criminal convictions in Indonesia. If the Embassy does not issue such a letter this can be omitted This request must also be copied to: Dirjen Hubsosbudpen Direktorat Pengamanan Departemen Luar Negeri Jl. Pejambon Jakarta Pusat A fee is payable. Iran Apply to: Justice Administration Department of Penal Records & Amnesty Penal Records Section Tehran The certificate should be an original, accompanied by a certified translation by the Official Translator of the Justice Administration. Applicants resident outside Iran - apply through the Iranian Embassy in your current country of residence. Iraq Applicants in Iraq - apply in person for a non-conviction certificate from the: Directorate of Criminal Investigation 52 Street Baghdad A fee is payable. Ireland (Eire) Residents - apply to your local "Garda Siochana" (Police) Authority. Non-residents - address a written request for a certificate to: Commissioner of Police Garda Siochana Phoenix Park Dublin 8 Republic of Ireland You should provide: full name, date and place of birth, dates and addresses during residence in Ireland names, dates and address of parents during residence in Ireland (if applicable) copy of birth certificate Israel Residents - apply to your local police authorities. Non-residents - apply to your nearest Israeli Embassy or Consulate. You should provide: details of passport or Israeli Identity card two recent passport photographs address and periods of residence in Israel Italy Italian citizens and non-Italian residents residing in Italy - obtain: Certificato Penale del Casellario Giudiziale; and Certificato Penale dei Carichi Pendenti. Apply to "Uffici della Procura della Repubblica" in your normal town of residence or the town from which your town of residence depends (usually your provincial capital). You must specify you need a ten year record if applicable, and produce evidence of your identity. Non-residents -approach the nearest Italian diplomatic/consular authority and request the above certificates. The request can either be handled entirely through that authority (waiting time can be up to six months) or an authorisation can be drawn up for a relative or friend in Italy to obtain the certificates. The authorisation should bear a signature that has been verified by the diplomatic/consular authority and have a copy attached of bio data pages of passport also verified by the same authority. Fees are payable. Ivory Coast Apply to: Ministry of Justice Abidjan A fee is payable. Jamaica Apply to: Jamaica Constabulary Force Criminal Investigations Branch Criminal Records Office East Queen Street P.O. Box 462 Kingston Jamaica You should provide: full name date and place of birth two passport sized photographs one set of fingerprints certified by your local police authority your address(es) in Jamaica A fee is payable. Japan Japanese nationals - obtain your own police certificate from the Prefectural Police Office in your town or city of residence. You should provide: passport family register residential certificate evidence showing that you are required to submit a police certificate (e.g. a completed copy of the visa application form) You are advised to make enquiries before as additional documentation may be required. Non-Japanese citizens - provide passport, Certificate of Alien Registration and evidence showing that you are required to submit a police certificate (e.g. a completed copy of the visa application form). Japanese nationals already in Canada, and non-Japanese citizens who have lived in Japan and are currently in Canada - apply to the Embassy of Japan in Canada at: Embassy of Japan 255 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9E6 Telephone: (613) 241-8541 Jordan Jordanian nationals: General Intelligence Division Public Security Department Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan You should provide: thumbprints and fingerprints of both hands four photographs Non-Jordanian nationals - obtain a Good Conduct Certificate if you are currently resident in Jordan and hold a current resident card. A fee is payable. Kenya Apply to: Criminal Investigation Department P.O. Box 30036 Nairobi Kenya You should provide a full set of fingerprints, certified by local authorities. A fee is payable. Kiribati Apply to your local police authority in Kiribati. Korea, (Republic of South) You must provide a separate Statutory Declaration, in English or in French, stating whether you have been found guilty or convicted of, or charged with, offenses against the law in the Republic of Korea. This Statutory Declaration should also be corroborated by other information attesting to your character. Kuwait Apply to: Ministry of the Interior Department of Criminal Evidences Kuwait Latvia Apply to: Interior Ministry Police Department Kr. Valdemara iela 103 LV 226013 Riga Lebanon Apply to: Internal Security Forces Near Hotel DIEV Hospital East Beirut Request an Extract of Judicial Record. Lesotho Apply to: Commissioner of Police Police Headquarters Maseru Lesotho You should provide: personal details of residence and employment in Lesotho full name, date and place of birth Fingerprints may subsequently be requested. Liberia Apply to: Liberian Ministry of Justice Monrovia Liberia Libya Apply to: Identity Status Directorate of the General Popular Committee for Justice Criminal Record Section Tripoli Liechtenstein Apply to: Furstlich Liechtensteinishses Landericht Vaduz Fl Liechtenstein A fee is payable. Lithuania Apply to your local police authority in Lithuania. Luxembourg Apply in writing to: Parquet General 12 Cote d'Eich L-1450 Luxembourg A fee is payable. Macao Apply to: The Director (Judiciary Police) Macao Province Registry of Criminal and Police Records Macao You should provide: an application fee fingerprint details of your identity card A fee is payable. Applicants of Chinese origin - you should write your name in Chinese characters. Malaysia You must provide a separate Statutory Declaration, in English or in French, stating whether you have been found guilty or convicted of, or charged with, offenses against the law in Malaysia. This Statutory Declaration should also be corroborated by other information attesting to your character. Apply to: The Malaysian Mission abroad or Consular Division, Ministry of Forein Affairs, Wisma Putra 50602 Kuala Lumpur. Mali Apply to: Mali Ministry of Justice Bamako Mali Malta Apply to your local police authority in Malta. Martinique Refer to "France" for instructions. Mauritius Apply to: The Director of Public Prosecutions Jules Koening Street Port Louis Mauritius You should provide: full name, including maiden name and any other names used if applicable date and place of birth citizenship present address(es) and period(s) of residence in Mauritius a certified photocopy of birth certificate Micronesia, Federated States of Apply to: Chief of Police Pohnpei State Kolonia A fee is payable. Monaco You should request a "Casier Judiciaire No". from: Le Greffe Général Palais de Justice Rue du Colonel Bellando de Castro Macao MC 98000 Monaco You should provide: photocopy of identity card and/or passport full names of parents address(es) and period(s) of residence in Monaco a letter to them from the CSIC confirming that the certificate is required A fee is payable. Mongolia Applicants in Mongolia - apply to the local police authority. Applicants outside Mongolia -contact the nearest Mongolian representative. You should provide your passport or identity card. Montserrat A fee is payable. Office of the Commissioner Police Headquarters Plymouth Montserrat You should provide: photocopy of passport or birth certificate set of fingerprints 3 photographs A fee is payable. Morocco Apply to your local police authority in Morocco. Myanmar (Burma) Apply to the police authorities in Myanmar. Namibia Apply to: The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Home Affairs Private Bag 13200 Windhoek Nepal Apply to your local police authority in Nepal. Netherlands You must provide a separate Statutory Declaration, in English or in French, stating whether you have been found guilty or convicted of, or charged with, offenses against the law in the Netherlands. This Statutory Declaration should also be corroborated by other information attesting to your character. Netherlands Antilles Apply to: Lieutenant-Governor of the Island of Curacao Netherlands Antilles You should 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 A fee is payable. New Caledonia French nationals born in New Caledonia: Tribunal Service de Casiers Judiciaires Noumea New Caledonia You should provide: full name present address date and place of birth, full names of parents details of identity card French nationals born outside New Caledonia and Non-French nationals - refer to 46 - France for instructions. New Zealand Contact the Liaison Officer: Licensing & Vetting Service Centre, Office of the Commissioner, Box 3012, Wellington, NZ Nicaragua Apply to the Central Police Archives in your area of residence. A fee is payable. Nigeria Apply to: The Deputy Inspector-General of Police Lagos Nigeria Norway Apply to: Politihuset Gronnlandsleiret 44 Oslo 1 Norway You should provide: copies of passport drivers license other identification papers Norwegian identity card number (personnummer) Oman Apply to: Director General of Immigration & Passports Oman You should provide: a photocopy of passport a photocopy of the relevant pages containing an Oman resident visa Pakistan Apply to the Town Police Officer in the area of previous residence in Pakistan. You should provide: a set of photographs a photocopy of identification certificate Panama Residents: Policia Tecnica Judicial (PTJ) Edifiico 424, Corregimiento De Ancon Ciudad De Panama, Republica De Panama Apartado Postal 1299, Panama 1 Republica De Panama Non-residents - a Certificate of Good Conduct cannot be obtained by mail. If you have a relative (up to fourth degree) living in Panama, you should arrange a power of attorney for that person to request and obtain the certificate on your behalf from the address above. The relative should provide your: full name nationality sex date of birth reason for requesting certificate for foreigners, a date of entry into Panama is required A fee is payable. Papua New Guinea A written request for a character check should be addressed to: National Criminal Records and Intelligence Office Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary P.O. Box 85 Konedobu N.C.D. Papua New Guinea You should provide: full names and former names date and place of birth present address all former addresses years of residence in Papua New Guinea a self-addressed envelope with return postage A fee is payable. Peru Peruvian nationals - apply to your local police authority for a character certificate. Doha Peruvian nationals residing outside Peru - apply in writing to: Attention: Department De Relkaciones Publicans Policia De Investigators Del Peru PIP Avenida Espana Quadra 4 S/N Lima 1 Peru You must request a "Cedula Para Peruanos Residents En el Extrajero". You should provide: your full name the number of your Liberta Electoral On receipt of this form, take it to your local police authority to have your fingerprints taken and then return the completed document to Lima so that a certificate can be issued. This can be a very time consuming process. Philippines Apply directly to the authorities in the Philippines. As well as obtaining a certificate from the local police precinct in the locality where you have been residing for the past three to six months, you should also obtain a National Bureau of Investigation certificate from the: Identification Records Division National Bureau of Investigation Taft Avenue Manila The Philippines All certificates can be obtained by next-of-kin if the applicant is resident outside the Philippines. Poland Apply to: Do Ministerstwo Sprawiedliwosci Centralny Rejestr Skazanych 00-958 Warsawa 04 Swierczewskiego Poland (Ministry of Justice, Central Register of Convictions, Warsaw) There are branches of this agency in most large cities, usually called (in English) an Information Agency (followed by a number and name of the town). A fee is payable. Portugal Residents - apply direct to local police authorities in Portugal. Non-residents - apply to the nearest Portuguese Diplomatic or Consular Office, or through a third person to the relevant police authority in Portugal. Applications should be made on the special form Certificado de Registro Criminal. You will need to give details of your passport or identity card. A fee is payable. Qatar Apply to: Criminal Evidence and Information Department P.O. Box 6797 Doha State of Qatar, Arabian Gulf You should provide: a letter from the applicant requesting the issuance of a clearance statement a full photocopy of your passport, including the residence permit page 3 passport-size photographs a fingerprint certificate issued by the police station in your town of residence, duly attested A fee is payable. Reunion Island Refer to "France" for instructions. Romania Apply to your local police authority for a "Cazier Juidiciar". Samoa Apply to: Samoa Police, Prisons and Fire Services Police Headquarters P.O. Box 53 Apia You should provide: your birth certificate and/or passport a photograph A fee is payable. Saudi Arabia Citizens - nationals should obtain a police certificate from the Saudi authorities. Apply to the Directorate of Saudi Arabian Civil Police. Temporary residents (Moslems only) currently living in Saudi Arabia should obtain police certificates as outlined above for citizens. Saudi Arabian police certificates are not available to all other temporary residents, including those who have previously been temporarily resident in Saudi Arabia. Senegal Apply to: Ministry of Justice Dakar Senegal A fee is payable. Serbia Apply to your local police authority in Serbia. Sierra Leone Apply to: Ministry of Justice Freetown Sierra Leone Singapore You must provide a separate Statutory Declaration, in English or in French, stating whether you have been found guilty or convicted of, or charged with, offenses against the law in Singapore. This Statutory Declaration should also be corroborated by other information attesting to your character. Slovak Republic Residents - appy to: Register Trestov GP SR Zahradnicka 10 821 08 Bratislava Non Residents - contact your nearest Slovak or Czech Embassy or Consulate. A fee is payable. Slovenia Apply to your local police authority in Slovenia. Solomon Islands Apply to: Royal Solomon Island Police Headquarters Attn: CID Officer P.O. Box G3 Honiara A fee is payable. Somalia Apply to your local police authority in Somalia. South Africa Apply to: The Commissioner Criminal Bureau Security Branch South African Police Private Bag 308 Pretoria 0001 Republic of South Africa The application must be in writing. You should provide: fee full names date of birth place of birth complete set of fingerprints Applicants who are resident in the UK - write for advice to: The Consul-General South African Embassy Trafalgar Square London, WC2N 5DP Spain Certificates can be obtained: in Madrid - from the: Ministry of Justice Central Registry of Convictions San Bernardo 21 28015 Madrid outside Madrid - from your local police. outside Spain - through a Spanish Consulate. Sri Lanka Sri Lankan nationals: Inspector-General of Police General Police Headquarters Fort, Colombo 1 Sri Lanka St Lucia Apply to: Commissioner of Police Police Headquarters Bridge Street Castries St Lucia You should provide: date of birth addresses a full set of fingerprints two photographs A fee is payable. St Vincent and the Grenadines Apply to: Commissioner of Police Police Headquarters St Vincent St Vincent and the Grenadines You should provide two photographs, one of which must be notarized. A fee is payable. Surinam Apply to: District Governor of Paramarebo Klaina Combeweg Paramarebo Surinam You should provide: your birth certificate two photographs A fee is payable. Sweden Apply to: Rikspolisstyrelsen Rikspolisregistraturet P.O. Box 12236 S102 26 Stockholm Sweden You should provide a Swedish "personbevis" or a photocopy of your passport. A fee is payable. Switzerland Apply to: Schweizerisches Zentralpolizeiburo 3003 Berne Switzerland You should provide full personal details and particulars of your residence in Switzerland. Swiss nationals -forward evidence of identification in the form of an Identity Card, passport, family book. Non-Swiss nationals - forward Identity Card, residence permit or passport. Swiss Embassies or Consulates will certify sighting of documents if you are not prepared to send documents overseas. A fee is payable. Syria Syrian nationals: The Directorate of Judicial Information Penal Certificates Section Surete-General Damascus Syria You should provide proof of identity (usually your Identity Card.) A fee is payable. Taiwan A fee is payable. Taipei or Kaohsiung Municipal Police Headquarters or the Taiwan Provincial Police Headquarters. Applicants who have their household registered in Taipei City or Kaohsiung City should apply to the appropriate Municipal Police headquarters. Applicants who