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The following information is given as a guide only to obtaining a certificate of good conduct overseas, and we strongly advise that each applicant clarify the process with their relevant embassy, the local town hall or police station. No responsibility can be accepted for action taken or not taken as a result of its contents.
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Clearance Name: Certificate of No Criminal Record.
How to obtain the certificate and where
Apply by mail to Criminal Records Australian Federal Police at
Locked Bag 1, Weston, ACT 2611.
Residents should provide a stamped self-addressed envelope.
Non-Resident applicants should provide an international postal reply
coupon.
For more information visit www.afp.gov.au
Documents Needed Completed form 1101, obtainable from the nearest DIMIA office or Australian mission overseas, plus evidence of identity.
Clearance Name: Certificate of the Penal Registry (Strafregisterbescheinigung)
How to obtain the certificate and where
Residents can apply to 1 Bundespolizeikommissariat and
2 Bezirkhauptmannschaft
Non residents can apply in person at the nearest Austrian Embassy or Consulate. Also at the police station or local government (at last registered residential address).
Forms can be obtained from the local police station/local government or Austrian representatives abroad.
Clearance Name: Police Clearance
How to obtain the certificate and where
Residents should apply in person at the local police station
Non residents should apply by mail to the POlice Headquarters at Nicosia
Application forms are available but not essential
Documents Needed
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, two current passport size photos which have been certified
by an authorised person, desired language for certificate.
Clearance name: Police Clearance Certificate (Zádost o Vypis z Rejstríku Trestu)
How to obtain the certificate and where
Residents should apply to the Rejstrík Trestu GP CR, in person or by mail
at Soudni 1, 145 00 Praha 4 Non-residents should apply in person at the nearest
Czech diplomatic mission
Forms available in Prague at Rejstrik Trestu or any Registra's office
(matrika) or District Prosecutor's office (Statni zastupitelstvi) in town of residence
Documents needed
Non-residents: passport and original birth certificate accompanied by a
certified Czech translation.
Clearance name: Extract from Criminal Records (Rikosrekisteriote)
How to obtain the certificate and where
Apply by mail or fax to Legal Register Centre (Oikeusrekisterikeskus)
Criminal Records (Rikosrekisteri) At PL 157 FIN-13101 Hameenlinna
Phone 03-622 3770
Fax 03-622 3783
Documents needed:
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
Clearance name: Extract from Police Records (Extrait du Casier Judiciaire)
How to obtain the certificate and where
Apply by mail to Casier Judiciaire National At 107 rue du Landreau
44079 Nantes Cedex 01 (Note: French citizens born in French overseas
'Departments' and territories - refer to information given for the relevant
overseas administration.)
See also www.cjn.justice.gouv.fr
Documents Needed: Hand written signed letter indicating residential address, photocopy of an identity document in French or individual record of civic status (Fiche individuel d'etat civil). Form not compulsory, providing letter of request indicates residential address
Clearance name: Police Good Conduct Certificate (Polizeiliches Führungszeugnis)
How to obtain the certificate and where
Residents should apply in person to the local registration office
(Einwohnermeldeamt) at Town/city of residence
www.german-embassy.org.uk/police_certificate_of_good_con.html
Clearance Name: Penal Certificate for General Use
How to obtain the certificate and where
Residents can apply in person Non-residents can apply by mail to Prosecutor's Office Ministry of Justice At Citizens Sokratous 65, Athens 10431
Non-citizens Mesogion 96, Athens 11526 Non-residents may also apply in person at a Greek Embassy/Consulate. Form available from Prosecutor's office Greek Embassies/Consulates Documents needed
Full name/s, full name/s of parents, date and place of birth of applicant and applicant's parents, last address and details of identity card. For applicants without any form of Greek ID, IOM provides a standard letter of request to the authorities which includes an IOM-allocated registration number.
Clearance Name: Police Penal Certificate (Hatósági Erkölcsi Bizonyítvány)
How to obtain the certificate and where
Residents should apply to the Ministry of the Interior (Belügyminisztérium).
A 'Police penal certificate request form' (Hátósagi Erkölcsi Bizonyítvány Kérolap) can be obtained from any post office. Non-residents can apply to the Hungarian foreign mission or authorise a family member to apply on their behalf. Application forms can be posted by registered mail to Belügyminisztérium, PO Box 1943, Budapest or can be completed at the foreign mission for forwarding on to the appropriate authorities.
Documents needed
ID number, full names (current and previous), date and place of birth,
mother's maiden name, permanent address.
Clearance Name:
How to obtain the certificate and where
Apply to either:
provincial criminal records office (Casellario giudiziale)
Solicitor General's office (Procura), in person or through an authorised
friend or relative in Italy or through the nearest Italian diplomatic/consular
authority at place of residence
Identity documents.
Clearance name: Certificate of Good Conduct
How to obtain the certificate and where
Apply in person to Police Headquarters
Clearance Name: Certificate of Good Conduct (Verklaring omtrent het gedrag)
How to obtain the certificate and where
The application for a 'verklaring omtrent gedrag' (VOG) has to be submitted
to the local council ('gemeente') in the last town where the applicant lived before
leaving the Netherlands. If he/she left the Netherlands before October 1994, the
application should be lodged with the COVOG. If the applicant was never registered
in the population register, the application should be sent directly to the COVOG.
Clearance Name: Criminal Record Inquiry (Zapytanie o Karalnosc)
How to obtain the certificate and where
Apply in person or by mail to Ministry of Justice
(Centralny rejestr skazanych CRS) At Aleja Solidarnosci 127, 00 958 Warszawa
Application forms can be obtained directly from the CRS or from the
Embassy along with a covering letter.
Documents needed
Provide full name, date and place of birth, current residential address
and occupation details.