Guadeloupe - Obtain police clearance certificate (Criminal Record)

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Procedure

Applying process in Guadeloupe for citizen and non citizen

a. Apply in-person

1. Police Clearance Certificate can be applied at “Court of First Instance“
2. Application forms can be obtained from the respective office on visit.
3. Please follow as per authorities guidelines and submit the completed application along with documents. Applicant should pay for any charges if required as advised.
4. This application will be processed by respective department.
5. The certificate can be collected from the office where applicant applied in person or will be delivered through mail upon notification or issued as per norms.
6. Go to the respective office. Don’t forget to take the required copy of documents along with originals to the office.
7. Application forms can be obtained from the respective office on visit.
8. Please follow as per authorities guidelines and submit the completed application along with documents. Applicant should pay for any charges if required as advised.
9. This application will be processed by respective department.
10. The certificate can be collected from the office where applicant applied in person or will be delivered through mail upon notification or issued as per norms.
11. Address to apply in-person:

Tribunal de Grande Instance de Basse-Terre,

Boulevard Félix et Boe,

97109 Basse Terre.

OR

Tribunal de Grande Instance de Pointe-Pitre,

Place Gourbeyre,

97110 Pointe-à-Pitre.

Applying process – overseas for citizen and non citizen

a. Apply through mail(post) - overseas

1. To Obtain a Police Clearance Certificate, the applicant has to approach the Ministry of Justice, Religious Affairs & Penitentiary Institutions of Equatorial Guinea – link
2. The applicant has to visit the office with the request letter.
3. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer.
4. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
5. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
6. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
7. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned office mailing address.
8. The mailing address is mentioned in the “Office Locations & Contacts” section of the page.
9. The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as requested by the authority.
10. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
11. An acknowledgment receipt will be provided. Please save it for future reference.
12. Once the process gets completed, the applicant gets a call from the office regarding the application.
13. The applicant has to visit the office to get the clearance certificate.
14. This entire process can be completed within 15 - 20 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.
    

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Required Documents

Country specific

• Valid identity document (identity card, passport, driving license).
• Valid passport.
• Citizen proof/Document of National Identity (DNI)

Foreign national

• A copy of your passport while living in Guadeloupe .
• A copy of your permit of stay in Guadeloupe, passport number and place of issue as well.
• Proofs of legal stay (copy of passport held during the said period with respective stamp and seal).

In general

• Application form.
• Valid citizen proof with photo (respective ID’s issued by respective nation).
• Email ID (useful to communicate issues with respect to your application)
• Valid contact number (applicant can be communicated)
• Passport-size photos.
• Birth certificate (as per requirement).
• Self addressed envelope.

Office Locations & Contacts

Casier Judiciaire National,
107 Rue du Landreau,
F-44079 Nantes Cedex 1,
France.

Eligibility

• Applicant with valid passport and a valid address proof.
• Age: 16 years and above. In case of minors, the application must be submitted by the parent exercising parental authority, if the minor has not turned 16 years.
• The current address of the applicant must be same as in the passport and other supporting documents.
• Applicants who are in need of residential status, employment or long term visa or for immigration to a foreign nation.

Fees

• Fee/charge varies for case to case. Updated fee requirement will be provided by respective authorities while applying.

Validity

Validity norms vary from country to country.

Documents to Use

You can apply online

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

Processing time varies with respect to the country from where applied.

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Instructions

It is the applicants responsibility to contact the relevant authorities to obtain the necessary police certificates or clearances. Each countrys procedures are different. Applicants may have to apply to more than one level of government or more than one agency - municipal, provincial, state, federal and the police, courts or similar governmental agencies for the police certificate. If a police certificate cannot be obtained from any of the countries on the list, provide a written explanation why and an original letter from the police authority confirming that it will not issue a certificate.

Local Requests

• French citizens born in Guadeloupe may request the certificate either from Tribunal de Grande Instance de Basse-Terre or Tribunal de Grande Instance de Pointe-Pitre

Non-Resident Requests

• Non-French citizens and French citizens born outside of Guadeloupe should apply by mail, requesting a Bulletin no.3 at Casier Judiciaire National

Required Information

• Last name
• Name (s)
• Married name
• Date of birth
• Place of birth
• Department No.
• District
• Home address

Need for the Document

A police certificate is an official document issued by police or government agency of a country to enumerate any criminal records that the applicant may or may not have. Criminal records may include arrest, conviction, and possibly criminal proceedings.

Extrait de casier judiciare: The criminal record can only be requested by the person concerned or his legal representative in the case of a minor or an adult under guardianship. It can in no way, even with the consent of the applicant be issued to a third party (Article 777 of the Code of Criminal Procedure).

Be issued with the criminal record of a third party is punishable by law (Article 781 of the Code of Criminal Procedure).

The identity you provide will be verified by the Service. It must strictly comply with your marital status.

Information which might help

A police clearance certificate is a copy of your criminal record or a declaration of the absence of any criminal record. Police clearance certificates are different in each country and territory and may be called police certificates, good conduct certificates, judicial record extracts, pcc, etc. They are issued by police authorities or government departments and used by Citizenship and Immigration to prevent individuals who possess a risk to Country's security from entering the country.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

In many immigration cases you may be requested by relevant Government to present Police Clearance Certificate from another country where you have resided for some time. If you are going through immigration process, you will definitely be asked for such a certificate.

External Links

www.guadeloupe.pref.gouv.fr

http://www.guadeloupe.pref.gouv.fr/

http://www.cr-guadeloupe.fr/

Others

"Bulletin # 3 cannot be asked to serve the national automated criminal records by the person concerned or his legal representative in the case of a minor or an adult under guardianship. Demand which shall specify the Vital Statistics interested, may be made by letter or computer communications. However, if the applicant was born abroad, if his place of birth is unknown or is under the age of twelve years, the application can only be made by letter with proof of marital status. Bulletin # 3 can also be obtained if the person concerned is in the service of the national automated criminal records and justifies identity "(Article R. 82 of the Code of Criminal Procedure).