Guinea-Bissau - Obtain police clearance certificate

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Procedure

Apply In-person:

1. To Obtain a Police Clearance Certificate, the applicant has to approach the Ministry of Justice – 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 officer.
8. The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as requested by the authority.
9. 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.
10. An acknowledgment receipt will be provided. Please save it for future reference.
11. Once the process gets completed, the applicant gets a call from the office regarding the application.
12. The applicant has to visit the office to get the clearance certificate.
13. 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

Provide: National identity card.

Office Locations & Contacts

Departamento de Registo Criminal
Ministerio de Seguranca Nacional e Ordem Publica
C.P. 13
BISSAU
List of diplomatic missions of Guinea-Bissau

Eligibility

Relevant document: Registo Criminal.

Apply to the address given in this website.

Provide: National identity card.

Note: There are no established procedures for non-citizens to obtain a police certificate.

Fees

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Validity

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Instructions

A Registo Criminal is available from the Departamento de Registo Criminal, Ministerio de Seguranca Nacional e Ordem Publica, C.P. 13, Bissau.

Note: there are no established procedures for non-citizens to obtain a police certificate.

If you are convicted of a crime, a criminal record is created. This is the Guinea-Bissau equivalent of a police clearance certificate, police record, police file, police check or criminal check. If you are asked for any of these, a copy of your criminal record from the relevant government department should meet the requirements. If you have no convictions, you will receive a letter stating that is the case.

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.

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.

Information which might help

Police clearance certificate is an official document issued by the police in a country, certifying the criminal record or otherwise of the applicant. Ideally, every adult who has been a resident in any country for six months and over requires a police clearance certificate from that country when applying for visa or immigration services.

Sometimes people who intend to work abroad or in highly sensitive establishments also require reports of good behavior, especially from the police, before they are allowed to work.

A police certificate is a copy of your criminal record or a statement that you do not have a criminal record. Police certificates are different in each country and territory. They may be called:

• police clearance certificates,
• good conduct certificates,
• judicial record extracts or
• other names.

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

Official government website of Guinea-Bissau

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/security/police-cert/africa/guinea-bissau.asp

Others

If you want to immigrate to Canada, you and your family members must include a police certificate when you apply. If you are a student or temporary foreign worker, a visa office may also ask you for a certificate.

If you lived in a country that has changed its name or status, the police certificate should come from the current national authorities of that country. If you are not able to get a police certificate from a country because you are a refugee from that country or for any other reason, please explain the reasons in writing.