Haiti - Obtain Police Clearance Certificate (PCC, Criminal Record)

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Procedure

Applying process in Haiti for citizen and non citizens.

a. Apply in-person

1. Police Clearance Certificate can be applied at “Central Directorate of the Judicial Police or DCPJ”.
2. Link for contact (on google map): link
3. Address:
   Direction Centrale de la Police Judiciaire (DCPJ),
   Boulevard Toussaint Louverture,
   Route de l'aéroport prolongée,
   Clercine 6, Port-au-Prince,
   Haïti.
4. Go to the respective office. Don’t forget to take the required copy of documents along with originals to the office.
5. Application forms can be obtained from the respective office on visit.
6. Please follow as per authorities guidelines and submit the completed application along with documents. Applicant should pay for any charges if required as advised.
7. This application will be processed by respective department.
8. 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.

Applying process – overseas for citizen and non citizens.

a. Apply through representative from overseas

1. Applicant shall apply through a friend or family member in Haïti who can apply on their behalf.
2. Representing person should be entrusted with the written authorization.
3. Link for contact (on google map): link
4. Address:
   Direction Centrale de la Police Judiciaire (DCPJ),
   Boulevard Toussaint Louverture,
   Route de l'aéroport prolongée, Clercine 6,
   Port-au-Prince,Haïti.
5. Application forms can also be obtained from the respective office on visit .
6. Representative should go to the respective office. Don’t forget to take the required copy of documents along with originals to the office.
7. Please follow as per authorities guidelines and submit the completed application along with documents. #Representative should pay for any charges if required as advised.
8. This application will be processed by respective department.
9. The certificate can be collected from the office where applicant applied in-person upon notification or issued as per norms.

Note: Representative should carry the following while applying.

• written authorization
• ID card or passport.

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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 Haiti.
• A copy of your permit of stay in Haiti, 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).
• Letter for representatives
• Fingerprints taken at the DCPJ, police station in your place of residence (subject to local rules and procedures) or at your nearest Haitian consulate.
• Self addressed envelop

Office Locations & Contacts

Direction Centrale de la Police Judiciaire (DCPJ),
Boulevard Toussaint Louverture,
Route de l'aéroport prolongée,
Clercine 6, Port-au-Prince,
Haïti.

Link for contact (on google map): link

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.

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Processing Time

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

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Instructions

Local Requests

• Applicants should obtain a Casier Judiciaire from their local Greffe des Tribunaux de Premire Instance.

Non-Resident Requests

• Applicants must apply at the local Greffe des Tribunaux de Premire Instance of their former residence in Haiti.

Required Information

• Name of applicant
• Place of birth
• Date of birth
• Fathers name
• Mothers name
• Passport no
• Date & place of issue
• Address last lived in Haiti
• Parents 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.

It 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.

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.

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

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship Haiti

Prime Minister Republic of Haiti

Ministry of Interior and Local Authorities

List of departments and municipalities

Others

Relevant document: Casier Judiciaire.

Residents: Apply to the local Greffe des Tribunaux de Premiere Instance.

Non-residents: Apply to the local Greffe des Tribunaux de Premiere Instance of your former residence in Haiti.

Provide: a copy of your birth certificate, original and a copy of identity card or National Identification Card and one passport sized photograph.

Fee: payable.