Sweden - Obtain a Police Clearance Certificate

ProcedureEdit

PROCESS FOR CITIZENS & NON CITIZENS OF SWEDEN – FOR BOTH WHO LIVE IN SWEDEN AND OVERSEAS:

Apply in Sweden & overseas

a. Apply by submitting through email

Applicant shall apply to Swedish National Police Authority by email for PCC.
Please attach all the documents, completed application form along with fees paid details and mail it to the E-mail link: [email protected]
Link for application form: Application
Received application and set of documents will be processed internally.
Once the certificate is ready, it will be delivered as per applicable norms.

Note:

Questions are answered at this address. E-mail: [email protected]
Fax: +46 (0)10-56 35 333

Required DocumentsEdit

Country specific

Copy of your Population Registration Certificate “Personbevi” Or passport.
Residence proof.
Proof for Sweden citizen.
Applicable fees.

Foreign national

A copy of your passport while living in Sweden.
A copy of your permit of stay in Sweden, passport number and place of issue as well.
Copies of your passport page with your Sweden visa or of the document with address in Sweden.

In general

Application form: Application
Valid passport (attested copy as per requirement).
Valid citizen proof (respective ID’s issued by respective nation).
Passport size photographs.
Birth certificate.
Proofs of legal stay (copy of passport held during the said period with respective stamp and seal).
Email ID (useful to communicate issues with respect to your application).
Self-addressed return envelope.
Valid contact number (applicant can be communicated).

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Rikspolisstyrelsen,
Utlandsutdrag, 981 81 Kiruna,
Sweden.
Telephone: 46 (0) 10 - 56 33501
Fax: 46 (0) 10 - 56 35334
E-mail: [email protected]
Contacts: Police stations and Embassies

EligibilityEdit

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.

FeesEdit

Fees SEK 180.
For more details, please follow the link: Police record Extracts

ValidityEdit

As mentioned on the document.
Validity norms vary from country to country.

Documents to UseEdit

Extract from criminal records

Sample DocumentsEdit

Please attach sample completed documents which would help other people who would like to follow this procedure.

Processing TimeEdit

Minimum 2 weeks.
Processing time varies with respect to the country from where applied.

InstructionsEdit

According to the law, the Swedish National Police Authority is responsible for the criminal records and records of suspected offenders. These records contain information on individuals who have been penalized for crime and who are under reasonable suspicion for crime.
As a private individual you have the right to personally request an extract pertaining to yourself. Power of attorney for another person does not apply. Processing time is normally around two weeks. It may take longer if there are many requests for excerpts and if the form is incomplete or unclearly filled out.

Required InformationEdit

Your full name
Your date and place of birth
Your current residential addresses
The purpose of the request
Your nationality

Need for the DocumentEdit

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.

Information which might helpEdit

The extract is issued in Swedish, English, Spanish, German and French.
Criminal convictions are not translated to other languages and appear only in Swedish.
There is no official translation service.

External LinksEdit

Police Extracts
Forms

OthersEdit

More information which might help people.