International police checks

[Oz2US 0]

I've just been reading the requirements for the police records check (I'm applying to the Sydney, Australia embassy) and it turns out I need to get a criminal record check from previous countries I have lived in! My question is:

1) Has anyone had any experience retrieving their criminal history check from Hong Kong, China? If so, what did you do/were required to do.

2) Has anyone had any experience retrieving their criminal history check from the UK? If so, what did you do/were required to do.

I have absolutely no criminal history at all, but I'm frustrated at finding that I have to retrieve this information while I'm in Sydney. Any help here would be appreciated!

[Amyyduck 20]

Dunno about getting your police cert from China, maybe try asking in the regional thread too? Someone there might have some advice. As for the UK, heres the link: http://www.acpo.police.uk/certificates.asp Note that this is for England, Wales and N. Ireland, it doesn't include Scotland.

Good luck!

[payxibka 10,045]

This link has been posted a few thousand times on this site... (Police report questions are best posted in consular forum, moving this thread)

http://travel.state.gov/visa/fees/fees_4881.html?cid=3579

Specifically here is the answer the DOS has for Hong Kong

Individuals residing outside Hong Kong

Applications should be made in writing to:

The Commission of Police (Attn: EO CNCC)

14/F, Arsenal House

Police Headquarters, 1 Arsenal Street

Wan Chai, Hong Kong

An applicant residing outside Hong Kong must submit the following items. Please note that documents issued in languages other than Chinese or English, must be accompanied by an official transcript, in Chinese or English, endorsed either by the issuing authority or a certificated translation services body.

1. his/her Hong Kong Identity Card or valid travel document;

2. the original and a photocopy (for each applicant) of the letter from NVC which contains his/her name and the checklist of documents necessary for obtaining a visa (the one that references the need for police certificates);

3. the original and photocopy of a document proving his/her relationship with the principal applicant for the visa if item #2 does not contain the applicant’s name;

4. a full set of the applicant’s fingerprints taken and certified by a recognized and official police or law enforcement agency where the applicant currently resides. Certification of the fingerprints must clearly state: (i) the full name and rank of the person taking the prints, (ii) the full name of the police or law enforcement agency with their official chop; and (iii) the date and place the prints were taken. Prints that do not clearly show certification will be refused. Fingerprints taken by the applicant him/herself, a legal representative or private/commercial agency are also unacceptable.

5. a bank draft in the amount of HK$180 per person, made payable to “The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.” The draft must be payable in Hong Kong. A personal check in Hong Kong dollars, which is issued an authorized by any licensed banks in Hong Kong, is also acceptable.

If an applicant is under investigation by the Hong Kong Police or is currently a defendant in criminal proceedings in Hong Kong or is subject to non-payment of fines including traffic offences, his/her application will not be further processed until the matter has been concluded.

The relevant application form, standard personal data form, and fingerprint consent form can be downloaded from the Hong Kong Police homepage at www.police.gov.hk. Any inquiries may be addressed to Certificate of No Criminal Conviction office, email: eo-cncc-ib@police.gov.hk, phone: +852-2860-6557 (for local residents); +852-2860-6558 (for overseas applicants), fax: +852-2200-4321.