Police Check/Background Check - Tanzania

[Asamu 0]

Hi Everyone!

I have lived in Tanzania for twelve years. I understand that I need

a police check/background check done in all countries that I have lived since

I have turning 16.

Where in Tanzania will I get this done? The local police stations have no

clue.

Thanks for all replies,

Asamu

[Donna A 4]

u can call the embassy and im sure they will tell u and maybe even give u a paper to take to them.

[mmarlo 1]

Post this in the sub-Saharan Africa forum. You might also PM esjessi who is applying for a K1 visa in Tanzania. We got ours in Kenya through the local police station in Meru district where my fiancee grew up, but it would have been easier in the capital city, Nairobi, from the CID Headquarters. It's not called a "police check" there, but a "Certificate of Good Conduct". Maybe the terminology is just confusing.

Just got this if you're outside Tanzania, so if you're near Dar or Zanzibar, I'd suggest going to the CID Headquarters there, and you can probably get it sorted out. But esjessi or someone else who's already done this for Tanzania can probably tell you more specifically what to do.

POLICE RECORD

Available. To obtain a certificate of good conduct for mainland Tanzania, applicants residing outside of Tanzania must send a complete set of fingerprints, together with a written request to the following address:

Ministry of Home Affairs

Criminal Investigations Department

P.O. Box 9094

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Submitted fingerprints should be taken by a local police official in the requestor's place of residence, and should bear an official stamp or seal. The official should verify the identity of the individual being fingerprinted with a passport or identification card, noting the details of the identifying document. The fee is U.S. $25.00 for a foreign national, or 2,000 Tanzanian shillings for a citizen of Tanzania.

Results are generally available within two weeks of application.

Police records for Zanzibar are separately maintained and must be requested from the following address:

Officer in Charge

Identification Bureau, Fingerprint Section

Police Force

P.O.Boz237

Zanzibar, Tanzania

Fees and application requirements are identical to those for Mainland Tanzania, above.

Edited March 17, 2007 by mmarlo