Police Certificates
If you are 16 years of age or older, you must obtain a photocopy of a police certificate from all countries you have lived in using below criteria:
If you ...
AND you...
THEN submit a police certificate from...
Are 16 years old or older
Lived in your country of nationality for more than 6 months at any time in your life
Your country of nationality
Are 16 years old or older
Have lived in your country of current residence (if different from nationality) for more than 6 months
Your country of current residence
Have ever lived in another country for 12 months or more
Were 16 years or older at the time you lived there
The country where you used to live.
Were arrested for any reason, regardless of how long you lived in that city or country, and no matter what age you were
The city and/or country where you were arrested.
Note: Present and former residents of the United States do NOT need to submit any U.S. police certificates.
Important: Police certificates expire after two years, unless the certificate was issued from your country of previous residence and you have not returned there since the police certificate was issued.