Country Organisation or body Website Abu Dhabi www.adpolice.gov.ae/en/ Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Albania Republic of Albania Applicants should apply for a Deshimi at the local Office of Juridical Ministry of Justice State or at: Zyra e Gjendjes Gjyqësore Buleavardi “Zogu I” Tirana, Albania Tel/fax: +355 4 228292 Argentina Ministerio de Justicia y www.dnrec.jus.gov.ar/Default.aspx For information on how to apply, visit the website of the Ministerio Derechos Humanos de Justicia y Derechos Humanos as listed. Australia Australian Federal www.afp.gov.au Complete the Australian Check (NPC) Police application form.

Australian Federal Police Locked Bag 8550 Canberra City ACT 2601 Australia

Residents Non-residents Austria Vienna Police An application for a Apply to an Austrian embassy or consulate Department – Criminal Criminal Records Check Records may be filed in Austria or contact: at police departments in main cities or at the Information Services Vienna Police mayor's office in Department – Criminal Records smaller towns/villages. ("Strafregisteramt") Wasagasse 22, A-1090 Vienna, Austria

Email: bpdw.strafregisteramt(at)polizei.gv.at The Bahamas Royal Bahamas Police https://forms.bahamas.gov.bs Applicants should apply with passport details, place of residence in Force The Bahamas, one photograph and a certified set of fingerprints, and pay the applicable fees. Requests can be made online to the local police station or to:

Officer in Charge, Criminal Records Office P.O. Box N 458 Nassau, Bahamas Belgium Embassy of Belgium in www.diplomatie.be/dublin/ Federal Public Service Justice Dublin Service du Casier Judiciaire Central 115 Waterloo Boulevard 1000 Brussels, Belgium

Email: [email protected]

Email: [email protected]

You may need a letter from the Teaching Council stating why the clearance is being requested. Residents Non-residents Bulgaria Apply in person If you live outside Bulgaria, apply at the for a Police Bulgarian embassy. Clearance Certificate at the regional court where you are registered Canada Royal Canadian www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cr-cj/index- How you apply depends on whether or not you are resident in Mounted Police eng.htm Canada.

For full information on how to apply visit the website. Chile www.registrocivil.cl/ Apply for a Certificado de Antecedentes para Fines Especiales online at Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación (available in Spanish only) Residents Non-residents China PR The Public Security Apply to your local Contact the Teaching Council. Bureau (PSB) of China Public Security Bureau. Residents Non-residents Criminal Record Office www.cyprusembassy.net/home/ind Apply to your local Apply to: of the Cyprus Police ex.php?module=page&cid=1046 police station. Chief of Police Police Headquarters P.O. Box 2022 , Cyprus Residents Non-residents Denmark Danish Police www.fingerprintexpert.in/police- Apply in person at any Non-residents registered with the National clearance-certificate-from- police station. Registry of Denmark, apply to: denmark.html Rigspolitichefen, Afdeling D Kriminalregisteret P.O. Box 93 Landlystvej 34-40 2650 Hvidovre Denmark Residents Non-residents Dubai, United Dubai Police www.dubaipolice.gov.ae Apply to your local Apply to: Arab Emirates police department. Criminal Investigation Department Dubai Police General Headquarters P.O. Box 1493, Dubai, UAE

Finland The Finnish Police www.poliisi.fi. For information contact:

Oikeusrekisterikeskus P.O. Box 157 FI–13101 Hämeenlinna, Finland Email: [email protected]

France Ministry of Justice www.cjn.justice.gouv.fr. Online applications, which are free of charge, can be made through the website.

Residents Non-residents Germany Federal Office of Justice www.bundesjustizamt.de Apply for a police Non-residents can apply for a clearance certificate “Führungszeugnis” to: from the Federal Central Register of the Bundesamt für Justiz Public Prosecutor Sachgebiet IV 21 / IR General at the Federal 53094 Bonn Court of Justice. Residents Non-residents Greece Consular Section of the www.ypex.gov.gr/dublin Apply for a Penal Non-residents must apply through the Embassy of Greece in Certificate for General Greek embassy or consulate. Ireland Purposes issued by: Ministry of Justice Division of Criminal Records Mesogion 96 11527 Athens Greece Residents Non-residents India Embassy of India www.passportindia.gov.in/AppOnlin Apply to the local Irish non-residents should apply to the eProject/online/pccOnlineApp Senior Embassy of India – [email protected] /Superi ntendent/Commissione r/Deputy Commissioner/Addition al Commissioner of Police, Station House Officer or the Regional Passport Office. See website. Kazakhstan Department of Legal Apply to the Department of Legal Statistics and Special Records of Statistics and Special the General Prosecutor of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Records of the General Prosecutor of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Korea Apply to the consular section of the Korean Embassy.

Italy Ministry of Justice www.giustizia.it/ Contact the Office of the State Attorney, Judicial Records:

Procura della Repubblica, Casellario Giudiziale Piazzale Clodio 1 00100 Roma (RM) Italy

Further information and application forms can be found on the website.

Residents Non-residents

Japan Metropolitan Police www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.jp/forei Apply to: Contact the embassy or consulate. Department Japan gn/apply/tokoue.htm#kaigai2 The Police Certificate Sub-section 1st Foreign Affairs Section Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department 2-1-1, Kasumigaseki Chiyoda-Ku Tokyo, Japan Residents Non-residents Korea (South) Korean National Police www.police.go.kr Request a Criminal Further information on applying from Agency (Investigation) Records Ireland can be found at: Check Reply (범죄· http://irl.mofa.go.kr/english/eu/irl/visa/P 수사경력 회보서) olice/index.jsp. from a police station in the Republic of Korea.

Residents Non-residents

Kyrgyzstan Ministry of Internal Contact: Contact the consular section of the Affairs Ministry of Internal nearest Embassy of Kyrgyzstan. Affairs of Kyrgyzstan 469 Frunze Street Bishkek 720040 Lithuania Embassy of the Contact the Embassy. Republic of Lithuania to Ireland

Luxembourg Criminal Records Office www.luxembourg.public.lu/en/vivre Apply to: /citoyennete/casier- judiciaire/index.html Service du Casier Judiciaire Cité judiciaire – Plateau du Saint-Esprit Bâtiment BC – 1er étage L-2080 Luxembourg

Email: [email protected]

Malaysia Ministry of Foreign www.kln.gov.my/web/guest/home Affairs New Zealand Ministry of Justice www.justice.govt.nz/services/crimin al-records

Residents Non-residents Nigeria Apply in person to: Apply by courier to:

Central Criminal Commissioner of Police Registry Central Criminal Registry Force C.I.D. Annex Force C.I.D. Annex Alagbon Close Ikoyi Alagbon Close Ikoyi Lagos, Nigeria Lagos, Nigeria

Residents Non-residents Philippines National Bureau of Apply at the local Apply to the nearest Philippine embassy or Investigation National Bureau of consulate, or directly to the National Investigation (NBI). Bureau of Investigation Identification and Record Division Room 109, NBI Complex Taft Avenue, Manila Philippines

Poland The Ministry of Justice ms.gov.pl/en/national- registers/national-criminal-register/

Residents Non-residents Romania Ministry of www.mae.ro/en Apply for a Certificat de Apply to the embassy at www.mae.ro or Administration and Cazier Judiciar to the apply through the Inspectoratul General al Home Affairs www.politiaromana.ro/acte_necesar county police Politiei in Romania. Police certificates may e.htm. inspectorate in your also be obtained by giving notarised county of birth or power of attorney to a representative in residence. Romania to apply on your behalf.

Residents Non-residents

Saudi Arabia Apply to your nearest Contact the Teaching Council. police station.

Residents Non-residents Slovakia Crime Register of the www.genpro.gov.sk Apply for a Výpis z Apply at the Slovak embassy or consulate. Attorney General's Registra Trestov at any Office office of the public prosecution. Residents Non-residents

South Africa South African Police www.saps.gov.za/services/applying_ Apply at the local South Apply to: Service clearence_certificate.php African Police Service office. South African Police Service Criminal Investigation Department Private Bag X308 Pretoria 0001 South Africa

Spain Ministry of Justice www.mjusticia.gob.es/cs/Satellite/e Complete a Model 790 application available on the website. Madrid n/1200666550200/Tramite_C/12153 26258560/Detalle.html Central Office of Citizen Services, Ministry of Justice Plaza de Jacinto Benavente, 3 28012, Madrid Sweden Swedish National Police www.polisen.se/en/Languages/Servi Full details are on the website. Board ce/Police-Record-Extracts/

Switzerland Federal Office of Justice www.e- service.admin.ch/crex/cms/content/ strafregister/strafregister_en

Thailand Thai Embassy www.thaiembassy.org/athens/en/tr avel/17406-Guidelines-for-foreign- Applicant-Applying-for-Thai.html

The Ministerie van Justitie www.justis.nl/producten/vog/certifi Netherlands (Letter required from cate-of-conduct/ The Teaching Council)

UK Association Of Chief www.acro.police.uk/police_certificat An International Child Protection Certificate is required for Police Officers Criminal es.aspx registration with the Teaching Council. Full instructions on how to Records Office apply are available on the website.

Ukraine Ministry of Internal www.mvs.gov.ua/ua/404/ Affairs of Ukraine

Residents Non-residents United Arab Ministry of Interior www.moi.gov.ae/en/ Apply to the local Apply to the relevant Emirate Police Emirates police department Directorate for which you need clearance.

United States FBI background check www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/identity- Full details on the website or apply to: of America history-summary-checks FBI, Criminal Justice Information Services Division Attention: SCU, Mod D-2 1000 Custer Hollow Road Clarksburg, West Virginia 26306 USA Residents Non-residents Zimbabwe Criminal Records Office Apply to: Contact the Teaching Council.

Criminal Records Office Criminal Investigations Department Headquarters P.O. Box CY 683 Causeway, Harare Zimbabwe