| LIST OF COUNTRIES |
CONTACT DETAILS |
| ALBANIA |
Ministry of Justice at the local court in place of residence. Apply in person. Non-residents should ask family or friends to apply in person for them. |
| ALGERIA |
The Ministry of Justice Tribunal Office Department (Wilaya) in place of residence. |
| ANDORRA |
Apply in person or by mail to:
La Battlie,
Avenue Tarragona
Edefici Les Columnes
Andorre La Vieille
Principaute D'Andorre. |
| ANGUILLA |
Police Headquarters
The Valley Tel: 809-497 2333 |
| ANTIGUA
and BARBUDA |
Police Headquarters
American Road
St. John's Antigua.
Tel: 809-462 2095 |
| ARGENTINA |
Apply to the police office nearest your
residence. |
| AUSTRALIA |
Apply by mail to:
Criminal History Branch
Australian Federal Police
Locked Bag 1
Weston ACT 2611 |
| AUSTRIA |
Residents of Austria should apply to their local
police station, or the local government office. Former residents of Austria should apply
to the nearest Austrian Embassy or Consulate to previous residence. |
| BAHAMAS |
The Officer in Charge
Criminal Records Office
PO Box N458
Nassau Bahamas. |
| BAHRAIN |
Criminal Investigations Directorate
Ministry of Interior
Government of the State of Bahrain
PO 26698
State of Bahrain. |
| BANGLADESH |
Apply in person to your local police office |
| BARBADOS |
Commissioner of Police
PO Box 84
Bridgetown, Barbados.
Tele: 809 436 6600 |
| BELGIUM |
Ministre de la Justice
Service du Casier Judiciaire
Boulevard de Waterloo 115
1000 Bruxelles
Belgium.Write first to the Australian Embassy in Belgium for an application form to
forward to the police, or contact the Belgium Justice Department direct and request forms
and information. |
| BELIZE |
Immigration Office
Barrack Road
Belize City
Belize. |
| BERMUDA |
Commissioner of Police
(Attention, Administration Dept.)
Police Headquarters
PO Box 530
Hamilton 5
Bermuda. |
| BOLIVIA |
If you are a Bolivian national apply to:
Ministerio Del Interior
Direccion Nacional De Identificacion
Calle Junin/Esq Plaza Murillo
La Paz, Bolivia.
If you are not a Bolivian national you must appoint a Notary Public in
Bolivia to act on your behalf. Apply to:
Direccion De Migracion Y Extranjeria
(Address as above) |
| BOSNIA
HERZEGOVINA |
Residents: Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP
/ SUP) at your nearest police station or place of birth. Non-residents: Bosnian
Embassy or Consulate, in person. |
| BOTSWANA |
Criminal Investigation Department
Botswana Police Force
PO Box 1082
Gabarone, Botswana. |
| BULGARIA |
Bulgarian residents should apply to their local
court. (Jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice) Non-resident citizens:
Bulgarian Embassy or Consulate in the area of residence. Police clearances are not
available for former resident visitors. |
| BURKINA FASO |
Ministry of Justice
Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso. |
| BURMA |
Apply in person at your local police office |
| CANADA |
Canadian residents should apply to their local
police. Former residents should apply to:
The Commissioner RCMP
(Identification Services Civil Section)
PO Box 8885, Ottawa KIG 3M8
Canada. |
| CAPE VERDE
ISLANDS |
Ministry of Justice
Praia
Cape Verde Islands. |
| CAYMAN ISLANDS |
Police Headquarters,
PO Box 909
Grand Cayman,
British West Indies. |
| CHILE |
Australian Embassy
Gertmudis Echenique 420
Las Condes
Santiago de Chile
|
| CHINA |
Apply in person or send a representative to your
local Notary Public Office. Ask for a Notary Certificate of no criminal record (Wei Tuo
Shu), and a certified English translation. |
| COLOMBIA |
Departments Administrative de Securidad |
| COSTA RICA |
Residents should apply to:
Suprema Corte De Justicia (Supreme Court)
Edificio de Tribunales
Departamento de Delincuencia
San Jose, Costa Rica.
Former residents should apply to their nearest Costa Rican Embassy or Consulate. |
| CROATIA |
Apply to:
Ministry of Justice (Ministarstvo Pravosuda)
Police Department(Policijska Uprava)
At your place of birth or current residence
|
| CYPRUS |
If you are in the non-Turkish occupied area,
residents should apply in person to your local police station.
Non-residents should apply by mail to
Police Headquarter, Nicosia.
If you are in the Turkish area, apply by mail to:
Divisional Police Headquarters. |
| CZECH REPUBLIC |
Residents: Rejstrik trestu G.P. CR
Prague Residents: nam Hrdinu 1300
1400 4 Praha 4.
Czech Republic.
If you are a former resident apply in person to the nearest Czech mission. |
| DENMARK |
Danish nationals should apply to The Chief of
Police in the district in which you were born or registered. Non-residents:
Rigspolitichefen
Afdeling D Kriminalregisteret
Post Box 93
2650 Hvidovre |
| DOMINICA |
Commissioner of Police,
Police Headquarters
Roseau, Dominica.
Tele: 809-448 2222 |
| DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC |
Gabinete de Identificacion Personal de la
Policia Nacional
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic. |
| EGYPT |
People living in Egypt should apply to:
Ministry of Interior
Department of Criminal Investigation,
Cairo. (or your local police station.)
Former residents should apply in person to
the nearest Egyptian Embassy or Consulate. |
| EL SALVADOR |
Director General of National Police,
Cuartel Central San Salvador
El Salvador.
Non-resident Salvador nationals should present original documents to an
Embassy or Consulate. |
| ESTONIA |
National Police Board
(Eesti Riiklik Politseiamet)
Bureau of Information
(Teabe-ja Analuusiburoo)
Pagari tn. 1
EE0100 Tallinn
Tele: 663859/663455 |
| FIJI |
Commissioner of Police
Police Headquarters
3rd Floor, Ratu Sukuna House
or PO Box 239
Suva, Fiji. |
| FINLAND |
Legal Register Centre - Criminal Records
PL 157
FIN-13101 Hameenlinna
Tele: 03-6223770
Fax: 03-622 3783 |
| FRANCE |
Casier Judiciaire National
44079 Nantes Cedex
France. |
| FRENCH GUYANA |
If you are not French, and not born in French
Guyana, apply to the French address in France. French citizens born in French Guyana:
Tribunal de Grande Instance de Cayenne
Avenue General de Gaulle
97300 Cayenne |
| FRENCH
POLYNESIA |
If you are not French and not born in French
Polynesia, apply to the French address in France. If you were born in French Polynesia
apply to:
Greffier en chef de la cour,
Cour D'Appel du Tribunal de Tahiti
B.P. 101
Papeete, Tahiti
Polynesie Francaise. |
| FUTUNA
and WALLIS ISLANDS |
If you were born on Futuna and Wallis Islands
apply to:
Greffier en chef de la cour
B.P. 12
Mata Utu
98600 Uvel
French nationals born outside the islands, and non-French nationals apply to
the French address in France. |
| GAMBIA |
The Ministry of Justice
Banjul
Gambia. |
| GERMANY |
People living in Germany should approach their
local registration office (Einwohnermeldeamt). Former residents should apply to:
Der Generalbundesanwalt beim Bundesgerichtshof
Dienststelle
Bundeszentralregister
10900 Berlin.
Federal Republic of Germany.
Before you apply, obtain an application form and information from your nearest German
Embassy or Consulate. |
| GHANA |
The Ghana Police
Criminal Investigation Department
PO Box 505
Accra, Ghana. |
| GREECE |
Prosecutor's Office
Ministry of Justice
Residents: Sokratous 65
Athens 10431 Non-residents:
Mesogion 96
Athens 11526 |
| GRENADA |
Certificate Records Office
Police Headquarters
St George's, Grenada.
Tele: 809-440 1043 |
| GUADELOUPE |
French citizens born on Guadeloupe
a) Tribunal de Grande Instance de Basse Terre
Boulevard Felix et Boe
97109 Basse Terre b) Tribunal de Grande Instance de Pointe-a-Pitre
Place Gourbeyre
97110 Pointe-a-Pitre.
If you are not French and not born in Guadeloupe, apply to
the French address in France. |
| GUAM |
Apply to Local Police authority |
| GUATEMALA |
Corte Suprema de Justicia
National Supreme Court
Guatemala City
Or to
Seretaria General de la Policia Nacional
Gruatemala City or Regional Headquarters National Police in Capital of your province |
| GUINEA |
Guinea Ministry of Justice
Conakry
Guinea. |
| GUINEA-BISSAU |
Guinea-Bissau Ministry of Justice
Bissau
Guinea-Bissau. |
| GUYANA |
Police Headquarters
Eve Leary Kingston
Georgetown, Guyana. |
| HAITI |
Certificate Records Office
Police Headquarters
Port-au-Prince, Haiti. |
| HONDURAS |
National Bureau of Investigations
Tegucigalpa. Apply in person, or appoint a representative to apply for you. |
| HONG KONG |
Residents: in person to Hong Kong (SAR) Police
Identification Bureau
By mail to:
The Commissioner of Police,
(Attention: OIC CNCC)
B1 floor
Trade Department Tower
700 Nathan Road
Kowloon
First contact the Australian Embassy in Hong Kong and ask them to write a letter
requesting the police clearance. Allow plenty of time for this police clearance. There are
many formalities. |
| HUNGARY |
Residents: Ministry of the Interior
(Belugyminiszterium) Non-residents: Apply to your nearest Hungarian Embassy or
Consulate. They will apply to Hungary for you. |
| ICELAND |
If you are living in Iceland apply to the Chief
of Police (Sysslumadur) in your nearest town. Former residents should apply to:
Prosector General
Sakasdra Rikisins
Hverfisgata 6
Is-150 Reykjavik
Iceland. |
| INDIA |
If you are living in India, first write to the
Australian High Commission in New Dehli. Ask them to give you a letter requesting a police
clearance. Present the letter to your local police. Former residents of India should apply
to their nearest Indian Embassy or Consulate. |
| INDONESIA |
Apply to your nearest police station. Ask for a
Good Conduct Certificate. Or by mail:
Polda (Kepolisian Daerah)
Polres (Kepolisian Resort) or
Polsek (Kepolisian Sektor) |
| IRAN |
Penal Record and Amnesty Department
Justice Administration
Islamic Republic of Iran |
| IRAQ |
Directorate of Criminal Investigations
52 Street, Baghdad. |
| IRELAND (EIRE) |
If you are living in Ireland, apply first to the
Australian Embassy for a notice requesting a police clearance. Take the notice to your
local police station. Former residents should apply to:
Commissioner of Police
Garda Siochana
Phoenix Park
Dublin 8, Republic of Ireland. |
| ISRAEL |
If you are living in Israel, apply to the local
police authority. Former residents should apply to their nearest Israeli Embassy or
Consulate. They will forward your police clearance direct to the Australian Embassy or
Consulate where you are applying for an Australian visa, so make sure you give them the
address.
If you are a Palestinian living in a Self-Government Rule Area, apply in person to the
nearest Palestinian police station:
Director General of Police
Palestinian Authority
Gaza |
| ITALY |
In Italy there are three certificates that
together make up a police clearance. You must have:
a) Certificato Penale Generale (General Penal Certificate) from the police.
b) Certificato Del Carichi Penale Pendenti (Pending Charges Certificate) from the
Solicitor General's Office.
c) Certificato Del Carichi Penale Pendenti (Pending Charges Certificate) from the
magistrate's court. If you are an Italian citizen, apply for your certificates from the
following places:
a) Certificato Penale Generale from the Provincial Criminal Records Office in your place
of birth.
b) Certificato Del Carichi Penali Pendenti at the Solicitor General's Office in your place
of birth, or where you live now in Italy if you have moved from the district where you
were born.
c) Apply for your Certificato Del Carichi Penali Pendenti at the magistrate's court in
your place of birth, or where you live now in Italy if you have moved from the district
where you were born.
If you apply to the above authorities in writing, it can take six months to obtain your
certificates. So either go in person, or arrange authorisation for a relative or friend to
apply for you.
If you are not an Italian citizen, apply for your certificates from the Italian
Diplomatic/Consular authorities.
a) Certificato Penale Generale Del Casellario Giudiziario from the Rome Tribunal.
b) Certificato Del Carichi Penali Pendenti at the Solicitor General's Office in your
present or past place of residence.
c) Certificato Del Carichi Penali Pendenti at the magistrate's court in your present or
past place of residence. |
| IVORY COAST |
Ivory Coast Ministry of Justice
Abidjan
Ivory Coast. |
| JAMAICA |
Jamaica Constabulary
Records and Identification Division
PO Box 462
Kingston, Jamaica. |
| JAPAN |
If you are living in Tokyo, apply in person to:
The Metropolitan Police Department
Public Safety Division
2-1-1, Kasumigaseki
Chiyoda-Ku
Tokyo, Japan. If you are not in Tokyo, apply to the prefectural Police Office in the
town or city where you are living. Former residents should apply to the nearest Japanese
Embassy or Consulate. |
| JORDAN |
If you are a Jordanian national, apply to:
General Intelligence Division (GID)
Public Security Department
Abdali, Amman. The procedure is to take the completed GID form to the Criminal
Department of the Public Security Organisation for fingerprints and clearance, then to the
Protective Police Security Department for a 'No objection certificate' and back to the GID
who will then issue the Good Conduct Certificate.
If you do not live in Jordan, appoint a representative to go in person. |
| KENYA |
Criminal Investigation Department
PO Box 30036
Nairobi.
Kenya. |
| KOREA |
Apply to the Australian Embassy in Korea:
Kyobo Building, Level 13
1 Chongro 1KA
Chongro-Ku
Seoul |
| KUWAIT |
Ministry of the Interior
General Department of Criminal Evidence
Kuwait |
| LATVIA |
Interior Ministry Police Department
Kr. Valdemara iela 103
LV 226013 Riga
Tele: 370250 |
| LEBANON |
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
Near Hotel DIEV Hopital
East Beirut, Lebanon.
You can also apply for a police clearance from the Judiciary
Police in major cities or regional centres in Lebanon. It is best to apply for your police
clearance in person. If you are not living in Lebanon, see if you can find someone to act
as your representative. |
| LESOTHO |
Commissioner of Police
(Attention: Criminal Records Bureau)
Police Headquarters
Maseru, Lesotho. |
| LIBERIA |
Ministry of Justice
Monrovia
Liberia. |
| LIBYA |
If you are a Libyan national, apply to the
Police Station or head office of the district in Libya where you now live, or lived when
you were last in Libya. If you are not a Libyan national, apply to:
Police Headquarters
Tripoli, Libya.
Police clearance certificates may be hard to obtain in Libya. If you cannot get one,
apply for your Australian visa without it, and include a note to say you have tried. The
Australian Embassy or Consulate will make inquiries for you. |
| LIECHTENSTEIN |
Feurstlich Liechtensteinisches Landgericht
9490 Vaduz FL
Liechtenstein. |
| LITHUANIA |
Ministry of Internal Affairs Information Service
Sverentagio g. 2
LT 232754 Vilnius
Tele: 698221 |
| LUXENBOURG |
Service du Casier Judiciare
12 Cote D'Eich
2010 Luxembourg |
| MACAU |
Residents
Services de Identificacao do Macau
Seccao de Registo Criminal
Cacada do Tronco Velho
Edificio Oriental
Macau
Non Residents:
As above
PO Box 1089
Macau
If you are Chinese, write in Chinese characters.
|
| MACEDONIA |
Apply to your nearest police station, or
Ministry of Internal Affairs. If your are non-resident, apply to your nearest Macedonian
Consulate, or appoint a representative in Macedonia to apply for you. |
| MALAWI |
Office of the Inspector General
Malawi Police
Private Bag 305
Capital City
Lilongwe 3
Malawi. |
| MALAYSIA |
Apply to any Australian mission overseas or DIMA office in Australia |
| MALI |
Ministry of Justice
Bamako, Mali. |
| MALTA |
Police Headquarters
Floriana |
| MARTINIQUE |
Apply to the French address in France if you
were not born in French territory. If you were born on Martinique, apply to:
Tribunal de Grande Instance de Fort de France
B.P. 633
97200 Fort de France. |
| MAURITIUS |
If you live in Mauritius, apply to:
The Director of Public Prosecutions
Jules Koenig Street
Port Louis
Mauritius.
Former residents should apply to:
The Australian High Commission
PO Box 541
Port Louis
Mauritius.
Or you can appoint a close family member to apply for you. |
| MAYOTTE |
Apply to the French address in France if you
were not born in French territory. If you were born in Mayotte, apply to:
Tribunal de Premiere Instance de Mamoudzou
B.P. 106
97600 Mayotte |
| MEXICO |
If you live in Mexico, apply to:
Direccion de Ejecucion de Sentencia,
Secretaria de Gobernacion
Rio Guadiana 31-4 Pisocal. Cuauhtemoc
06500 Mexico DF Former residents should apply to their nearest Mexican Consulate in
person. Ask the Consulate to prepare a document to authorise your representative in Mexico
to apply for your police clearance. Then send all the paperwork, and the fee, to your
representative and get him (or her) to apply in person, in Mexico. |
| MICRONESIA,
FEDERATED STATES |
Chief of Police
Pohnpei State
Kolonia |
| MONACO |
Write first to the Australian Embassy or
Consulate where you will apply for your Australian visa. Ask them to send you a letter
confirming your need for a police clearance. Then forward this letter with your request
for a police clearance to:
Greffe Generale
Palais de Justice
Rue du Colonel Bellando de Castro
MC 98015 Monaco. |
| MONTSERRAT |
Office of the Commissioner
Police Headquarters
PO Box 177
Plymouth, Montserrat.
Tele: 809491-2555 |
| MOROCCO |
Resident and non-resistent citizens, apply to:
Monsieur Le President du Tribunal De Premiere Instance at your place of birth.
If you are not a Moroccan national, and you are not now resident in Morocco, you are
unlikely to be able to obtain a police clearance. |
| NAMIBIA |
Namibian Police
Criminal Records Centre
Private Bag 12024
Ausspanplate
Windhoek
Tele: 061-220296/7/8 |
| NAURU |
Nauru Police Force
Yaren District
Republic of Nauru |
| NETHERLANDS
ANTILLES |
Lieutenant-Governor of the Island of Curacao
Netherlands Antilles. |
| NETHERLANDS THE |
Residents:
Municipality where reistered
Non residents:
Municipality where last registered |
| NEW CALEDONIA |
If you were born in New Caledonia apply to:
Tribunal Civil
B.P. F4
Noumea Cedex, New Caledonia. French nationals born outside New Caledonia, and non
-French nationals apply to the French address in France. |
| NICARAGUA |
Apply to the Central Police Archives in the
territory where you live, or have lived. |
| NIGERIA |
Apply to:
The Registrar of Criminals
The Nigeria Police Central Criminal Registry
Federal Investigation and Intelligence Bureau
Alagbon Close
Ikoyi
PMB 12512 |
| NORWAY |
Politihuset
Gronnlandsleiret 44
Oslo 1
Norway. Or you can apply to the nearest police station where you live, or used to live. |
| OMAN |
Royal Oman Police where you live. |
| PAKISTAN |
The District Superintendent of Police in the
district where you are living in Pakistan. |
| PANAMA |
If you live in Panama, apply to:
El Departamento Nacional De Investigaciones
Ave 5a No 10-45
Panama City, Panama.
Former residents cannot obtain a certificate of good conduct by post. If you have a
relative (even a distant one) living in Panama you can arrange for your relative to
represent you. If you do not have a relative in Panama, apply to the Australian Embassy or
Consulate for your visa without the police clearance, and ask the Australian immigration
authorities to make inquiries for you. |
| PAPUA NEW
GUINEA |
Ask for a 'Character Check'. Apply to:
National Criminal Records and Intelligence Office
Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary
PO Box 85
Konedobu NCD
Papua New Guinea. |
| PERU |
Policia De Investigaciones Del Peru
Sub Direccion Del Identificacion Policial
Ave Aramburu 550
1# Piso
Surquillo
Lima, Peru. |
| PHILIPPINES |
Write first to the Australian Embassy or
Consulate where you will apply for your Australian visa. Ask them to send you a letter
confirming your need for a police clearance. Then take or send this letter and apply in
person to The National Bureau of Investigations Office in either Manila or Cebu. If you
are not living in the Philippines, apply to:
The National Bureau of Investigations (NBI)
Department of Justice
Taft Avenue
Manila, Philippines. |
| POLAND |
Ministry of Justice
(Centralny Rejestr Skazanych CRS)
Aleja Solidarnosci 127
00958 Warszawa
04 Swierczewskiego 127
Poland. If you are not living in Poland, you may not be able to obtain a police
clearance. Try writing to the Australian Embassy in Warsaw and explain the situation. |
| PORTUGAL |
If you are living in Portugal, apply for a
certificate of criminal record to the General Board for Judicial Services (Dircecçãcao-Geral dos Serviçes Judiciários (DGSJ)). Former
residents should apply to their nearest Portuguese Diplomatic or Consular Office. An
alternative is to appoint someone living in Portugal who can act as your representative
and apply directly. Or write to:
DGSJ Lisbon
Servicos de Identificacao Criminal Rua Gomes Freire,
174, 3 andar
1179 Lisboa Codex. |
| QATAR |
Public Security General Administration
Criminal Evidence Information Department
Ministry of the Interior
PO Box 6797
Doha
State of Qatar. |
| REUNION ISLAND |
Apply to the French address in France if you
were not born in French territory. If you were born in Reunion, apply to:
Tribunal de Grande Instance de St Denis
5 Avenue Malraux
B.P. 338
97494 Sainte Clothilde Cedex
Reunion |
| ROMANIA |
Apply in person or through a representative to:
Ministry of Interior
General Inspector of Police. Convictions Register. |
| SAN MARINO |
Apply to Italy |
| SAUDI ARABIA |
Apply in person to:
Directorate of Saudi Arabian Civil Police
Personality Investigation Bureau
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Interior.
(General Security District Police)
Write first to the Australian Embassy in Athens. They write an
application for you to send to the Saudi police. This is how things are done! |
| SENEGAL |
Ministry of Justice
Dakar, Senegal. |
| SIERRA LEONE |
Ministry of Justice
Freetown, Sierra Leone. |
| SINGAPORE |
Ask for a good conduct certificate. Residents apply to:
Criminal Records Office
Criminal Investigations Department
#01-06 Pearls Park Police Bldg
5 Pearl Hill Road
Singapore 0168996
Tele: 65-437 4561
Non residents:
Criminal Records Office
Criminal Investigations Dept
Block C, Unit 01-01
90 Eu Tong Sen Street
Singapore 0105
Tel: 65-326 6357 |
| SLOVAK
REPUBLIC |
Residents: Register Trestov GP SR
Non-residents in person to your nearest Czech Embassy/Consulate or by mail to:
Zahradnicka 10
821 08
Bratislava |
| SLOVENIA |
Ministry of Justice
Zupanciceva 3
Ljubljana 1000
Tel: (386)(61)178 5211 |
| SOLOMON
ISLANDS |
Royal Solomon Island Police Headquarters
Attn: CID Officer
PO Box G3
Honiara |
| SOUTH AFRICA |
South African Police
Criminal Records Centre
Private Bag X308
Pretoria 0001
South Africa. |
| ST
CHRISTOPHER and NEVIS |
Police Headquarters
PO Box 189
Basseterre
St Kitts
St Christopher and Nevis.
Tele: 809-465 2241 |
| ST LUCIA |
Commissioner of Police
Police Headquarters
Bridge Street
Castries
St Lucia.
Tele: 809-452 2855 |
| ST
VINCENT and THE GRENADINES |
Commissioner of Police
Police Headquarters
Kingston
St Vincent.
St Vincent and the Grenadines. |
| SURINAM |
District Governor of Paramaribo
Klaina Combeweg
Paramaribo
Surinam. |
| SWAZILAND |
Commissioner of Police
PO Box 49
Mbabane
Swaziland. |
| SWEDEN |
Rikspolisstyrelsen
Domsenheten/Avgifter
PO Box 12236
102 26 Stockholm, Sweden. |
| SWITZERLAND |
Schweizerisches
Zentralpolizeiburo
Suisse de police
3003 Berne, Switzerland. |
| SYRIA |
Ministry of Interior
Internal Security Homicide Section
Damascus, Syria. |
| TAIWAN |
For Taipei residents:
Police Headquarters
Municipal
96 Yen Peng South Road
Taipei, Taiwan.
Tele: 02 381 8341 For Kaohsiung residents:
No 260, Chung Cheng 4th Road,
Kaohsiung
Tele: 07 221 5796 |
| TANZANIA |
Identification Bureau
Fingerprint Branch
Ministry of Home Affairs
PO Box 9094
Dar Es Salaam
Tanzania. |
| THAILAND |
Commander of the Special Branch
Central Investigation Division
Police Department
Rama 1 Road
Bangkok
Thailand. |
| TOGO |
Ministry of Justice
Lome, Togo. |
| TONGA |
Police Dept (Criminal Bureau)
PO Box 8
Nuku'alofa, Tonga. |
| TRINIDAD
and TOBAGO |
Police Headquarters
St Vincent Street
Port of Spain, Trinidad. |
| TUNISIA |
Ask for a 'Certificat du Casier Judiciaire'. Apply to the
Ministry of Justice Tribunal in the district where you live, or last lived. |
| TURKEY |
If you are a Turkish national living in Turkey,
apply to the Public Prosecutor's Office in your nearest large town. If resident in
Ankara, apply to:
Ankara Cumhuriyet Bas
Saviciligi
Zemin Kat
Sihhiye - Ankara
If you are a Turkish national, but not living in Turkey, then apply to your nearest
Turkish Embassy or Consulate.
If you are not a Turkish national, apply to:
Security Police, Foreign Department (Yavancilar Polisi) in the nearest city to where you
are living. |
| TURKS
and CAICOS ISLANDS |
Commissioner of Police
Police Headquarters
Grand Turk
Turks and Caicos Islands. |
| TUVALU |
Office of the Commission of Police
Funafuti |
| UNITED
ARAB EMIRATES |
Dubai: Ministry of Interior
Criminal Investigation Department
Dubai Police General Headquarters
Abu Dhabi: Ministry of Interior
General Police Directorate
Criminal Investigation Section
Sharjah: Sharjah Police
Ministry of Interior
Note: Ras Al Kaimah, Umm Al Quwain, Fujairah & Ajman: check with local police. |
| UGANDA |
CID Headquarters,
PO Box 2793,
Kampala, Uganda. |
| UNITED KINGDOM |
If you are resident in Britain, apply to your
local police station. Non-residents:
England and Wales: National Identification Service
Subject Access Office, Room 331
New Scotland Yard
Broadway, London SW1H OBG
Scotland:
Scottish Criminal Records Office
173 Pitt Street
Glasgow G2 4JS
Nothern Ireland:
Criminal Records Branch
RUC #Q
Brooklyn
Knock Road
Belfast BT56LE |
| UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA |
Police Department in your nearest town or
district. Procedures differ from state to state. |
| VANUATU |
Commissioner of Police
PO Box 226
Port Vila, Vanuatu.
Tell the Vanuatu police from which Australian Embassy you are applying. They will send
your details direct. |
| VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH) |
Police Headquarters
Road Town
Tortola
Tele:809-494 3822
British Virgin Islands. |
| WALLIS and FUTUNA ISLANDS |
If you were born on Wallis and Futuna Islands,
apply to:
Greffier en chef de la cour
B.P. 12
Mata Utu
98600 Uvel French nationals born outside Wallis and Futuna Islands, and non-French
nationals apply to the French address in France. |
| YUGOSLAVIA |
If you are a Yugoslav national living in
Yugoslavia, apply to:
Ministry of Internal Affairs (Police Station). If
you are a Yugoslav national living overseas, apply to a Yugoslav Embassy or consulate in person.
Ask for a 'Certificate of Penal Clearance'. You can either apply in writing, in person,
or you can authorise a relative to be your representative.
If you are not a Yugoslav national, you cannot apply for a police clearance. |
| ZAMBIA |
Zambia Police Headquarters
Office of the Inspector-General
PO Box 50104
Lusaka |
| ZIMBABWE |
Residents:
OIC Criminal Records Office
Central Police Headquarters
Non-residents:
Zimbabwean Embassy/Consulate
PO Box 8125
Causeway |