Senegal

Apply to:

A fee is payable.

Serbia

Apply to your local police authority in Serbia.

Sierra Leone

Apply to:

Singapore

You must provide a separate Statutory Declaration, in English or in French, stating whether you have been found guilty or convicted of, or charged with, offenses against the law in Singapore.

This Statutory Declaration should also be corroborated by other information attesting to your character.

Slovak Republic

Residents - appy to:

Non Residents - contact your nearest Slovak or Czech Embassy or Consulate.

A fee is payable.

Slovenia

Apply to your local police authority in Slovenia.

Solomon Islands

Apply to:

A fee is payable.

Somalia

Apply to your local police authority in Somalia.

South Africa

Apply to:

The application must be in writing. You should provide:

• fee
• full names
• date of birth
• place of birth
• complete set of fingerprints

Applicants who are resident in the UK - write for advice to:

Spain

Certificates can be obtained: in Madrid - from the:

outside Madrid - from your local police.

outside Spain - through a Spanish Consulate.

Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan nationals:

St Christopher and Nevis

Apply to:

You should provide:

• full name
• birth certificate
• mother's full name

A fee is payable.

St Lucia

Apply to:

You should provide:

• date of birth
• addresses
• a full set of fingerprints
• two photographs

A fee is payable.

St Vincent and the Grenadines

Apply to:

You should provide two photographs, one of which must be notarized.

A fee is payable.

Surinam

Apply to:

You should provide:

• your birth certificate
• two photographs

A fee is payable.

Swaziland

Aplly to:

You should provide:

• full personal details
• a set of fingerprints certified by your local police

Sweden

Apply to:

You should provide a Swedish "personbevis" or a photocopy of your passport.

A fee is payable.

Switzerland

Apply to:

You should provide full personal details and particulars of your residence in Switzerland.

Swiss nationals -forward evidence of identification in the form of an Identity Card, passport, family book.

Non-Swiss nationals - forward Identity Card, residence permit or passport. Swiss Embassies or Consulates will certify sighting of documents if you are not prepared to send documents overseas.

A fee is payable.

Syria

Syrian nationals:

You should provide proof of identity (usually your Identity Card.)

A fee is payable.

Taiwan

A fee is payable.

Taipei or Kaohsiung Municipal Police Headquarters or the Taiwan Provincial Police Headquarters.

Applicants who have their household registered in Taipei City or Kaohsiung City should apply to the appropriate Municipal Police headquarters.

Applicants who have their household registered elsewhere should apply to the relevant provincial Police headquarters.

A fee is payable.

Tanzania

Apply to:

You should provide:

• full personal details
• a set of fingerprints certified by local authorities

A fee is payable.

Thailand

Apply to:

Applications in Thailand - you should provide:

• a passport
• two passport size photographs
• house registration (Thai nationals only)
• military exemption certificate (Thai males only)

Overseas applications - you should provide:

• a copy of your passport or travel document certified at a Thai Embassy or Consulate
• two passport size photographs
• three sets of fingerprints (contact your local police station)

You need to make your own arrangements to send the certificate to, or collect it from, the Thai Police Department.

Togo

Apply to:

Tonga

Apply to:

A fee is payable.

Trinidad & Tobago

Applicants in Trinidad & Tobago - apply in person at the nearest police station in the district in which you reside.

Applicants applying from overseas -forward the following to the nearest Trinidad & Tobago Embassy, High Commission or Consulate:

• a set of fingerprints, certified by your local police authorities
• copies of your identification or social security card
• copies of the first four pages of your passport
• the address(es) at which you resided in Trinidad & Tobago

A fee is payable.

Tunisia

Apply to:

Turkey

Turkish nationals:

You will need to provide your identity card.

Non-Turkish nationals who have been resident in Turkey:

You should provide your identity card.

A fee may be payable.

Turks and Caicos Islands

Apply to:

You should provide:

• a full set of fingerprints
• one photograph
• a letter with personal particulars (eg, name, date and place of birth, etc)

Tuvalu

Apply to:

A fee is payable.

Uganda

Apply to:

Ukraine

Apply to your local police authority.

United Arab Emirates

Apply to:

Other Emirates: check with your local police department.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

You are legally entitled to gain access to information about yourself under section 21 of the Data Protection Act 1998.

You need to request a Person Record: Prosecution/Criminal History.

Enquiries can be directed through your local police station to:

Note: If you are resident, or have been previously resident, in Scotland, ask your local police station for a Scottish Criminal Record Office subject access request. A Scottish Police Clearance constitutes a Clearance for Scotland only, unless the Clearance states that the 'Police national computer' has been accessed, in which case the Clearance will constitute a Police Clearance for the whole of the United Kingdom.

A fee is payable.

United States of America

Apply in writing for an FBI identification record to the:

You should provide:

• satisfactory proof of your identity
• a processing fee
• full names
• date and place of birth
• a set of rolled ink fingerprint impressions placed upon a fingerprint card or form commonly used by law enforcement agencies

The FBI will tell you the amount of the fee. In Canada, some police offices and some security firms provide a fingerprinting service.

For applicants in the United States of America:

You must go to your local Police Station to complete an;

• "Applicant Card" and have your fingerprints taken.
• "Applicant Cards" may be obtained through your State Police or Federal Bureau of Investigation or calling, (304) 625 5590 and selecting Option #3.

Once your fingerprints have been taken you then send this card to the FBI and request a copy of your record listing together with the following:

• The letter from CSIC requesting your Police Certificate
• Your full name, your date of birth and place of birth
• Fee US$18 (must be a certified cheque or money order payable to the US Treasury)

The Address is:

For applicants living in Canada, you can obtain the assistance of a private firm International Fingerprinting Services Canada Ltd. For further information you may visit http://www.ifs.ca.

Vanuatu

Apply to:

You should provide:

• details of previous residence and employment in Vanuatu
• full personal details (full names, including any changes of name, date and place of birth) and your current address

The Police will release details directly to you.

A fee is payable.

Venezuela

A Good Conduct Certificate is issued by the Parish in which you reside in Venezuela.

Vietnam

Apply at the Department of Justice in the province or city in which you are registered as resident.

Virgin Islands (British)

Apply to:

You should provide an affidavit with the following passport details:

• full name
• place and date (day, month, year) of issue
• renewal date (if renewed)
• citizenship
• date of birth

A fee is payable.

Wallis & Futuna

Refer to "France" for instructions.

Yemen

Apply to:

Yugoslavia (former republics)

A police certificate is obtainable from each local police authority.

Zaire

Apply to your local police authority in Zaire.

Zambia

Apply to:

You should provide:

• two photographs
• a set of police certified fingerprints of all fingers and thumbs
• dates and addresses of all places of residence in Zambia

A fee is payable.

Zimbabwe

Apply to:

You should provide:

• your full name
• your date and place of birth
• any previous names, dates and addresses during residence in Zimbabwe.
• 2 copies of finger print form (obtained from any commercial printer) with your finger prints on (any police station will do this)
• a fee is payable