Apply online

1. To Obtain a Police Record, the applicant has to approach the U.S. Department of State Link
2. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer.
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned official mailing address
7. The mailing address is mentioned in the “Office Locations & Contacts” section of this page.
8. The fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.
9. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
10. An acknowledgment receipt will be provided. Please save it for future reference.
11. Then the application will be processed further. All the updates on the application status will be sent via SMS to the applicant’s mobile number.
12. Once the process gets completed, the applicant gets a call from the office regarding the record check.
13. This entire process can be completed within 2 weeks or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

• Identity proof (citizenship card, driving license, passport)
• Case report
• Passport size photographs
• Any other documents (if required)
• Application form

U.S. DEPARTMENT of STATE — BUREAU of CONSULAR AFFAIRS
Bureau of Consular Affairs
U.S. Department of State
600 19th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Email: NPIC@state.gov
Contact Details link
Link

• Any person who intends to Obtain a Police Record is eligible to make this application.

• The fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• This entire process can be completed within 2 weeks or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.gIn the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

• Name
• Address
• Contact number
• ZIP code
• City
• Email
• Fax
• Date
• Signature
• Fingerprint

• A police certificate is a document that details any arrests for an individual as well as the reasons for and outcomes of those arrests while that person was living in a particular area.
• If the applicant is applying for a family-based or marriage-based green card from abroad, then the applicant must submit a police certificate issued by a police authority.

For more information link

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Link

More information which might help people.