Apply In Person

1. To Obtain Criminal Record of a Person, the applicant has to approach the Rwanda Embassy in Ethiopia link
2. Applicant has to collect the form from the office.
3. Applicant has to fill-in all the details in the form.
4. Make sure that the applicant has to give the necessary all documents (photocopies and originals) mentioned in “Required Documents” in the section of this page.
5. Submit the form and the needed documents to the respective officer.
6. If all the above-mentioned procedures were followed by the applicant properly, then, the permit will be issued to them within 10 – 20days.
7. Fee information for this procedure is given in “Fees” section of this page.

• Application letter addressed to the Prosecutor General
• A copy of a valid passport
• A copy of a valid visa (for a foreigner who applies in a country in which he/she is not a citizen)
• A document showing that he/she once lived in Rwanda)
• Two recent passport pictures showing both sides of the face
• Payment of USD 10 for the certificate at the embassy
• Pay to the Embassy Accountant and provide you receipt generated by RRA payment system.

Rwanda Embassy in Ethiopia
and Permanent Mission to AU & UNECA
P.O. Box: 5618 Addis Ababa
Office Tel: +251 116610300
Fax: +251 116610411
E-mail: ambaddis@minaffet.gov.rw
Contact link

• Any person who intends to Obtain Criminal Record of a Person are eligible.

• Fee for this procedure is about $134.5.

• Validity norms vary from country to country.

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• The processing time for this procedure is within 10-20days.

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

• Last name
• Name (s)
• Married name or use
• Date of birth
• Place of birth
• Department No.
• District
• Home address

• A police certificate is an official document issued by police or government agency of a country to enumerate any criminal records that the applicant may or may not have. Criminal records may include arrest, conviction, and possibly criminal proceedings.

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• This document is for variety of reasons for use abroad including adoption, school attendance, employment, etc.

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