Applying process in Ghana for citizen and non citizens.

a. Apply in-person

1. Police Clearance Certificate can be applied at “CID Headquarters in Accra”.
2. Link for contact : link
3. Go to the respective office. Don’t forget to take the required copy of documents along with originals to the office.
4. Application forms can be obtained from the respective office on visit.
5. Please follow as per authorities guidelines and submit the completed application along with documents. Applicant should pay for any charges if required as advised.
6. This application will be processed by respective department.
7. The certificate can be collected from the office where applicant applied in person or will be delivered through mail upon notification or issued as per norms.

Applying process – overseas for citizen and non citizens.

a. Apply through online

1. In order to apply for PCC online, applicant has to reach the online portal: link
2. In the given page, please use the email and password to login. If you are a new user, then use the register option at the top right corner of this page and then login.
3. Please follow the screen prompt to apply for the PCC online.
4. This online application will be processed by the respective department to issue the certificate as per applicable norms.

b. Apply through representative

1. Applicant shall mandate an authorized representative to apply on their behalf.
2. The mandated person should be entrusted with the written authorization.
3. Link for contact : link
4. Application forms can be obtained from the respective office on visit .
5. Representative should go to the respective office. Don’t forget to take the required copy of documents along with originals to the office.
6. Please follow as per authorities guidelines and submit the completed application along with documents. #Representative should pay for any charges if required as advised.
7. This application will be processed by respective department.
8. The certificate can be collected from the office where applicant applied in person upon notification or issued as per norms.
9. Address:

CID HEADQUARTERS OF GHANA POLICE SERVICE,

Ghana Police Service,P.O. Box 116, Accra

Tel: +233 302 77 9300 /3906 /7428

Emergency No.: 191 (Toll free for all Networks), 18555 (Vodafone/MTN Toll free)

Fax: +233 302 776672

Note: Representative should carry the following while applying.

• written authorization
• ID card or passport.

Country specific

• Valid identity document (identity card, passport, driving license).
• Valid passport.
• Citizen proof/Document of National Identity (DNI)

Foreign national

• A copy of your passport while living in Ghana.
• A copy of your permit of stay in Ghana, passport number and place of issue as well.
• Proofs of legal stay (copy of passport held during the said period with respective stamp and seal).

In general

• Application form
• Valid citizen proof with photo (respective ID’s issued by respective nation).
• Email ID (useful to communicate issues with respect to your application)
• A self-addressed envelope with or without stamps (as required).
• Valid contact number (applicant can be communicated)
• Passport-size photos.
• Birth certificate (as per requirement).
• Letter for representatives

CID HEADQUARTERS OF GHANA POLICE SERVICE,
Ghana Police Service,P.O. Box 116, Accra,
Tel: +233 302 77 9300 /3906 /7428
Emergency No.: 191 (Toll free for all Networks),
18555 (Vodafone/MTN Toll free),
Fax: +233 302 776672

Contact: link and link

• Applicant with valid passport and a valid address proof.
• Age: 16 years and above. In case of minors, the application must be submitted by the parent exercising parental authority, if the minor has not turned 16 years.
• The current address of the applicant must be same as in the passport and other supporting documents.
• Applicants who are in need of residential status, employment or long term visa or for immigration to a foreign nation.

Fee/charge varies for case to case. Updated fee requirement will be provided by respective authorities while applying.

• Six months.
• Validity norms vary from country to country.

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Processing time varies with respect to the country from where applied.

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Application instructions for Ghanaian citizens:

Living in Ghana:

• You can apply in person at the CID Headquarters in Accra.
• Your fingerprints will be taken when you apply.

If you live outside of Ghana:

• You can register and submit your application online on the Ghana Police eServices website or
• you can appoint a representative (can be a friend or relative) to apply at the CID Headquarters in Accra on your behalf, or
• You can apply by post through the following address

Commissioner of Police

Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters

P.O. Box 505

Accra, Ghana

Application instructions for non-Ghanaian citizens:

If you live in Ghana:

• Certificates are only available to people who have lived in Ghana for three months or more.
• If you have lived in Ghana for three months or more, follow the directions above for citizens of Ghana who live in Ghana.
• If you have not lived in Ghana for three months or more, you are not required to provide a Ghana police certificate. If you are asked for a police certificate from Ghana, write: “I cannot provide a police certificate for the time I spent in Ghana because certificates are only available to people who have lived in Ghana for three months or more.”

• If you live outside of Ghana:
  • Certificates are only available to people who have lived in Ghana for three months or more.
  • If you have lived in Ghana for three months or more, and no longer live in Ghana, follow the directions above for citizens of Ghana who live outside of Ghana.
  • If you have not lived in Ghana for three months or more, you are not required to provide a Ghana police certificate. If you are asked for a police certificate from Ghana, write: “I cannot provide a police certificate for the time I spent in Ghana because certificates are only available to people who have lived in Ghana for three months or more.”
  • You can apply by post through the following address

Commissioner of Police

Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters

P.O. Box 505

Accra, Ghana

Information and documents you need when applying:

Residents (if you have lived in Ghana for three months or more):

• Passport
• Complete an application form (Fingerprint Check)
• Applicable fees
  

Non-Residents (if you have lived in Ghana for three months or more, and no longer live in Ghana):

• Complete an application form (Nominal Vetting)
• Two passport-size photographs with a white background (If you apply through a representative, you only need one passport-size photograph with a white background)
• The data page of your passport
• Your parents full names
• Your complete current address and telephone number
• Name of the last school you attended
• Your finger prints taken by a competent police officer or security authority are requested
• Applicable fees

• Full name and alias(es),
• Date of birth,
• Place(s) of residence,
• Purpose of the request
• Passport details,
• Marital status.
• Date(s) of arrival in/departure from Ghana (for non-nationals)
• A full set of fingerprints taken by a recognised police authority.
• The application should also include any periods of time spent outside Ghana, if the period is six months or longer (for nationals).
• Female applicants must include maiden names and surname(s) from previous marriage(s).

• The Police Clearance Certificate certifies that the applicant has never partaken in any criminal activity that led to the involvement of the Ghanaian Police Force
• The Police Clearance Certificate is also required when a person applies for an immigration status to other countries.

In Ghana, Police Clearance Report is issued by the Criminal Data Services Bureau (CDSB) of the Police Criminal Investigations Department (CID). The unit records and keeps data on all criminals in the country. Aside this, the bureau vets all manner of persons residing in and outside the country.
Three types of vetting are carried out by this bureau.

• Vetting people who wish to travel or obtain visa,
• Vetting new employees and
• Vetting people who have applied to possess firearms.

1. This clearance is needed by those who want to change country of residence.
2. You may also need to upload a Police clearance certificate if you are to proceed on a post graduate programme in foreign institutions.
3. Even as a tourist to another country, you will need police clearance certificate to show that you don’t have outstanding criminal record back home, and ensure that you won’t be a threat to your host country.

Ghana Police Service : Ghana Police
Ghana E-Payment Portal under : [www.epay.gov.gh Ghana E-Payment Portal]
CID application fees : CID Fee Information

• Police Clearance Report / Certificate in Ghana is issued by the Criminal Data Services Bureau (CDSB) of the Police Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of Ghana. It is CDSB that collects, maintains and vets the data on all the criminal activities in the country.
• Police Clearance Report / Certificate in Ghana is issued by the Criminal Data Services Bureau (CDSB) of the Police Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of Ghana. It is CDSB that collects, maintains and vets the data on all the criminal activities in the country.