Czech Republic - Obtain a Police Clearance Certificate

ProcedureEdit

PROCESS FOR CITIZENS & NON CITIZENS OF CZECH REPUBLIC – FOR BOTH WHO LIVE IN CZECH REPUBLIC AND OVERSEAS:

I. Apply in Czech Republic

a. Apply in person

Applicant shall apply at the municipal authority office or directly at the criminal register office in Prague.
Link for contact: Municipalities and Criminal Register Prague
Link for application: Application
Go to the respective office. Don’t forget to take the required copy of documents along with originals to the office.
Please follow as per authorities guidelines. As per authorities advice one has to submit the completed application along with documents. Applicant should pay for any charges if required as advised.
This application will be processed by respective department.
The certificate can be collected from the office where applicant applied in person upon notification or issued as per norms.

Note:

Applicant shall designate someone to apply on his/her behalf with a certified power of attorney.

They must have

Their identity verified.
ID card or passport.
Notarized power of attorney.

b. Online in Czech (email - recognized electronic signature holder)

Those who are recognized electronic signature holder can apply directly online to the electronic mailroom of the Criminal Register (this service is only offered in the Czech).
Applicant shall apply to the following mail ID.
1. E-mail ID: [email protected]
2. Applicant shall call + 420 244 006 111 for clarification of doubts or for information.
This application will be processed and certificate will be delivered as digital data.

II. Applying process – overseas

a. Apply at Czech Republic embassy or consulate in person

Applicant can apply at their nearest embassy or consulate in person. Link to locate the embassy or consulate: czech Missions abroad
Call the office and fix appointment for personal visit. Also find out the details for this procedure.
On the scheduled date, go to the office with all the document in original and in copy. Please follow as per officer guidelines to process your application.
This application will be processed by the respective department. The completed certificates are forwarded to the concern.
Applicant shall collect the certificate with the respective office upon notification or can get it delivered as per norms applicable.

Required DocumentsEdit

Country specific

Identity proof(driving license, passport etc).
Residence proof.
Proof for citizen of the Czech Republic.
Applicable fees.

Foreign national

A copy of your passport while living in Czech Republic.
A copy of your permit of stay in Czech Republic, passport number and place of issue as well.
Copies of your passport page with your Czech Republic visa or of the document with address in Czech Republic.

In general

Application form: Application
Valid passport (attested copy as per requirement)
Valid citizen proof (respective ID’s issued by respective nation)
Passport size photographs
Birth certificate (as per requirement)
Proofs of legal stay (copy of passport held during the said period with respective stamp and seal)
Email ID (useful to communicate issues with respect to your application.
Self-addressed return envelope.
Valid contact number (applicant can be communicated)
Notarized Power of attorney (for representative)

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Criminal record
Soudní 988/1, 140 66 Prague 4.
Phone: 244 006 111 / 244 006 112
E-mail: [email protected]
Contacts: Criminal Record and Czech Missions abroad

EligibilityEdit

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.

FeesEdit

Fees 100 CZK.
Charges for stamps and other requirement varies for case to case. Updated charges requirement will be provided by respective authorities while applying.
Link for fees: Fees details

ValidityEdit

Valid for 12 months from the date of issuance.
Validity norms vary from country to country.

Documents to UseEdit

Application forms

Sample DocumentsEdit

Please attach sample completed documents which would help other people who would like to follow this procedure.

Processing TimeEdit

For Czech citizens: 15 minutes
For foreign nationals who were assigned a birth number: approx. 3 business days
For other applicants: 7-8 week.
Processing time varies with respect to the country from where applied.

InstructionsEdit

You need to provide a police certificate when applying for permanent residence.

If you live in the Czech Republic :

You should apply for a vpis z evidence rejst?rku trest? (extract from the penal register).
You will need to submit:
- an official application form;
- two recognized picture identification cards such as a national identification card, a passport or a driver's licence; and
- the applicable fees
Foreign residents must present their permanent residence status document in addition to their picture identification.

If you live outside the Czech Republic

You should apply at the nearest Czech embassy or consulate with the required documentation.

Required InformationEdit

Your surname and first names;
Your date and place of birth;
Your address; and
The reason for the request.
Citizenship
Gender

Need for the DocumentEdit

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.

Information which might helpEdit

Relevant document: Police Clearance Certificate (Zadost o vypis z rejstriku trestu). Residents: Applications for an excerpt from the Penal Register can be filed with any of the following:

a local authority, a municipal authority, a city authority, a district authority
the local authority in Prague, or in territorially segmented statutory cities by the city office or the city section office which keeps the register
at the Penal Register in Prague 4, Soudn 1 (Praskho povstn metro station on the C line)
at the branch office of the Penal Register in Brno, Husova 15 (building of Regional Court Brno)
at the branch office of the Penal Register in Ostrava, Sokolsk t?da 16 (building B of Regional Court Ostrava)
at the branch office of the Penal Register in Plze?, Stehlkova 3/1148 (building of District Court Plze? - sever)
at the branch office of the Penal Register in Karlovy Vary, Moskevsk 17 (building of District Court Karlovy Vary).

You can also give authority to another person to act on your behalf.

Residents provide: an application form, and Czech ID or birth certificate.

Non-residents: Apply in person to the nearest Czech embassy, or you can give authority to another person to act on your behalf.

Non-residents provide: passport or original birth certificate together with a Czech translation.

Fee: payable.

External LinksEdit

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic

Criminal records - Czech Republic

Ministry of Justice

Useful links

OthersEdit

Power of Attorney

The submission and receipt of the statement of criminal records, the applicant granting notarized power of attorney (thus provided an authenticated signature of the applicant) authorize another person ( 11 para. 1 of Law no. 269/1994 Coll. criminal records , as amended).

The power of attorney must be construed in accordance with the provisions of Act no. 89/2012 Coll., the Civil Code.

The power of attorney shall verify:

registry offices, according to Law no. 21/2006 Coll., on verification, as amended. List of offices can be found here.
notaries, by law no. 358/1992 Sb., on notaries and their activities, as amended. List of notaries can be found here.
some lawyers, according to 25a of the Act no. 85/1996 Coll., on advocacy, as amended. List of lawyers can be found here.
Czech Post 1 7th 2009 here

Foreign embassies in the Czech Republic - contacts here

Power of attorney form

When applying for listing in the headquarters of the Criminal Register, the applicant may use the model form of power of attorney.

When applying for a listing on the distribution points czechpoint applicant may use Translate