Gabon - Obtain Police Clearance Certificate (Certificate of Good Conduct)

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Procedure

Apply In Person:

1. To Obtain a Police Clearance Certificate, the applicant has to approach the Ministry of Justice – link
2. The applicant has to visit the office with the request letter.
3. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer.
4. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
5. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
6. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
7. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned officer.
8. There is no fee for obtaining Police Clearance Certificate.
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. Once the process gets completed, the applicant gets a call from the office regarding the application.
12. The applicant has to visit the office to get the clearance certificate.
13. This entire process can be completed within 15 - 20 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.
    

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Required Documents

Provide: birth certificate and passport.

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Justice
Adresse:
Centre ville BP 547 - Libreville
Tlphone:
(241) 74 66 28
Gabonese representations abroad

Eligibility

In many immigration cases you may be requested by relevant Government to present Police Clearance Certificate from another country where you have resided for some time. If you are going through immigration process, you will definitely be asked for such a certificate.

Fees

This certificate is free.

Validity

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

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Instructions

Relevant document: Certificate of Good Conduct. Citizens: Apply in person to any Judicial Court in your place of birth or the nearest Gabon Embassy in your country of residence.

Gabonese residents in Libreville or residents abroad: Apply through the Tribunal de premiere Instance de Libreville.

Gabonese residents in interior parts of the country: Apply through the Tribunal de Premiere Instance in the provincial capital city in your area of residence.

Foreign born Gabonese citizens and foreign nationals who live or have lived in Gabon: You can only obtain police certificates from the Gabonese Ministry of Justice in Libreville.

Provide: birth certificate and passport.

Fee: nil.

Required Information

• Name of the Applicant
• Date of Birth
• Gender
• Marital Status
• Passport Number
  • Date of Issue
  • Date of Expiry
  • Place of Issue

Need for the Document

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.

A Certificate of Good Conduct (certificat de bonne vie et moeurs) can be obtained at the Commissariat Central de Libreville for citizens living in Libreville. In other cities it may be obtained at the Commissariat de Police if there is one; if not, it can be obtained at the Prefecture at the place of abode.

Information which might help

Citizens Apply in person to any Judicial Court in your place of birth or the nearest Gabon Embassy in your country of residence.

Gabonese residents in Libreville or residents abroad Apply through the Tribunal de premiere Instance de Libreville.

Gabonese residents in interior parts of the country Apply through the Tribunal de Premiere Instance in the provincial capital city in your area of residence.

Foreign born Gabonese citizens and foreign nationals who live or have lived in Gabon You can only obtain police certificates from the Gabonese Ministry of Justice in Libreville. Provide: birth certificate and passport.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

A police clearance certificate is a copy of your criminal record or a declaration of the absence of any criminal record. Police clearance certificates are different in each country and territory and may be called police certificates, good conduct certificates, judicial record extracts, pcc, etc. They are issued by police authorities or government departments and used by Citizenship and Immigration to prevent individuals who possess a risk to Country's security from entering the country.

External Links

The Official Portal of the Gabonese Republic

Gabonese government

City of Libreville

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