Kuwait - Obtain a Police Clearance Certificate (Criminal Status Certificate)

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Procedure

Applying process in Kuwait for citizen and non citizens.

a. Apply In-Person

1. Police Clearance Certificate can be applied at Ministry of the Interior.
2. Address:
   Ministry of the Interior,
   General Department for Criminal Evidence,
   Department of Identification and Automated Search,
   Farwaniya-Dhajeej area Airport Road 55,
   opposite the Kuwait Airways main building.
   
3. Go to the respective office. Don’t forget to take the required copy of documents along with originals to the office.
4. Please follow as per authorities guidelines and submit the completed application along with documents. Applicant should pay for any charges if required as advised
5. This application will be processed by respective department.
6. 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 citizens and non citizens.

a. Apply through embassy or consulate

1. Applicant can apply at their nearest embassy or consulate in person. Link to locate the embassy or consulate: link
2. Application form can be obtained from the embassy or consulate. Call the office and fix appointment for personal visit. Also find out the details for this procedure.
3. 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.
4. This application will be processed by the respective department. The completed certificates are forwarded to the concern.
5. Applicant shall collect the certificate with the respective office upon notification or can get it delivered as per norms applicable.

Applying process – in Kuwait and overseas for citizens and non citizens.

a. Apply through representative

1. Applicant shall mandate an authorized representative (a friend, relative or colleague) in Kuwait to apply on their behalf.
2. Address:
   Ministry of the Interior,
   General Department for Criminal Evidence,
   Department of Identification and Automated Search,
   Farwaniya-Dhajeej area Airport Road 55,
   opposite the Kuwait Airways main building.
   
3. Representative should go to the respective office. Don’t forget to take the required copy of documents along with originals to the office.
4. Please follow as per authorities guidelines and submit the completed application along with documents. Applicant should pay for any charges if required as advised.
5. This application will be processed by respective department.
6. The certificate can be collected from the office where applicant applied in-person upon notification or issued as per norms.

Note: Representative should carry the following while applying.

• written authorization
• ID card or passport.

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Required Documents

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 Kuwait.
• A copy of your permit of stay in Kuwait, 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 (4 × 6 cm in size) .
• Birth certificate (as per requirement).
• Letter for need of certificate.

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of the Interior,
General Department for Criminal Evidence,
Department of Identification and Automated Search,
Farwaniya-Dhajeej area Airport Road 55,
opposite the Kuwait Airways main building.
Ph : +965-24346101
Fax : +065-24345790

Contacts: link

Eligibility

• Applicant with valid passport and a valid address proof.
• Age: 18 years and above. In case of minors, the application must be submitted by the parent exercising parental authority, if the minor has not turned 18 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.

Fees

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

Validity

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

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Processing Time

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

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Instructions

Relevant document: Criminal Status Certificate.

Residents: Apply in person at the Ministry of Interior, Department of Criminal Evidence.

Provide: a letter from the Department stating you require the certificate for immigration purposes (or provide a copy of the application form), original passport or civil identity card and one copy, and two passport sized photos.

Fingerprints will be taken by the police at the time of application.

Non-residents: Apply to the nearest Kuwaiti embassy. An alternative is to provide power of attorney to a relative or to your former employers Public Relations Officer to lodge an application on your behalf with the Ministry of Interior in Kuwait.

You will need to confirm the documentation required with the Kuwaiti embassy.

Processing time: at least two weeks.

Required Information

• Your full name as on your birth certificate including your maiden name if applicable
• Your date and place of birth (or a copy of your birth certificate)
• Your current address
• All addresses at which you have lived at in Kuwait and when you lived there
• The place and purpose for which you require the Certificate

Need for the Document

A Police Clearance Certificate states that you don't have any criminal record for the period specified in the Certificate.

Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) is issued on the basis of an unambiguously clear Police Verification Report received in respect of the passport held by the applicant.

The Government of Kuwait requires that all non-Kuwaiti citizens applying for Kuwaiti residency provide a police clearance certificate from their home country. Individuals should obtain the needed documents prior to their arrival in Kuwait.

Information which might help

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. Police certificate is also known as good citizen certificate, good conduct certificate, police clearance certificate, or judicial record extracts. Applicants may have to submit fingerprints and certain personal information to request a criminal record check, and the police or government agency may charge a fee. If no record found, the police certificate will indicate such.

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

Kuwait Government Online

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kuwait

Ministry of Interior

Others

Each individual has the right to contact any police station for the purpose of ordering a certificate regarding his or her criminal record, which will be sent according to the law, directly to foreign missions, to missions abroad or to international adoption agencies, depending on the available data.

It is the applicants responsibility to contact the relevant authorities to obtain the necessary police certificates or clearances. Each countrys procedures are different. Applicants may have to apply to more than one level of government or more than one agency - municipal, provincial, state, federal and the police, courts or similar governmental agencies for the police certificate. If a police certificate cannot be obtained from any of the countries on the list, provide a written explanation why and an original letter from the police authority confirming that it will not issue a certificate.

In most cases, you must contact the police or government to ask for a certificate. You may have to:

• provide information or documents, such as photographs, fingerprints, or your addresses and dates that you lived in the country or territory, and
• pay a fee.