Liechtenstein - Obtain a Police Clearance Certificate (Criminal Records Excerpt)

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Procedure

Applying process in Liechtenstein for citizen and non citizen.

a. Apply In-Person

1. PCC can be applied in person at the princely district court .
2. Link for contact: link
3. Address :
   Fürstlich Liechtensteinisches Landgericht,
   Spaniergasse 1, LIE - 9490 Vaduz
   Liechtenstein.
   Phone 00423 236 69 19 | Fax 00 423 236 65 39
   
4. Go to the respective office. Don’t forget to take the required copy of documents along with originals to the office.
5. Please follow as per authorities guidelines and submit the completed application along with documents.
6. Applicant 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 or will be delivered through mail upon notification or issued as per norms.

Applying process – overseas for both citizen and non citizen

a. Apply through mail(post)

1. Applicant has to apply with the “princely district court” to obtain the PCC through mail(post).
2. Please attach the completed application, required document and fee paid details.
3. Mail(post) these set of documents to:
   Fürstlich Liechtensteinisches Landgericht,
   Spaniergasse 1, LIE - 9490 Vaduz,
   Liechtenstein.
   Phone 00423 236 69 19 | Fax 00 423 236 65 39
   
4. This application received will be processed by respective department.
5. The certificate will be delivered to the applicant as per norms.

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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 Liechtenstein.
• A copy of your permit of stay in Liechtenstein, 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 (written application with signature being officially certified)
• 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).

Office Locations & Contacts

Fürstlich Liechtensteinisches Landgericht,
Spaniergasse 1, LIE - 9490 Vaduz,
Liechtenstein.
Phone 00423 236 69 19 | Fax 00 423 236 65 39

Contacts: link and link2

Eligibility

• 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.

Fees

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

Validity

Validity norms vary from country to country.

Documents to Use

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Processing Time

• On spot while applied in person.
• One week plus delivery time when applied from overseas.
• Processing time varies with respect to the country from where applied.

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Instructions

• You need to provide a police certificate when applying for permanent residence.
• To obtain an Extract from Central Police Records/Gesuch um Auszug aus dem Zentralstrafregister/Demande dextrait du Casier Judiciaire Central/Domanda destratto del Caselario Giudiziale Centrale, applicants must provide a completed application form with the original or a copy of an official piece of identification to Schweizerisches Strafregister
• For more information and an online application, consult the website: www.ofj.admin.ch.
• Applicable fees are payable to the Compte de chques postaux 30-4068-2 at the Bureau Central Suisse de Police in Berne.

Required Information

• Your full name
• Your date and place of birth
• Your residential addresses
• The purpose of the request

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.

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.

Information which might help

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.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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.

External Links

Diplomatic representations

http://www.gerichte.li/

Ministry for Home Affairs, Justice and Economic Affairs

http://www.liechtenstein.li/

http://www.llv.li/#/20/421/strafregisterauszug-bestellung

Others

In order to obtain an Extract from Central Police Records/Gesuch um Auszug aus dem Zentralstrafregister/Demande dextrait du Casier Judiciaire Central/Domanda destratto del Caselario Giudiziale Centrale, you will need to provide a completed application along with the original or a copy of an official piece of identification to:

Schweizerisches Strafregister

Bundesrain 20

3003 Berne

Scweiz/Suisse/Svizzera

For further information and the online application, you may consult this website: http://www.ofj.admin.ch.

The required fees are payable to the Compte de chques postaux 30-4068-2 at the Bureau Central Suisse de Police in Berne.