Mexico - Obtain police clearance certificate

ProcedureEdit

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

I. Apply in Mexico

a. Apply in person

Applicant have to get the instruction letter from Attorney General's Office (FGR). This letter will be issued immediately and will have instructions on how to get a police certificate.
Link for contact: Contact
Link for application: National Police clearance certificate
Once you’ve received the instructions letter, send a email to visa office in Mexico for a official letter. E-mail link: [email protected]
Please call up using the following number to get further details. Telephone: (55) 3686 - 5100/Attention to citizens: (55) 3686 – 5581.
Applicant will get the official letter. Go to the respective FGR office closest to you to apply for a police certificate.
Don’t forget to take the required copy of documents along with originals to the office. Please follow as per authorities and complete the applying process.
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.

II. Applying process – overseas

a. Through representative

Applicant can appoint a power of attorney to apply in person.
Your representative will..
1. Get the instruction letter from Attorney General's Office (FGR). This letter will be issued immediately and will have instructions on how to get a police certificate.
Link for contact: Contact
Link for application: Application
Once he/she received the instructions letter, send a email to visa office in Mexico for a official letter. E-mail link: [email protected]
Please call up using the following number to get further details. Telephone: (55) 3686 - 5100/Attention to citizens: (55) 3686 - 5581
Applicant will get the official letter. Go to the respective FGR office closest to you to apply for a police certificate.
Don’t forget to take the required copy of documents along with originals to the office. Please follow as per authorities and complete the applying process.
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.
When your representative applies on your behalf, he or she must bring:
1. His or her ID card.
2. Birth certificate.
3. Power of Attorney .
4. All of original applicants documents that are needed when they apply in person.

Required DocumentsEdit

Country specific

Identity proof(driving license, passport, voter ID etc.).
Birth Certificate (Acta de nacimiento)
Residence proof.
Proof for citizenship.
Applicable fees.

Foreign national

A copy of your passport while living in Mexico.
A copy of your permit of stay in Mexico, passport number and place of issue as well.
Mexico’s Multiple Immigration Form (FMM) or Mexican visa (FM1/FM2/FM3).
Copies of your passport page with your Mexico visa or of the document with address in Mexico.

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 Registered or Express envelope (if you’d like to receive it by post).
Valid contact number (applicant can be communicated)
letter of authorization, also stating the address to which the certificate must be sent.
An official document which states the purpose of your application, foreign authority that is requesting the certificate.

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Office of the Attorney General,
Avenida Insurgentes, Number 20 of the Glorieta de Insurgentes,
Col. Roma Norte, Mexico City. CP 06700.
Telephone: 53460000 / 01800 00 85 400
E-mail: [email protected]
Contacts: Contacts and Consulates of Mexico 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 172 Mexican pesos.
Charges for stamps and other requirement varies for case to case. Updated charges requirement will be provided by respective authorities while applying.

ValidityEdit

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

Documents to UseEdit

Supporting letter issued by the consulate to be attached with all the relied documents mentioned above.

Sample DocumentsEdit

 Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

Processing TimeEdit

10 days.
If any clarifications are required then it will take 3 weeks.
Processing time varies with respect to the country from where applied.

InstructionsEdit

For interested persons or persons of their confidence who live in Mexico City, they must go to the General Directorate of Federal Criminal Procedures Control located at Avenida Insurgentes, number 20 of the Insurgentes Roundabout, Ground Floor, Colonia Roma. North, Del. Cuauhtémoc, ZIP 06700, Mexico City. Tel. (55) 53-46-00-00 Ext. 508427, 508428 and 508430; email [email protected]
For interested persons or persons they trust with residence in any state of the Mexican Republic, they must go to the state delegation of the Attorney General's Office closest to their domicile, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Aguascalientes	Baja California	Baja California Sur
Campeche	Chiapas	Chihuahua
Coahuila	Colima	Durango
State of Mexico,	Guanajuato	Warrior
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Morelos	Nayarit	New Lion
Oaxaca	Puebla	Queretaro
Quintana Roo	San Luis Potosi	Sinaloa
Sonora	Tabasco	Tamaulipas
Tlaxcala	Veracruz,	Yucatán
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For any additional information, contact the Center for Citizen Complaint and Attention (CEDAC), telephone numbers 01 800 00 85 400, 5346 0000 Ext. 508428 and 508430, or via email to [email protected]
The cost of registration data is determined based on the provisions of the Federal Law of Rights (Article 5 section VI and Annex 19 of the Miscellaneous Fiscal for 2019).
When going to the facilities of the Attorney General's Office, the following provisions must be observed:

Access to minors to the facilities is prohibited.
Access is not allowed with computer equipment such as computers, laptop, electronic tablets, cameras and video cameras, etc.

Required InformationEdit

Name of the Applicant
Date of Birth
Gender
Marital Status
Passport Number
- Date of Issue
- Date of Expiry
- Place of Issue
Postal address
Reason for applying for the Police Clearance
State in Mexico where the Clearance will be requested
Rolled and flat impressions of all ten fingers taken with black ink
The name and address of the police agency
The signature of the officer taking the fingerprints

Need for the DocumentEdit

The records certificate (Constancia de Datos Registrales) issued by the General Prosecutor’s Office (FGR – previously Procuraduría General de la República PGR) is a document that verifies if an individual, Mexican national or foreigner, has any records from previous investigations either from the local or federal jurisdiction.

Information which might helpEdit

There are two types of national police clearance certificates you can obtain from Mexico:

The National Police Clearance Certificate (Constancia de antecedents no penales en materia federal) issued by the Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection (Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana - SSPC), and
The Records Certificate (Constancia de Datos Registrales) which is issued by the General Prosecutor’s Office (Fiscalía General de la República - FGR).

NATIONAL POLICE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE SSPC

The national police clearance certificate issued by the SSPC should be requested in person, or if you are outside Mexico, by a first degree relative (parent, son/daughter, sibling or spouse) by presenting either an authorisation letter signed by the applicant and two witnesses (with copies of their IDs), or a power of attorney.
The requirements and other relevant information to apply for this certificate is available here:Requirements

RECORDS CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE FGR

The records certificate (Constancia de Datos Registrales) issued by the General Prosecutor’s Office (FGR – previously Procuraduría General de la República PGR) is a document that verifies if an individual, Mexican national or foreigner, has any records from previous investigations either from the local or federal jurisdiction.
This certificate can be requested in person at the FGR offices in Mexico City or at any Attorney General’s local office. Applicants who live outside Mexico can give a simple power of attorney or authorisation letter to someone else to request the certificate on their behalf.
You can find the information on the records certificate here :information
As part of the requirements for the Records Certificate, you will need to present an official document with your fingerprints taken, either from a police station or from the embassy.
If you wish to have your fingerprints taken at the Embassy, please call us (02 62733 963) or email us ([email protected]) to book an appointment. You will be required to bring an official ID (original and a photocopy) and two passport size photos (white background, facial traits visible, no smiling, ears and forehead clear): one taken from the front and another one from the side (profile).

External LinksEdit

Embassy of Mexico in Australia

CPNI

Website

OthersEdit

The Police Clearance can be requested from the Procuradura General de la Repblica regional offices in the following States: Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Distrito Federal, Durango, Estado de Mxico, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacn, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Len, Oaxaca, Puebla, Quertaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potos, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Yucatn and Zacatecas.