Benin - Obtain a Police Clearance Certificate (Extract from Judicial Record, Extrait de Casier Judiciair)

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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. The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee of 500 FCFA.
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. Then the application will be processed further. All the updates on the application status will be sent via SMS to the applicant’s mobile number.
12. Once the process gets completed, the applicant gets a call from the office regarding the application.
13. The applicant has to visit the office to get the clearance certificate.
14. 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

• Birth certificate
• Document of identity

Office Locations & Contacts

Tribunal de Premire Instance
Street 362
Cadjhoun
Cotonou, Benin
Telephone: 229 21 301068

Communes of Benin

Embassies and consulates of Benin in the world

Eligibility

Police certificates are only available to applicants born in Benin.

Relevant document: Extract from Judicial Record (Extrait de Casier Judiciair).

Residents and non-residents: Apply in person to the Tribunal Court where you were born or live. You can also ask a family member or the company you worked for to apply for the certificate on your behalf.

Provide: Birth certificate, foreign passport or national identity card.

Fee: Payable.

Fees

A fee of 500 FCFA should be paid.

Validity

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

Documents to Use

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Processing Time

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Instructions

Police certificates are only available to applicants born in Benin.

Benin nationals should apply for an Extrait de casier judiciaire from the Tribunal of their city of birth.

Required Information

• Full names
• Date of birth
• Place of birth
• Gender
• Present address
• Passport number
• Country of issue
• Date of issue
• Nationality
• Occupation
• Mothers full name
• Fathers full name
• Purpose of record
• Applicants signature
• Marital status

Need for the Document

Extract from Judicial Record (Extrait de Casier Judiciair) is Benins police clearance certificate which 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.

A police clearance certificate states that you don't have any criminal record against you for a certain period of time which is mentioned in the certificate.

Information which might help

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.

The Police Clearance Certificate is a certified record of final court convictions and decisions regarding mental incompetency and bankruptcy or a statement that no such record exists.

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.

Police Certificates can be issued to people who want to emigrate to a number of countries including Australia, Belgium, Canada, Cayman Islands, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United States of America.

External Links

Government of Benin website

Criminal Record

Others

Residents

Apply in person or you can ask a family member to apply on your behalf to the Tribunal Court where you were born or live.

Non-residents

Apply in person to the Tribunal Court where you lived or, ask the company they worked for to obtain it on your behalf.

Application to include: birth certificate or document of identity.

Fee: payable.