Djibouti - Obtain Police Clearance Certificate (Extract Criminal Records, Extrait de Casier Judiciare)

ProcedureEdit

Applying process in Djibouti for citizens and non citizens.

a. Apply In-Person

Police Clearance Certificate can be applied at “Ministry of Justice”.
Link for contact: link
Applicant can use the above link to locate the respective office for applying.
Go to the respective office. Don’t forget to take the required copy of documents along with originals to the office.
Please follow as per authorities guidelines and submit the completed application along with documents. 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 or will be delivered through mail upon notification or issued as per norms.

Applying process – overseas for citizens and non citizens.

a. Apply through mail(post)

To Obtain a Police Clearance Certificate, the applicant has to approach the Federal Greffier en Chef – link
The applicant has to visit the office with the request letter.
An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer.
The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned office mailing address.
The mailing address is mentioned in the “Office Locations & Contacts” section of this page.
The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee of 700 Djibouti Francs.
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.
An acknowledgment receipt will be provided. Please save it for future reference.
Once the process gets completed, the applicant gets a call from the office regarding the application.
The applicant has to visit the office to get the clearance certificate.
This entire process can be completed within 15 - 20 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

Required DocumentsEdit

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 Djibouti.
A copy of your permit of stay in Djibouti, 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.
Birth certificate (as per requirement).

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Greffier en Chef,
Tribunal de Djibouti: Ministère de la Justice, des,
Affaires pénitentiaires et musulmanes,
Chargé des droits de l’homme,
Boulevard de la République,
B.P. 12,
Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti.

Contacts: link

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

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

ValidityEdit

Validity norms vary from country to country.

Documents to UseEdit

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Sample DocumentsEdit

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Processing TimeEdit

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

InstructionsEdit

You may obtain a Certificat de non Condamnation or an Extrait du Casier Judiciaire from the Ministre de la Justice upon presentation of your national identity card and passport.
Extract from Criminal Records (Extrait de Casier Judiciare): Requests from outside Djibouti must include name of applicant, names of both parents, date of birth and places of residence. Requests should be sent to the Greffe du Tribunal, Djibouti. Requests from within Djibouti must be made in person. A copy of any judgment is included with the police record. There may be a fee for this service

Required InformationEdit

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

Need for the DocumentEdit

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.

Information which might helpEdit

Persons applying for the Police Clearance Certificate are required to submit a certificate from a public agency (embassy, immigration bureau, etc.) representing the country (or territory, etc.) of their destination.

Those who can apply for the Police Clearance Certificate must:

have currently registered their residence in Djibouti; or
had registered their last residence in Djibouti, and their registration has expired.

Applicants must be fingerprinted. All applicants are required to come in person.

Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) can be issued to minors, if a country asks for the same.

External LinksEdit

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

Official site the Republic of Djibouti

Djibouti websites

OthersEdit

The Judicial Organization

The judiciary has its roots in the Supreme text, the constitution in Article 71 states that "the judiciary is independent of the legislature. It is exercised by the Supreme Court, the Court of Auditors, the other courts."

Numerous other legislation and regulations including the oldest dates back to 1994, more precisely on 10 October 1994 were adopted to define the organization, functioning and powers of each of these jurisdictions. These can be classified in two categories:

the courts of the judiciary
and the courts of the administrative

The first are:

the Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
The Court of First Instance
and the Court of Personal Status

The smaller seconds:

Court of Auditors
and the Administrative Court