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Disclaimer: This information has been collated from information presented to the SIA from United Kingdom and overseas government sources. It should not be viewed as exhaustive and, while we endeavour to keep information up to date, we cannot accept responsibility for any omissions or inaccuracies.

PAKISTAN

Criminal Record Certificates or Certificates of Good Behaviour can be obtained through the Pakistan High Commission in London, who will forward any application to the relevant local authorities in Pakistan. This process may take up to 4 weeks.

Until we hold more information about the criminal record certificate you should have the documentation verified by your High Commission before sending it in with your licence application.

Pakistan High Commission
35-36 Lowndes Square
London
SW1X 9JN

Tel: 020 7664 9200
Fax: 020 7664 9224
Web: www.pakmission-uk.gov.pk
Email: informationdivision@highcommission-uk.gov.pk

PHILIPPINES

Applicants should contact:

The National Bureau of Investigation
Taft Avenue
Manila
Philippines

Until we hold more information about the criminal record certificate you should have the documentation verified by your Embassy before sending it in with your licence application.

Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines
6 Suffolk Street
London
SW1Y 4HG

Tel: 020 7451 1800
Fax: 020 7930 9787
Email: embassy@philemb.co.uk

POLAND

In the UK:

Applicants should go the Polish Consulate to apply for their criminal record checks (CRC). They must provide their passport and will be asked to complete a form - available form the Consulate. The Consulate will then forward the request to the Ministry of Justice in Poland who will reply directly to the Consulate (up to 5 weeks). The Consulate will then forward the CRC (in Polish) to the applicant with an additional note in English, stating the essential findings. There is a fee for this service which is currently £51. This is payable by cash, postal order, bankers or personal cheque made payable to 'The Polish Consulate'.

Consulate General of the Republic of Poland
Legal Department
73 New Cavendish Street
London
W1W 6LS

Tel: 0870 774 2800
Web: www.polishconsulate.co.uk

Opening times: Mon, Tue and Fri 10am-1pm; Wed 10am-12pm; Thu 1pm-4pm.

In addition, if an applicant wishes to have their Polish CRC fully translated into English, the Consulate is also able to certify this for a fee of £22. A list of recognised approved translators can be found below.

List of Approved UK Translators by the Polish Consulate in London
Radoslawa Allen 5 Buddings Circle Wembley HA9 9EL Middlesex Tel: 020 8908 4010 Mobile: 07957 480 689	ABS Partnership 53 Coledale Drive London HA7 20E Tel: 020 8357 2716 Fax: 020 8933 4556 Mobile: 07810 542 191
Gabriela Coutts MA, MIL 39 The Gowers Amersham, Bucks HP6 6ER Tel/fax: 01494 434 100 Email: jgcoutts@compuserve.com	Roman Goździkowski 30 Cavendish Avenue London W13 OJQ Tel. 07710 306 270
Agnieszka Hamling 5 Hogarth Crt Steeplands, Bushey Herts WD2 3EP Tel: 020 8421 8071 Mob: 07788 843 248	Krystyna Carter 78 Northumberland Road New Barnet Herts. EN5 lEE Tel: 020 8449 8049
Institute of Translation and Interpreting Tel: 020 7713 7600 Web: www.iti.org.uk	Institute of Linguists Tel: 020 7940 3100 wew. 3150
Magda Taylor 60 Carrington Rd Ashton Gate Bristol BS3 2AG Tel: 0117 966 5372 Mobile: 07710 679 755 Fax: 07092 177 063

In Poland:

Applications for the issue of criminal record checks (CRC) can be obtained from the National Crime Register Information Office or one of its information points.

The National Crime Register Information Office
34 ul.Zwycięzców
03-938 Warsaw
Poland

A list of the information points is provided below. There is an automated information service available on +48 22 51 88 200. Opening hours for visitors with enquiries are Monday 09:00 to 17:00 and Tuesday to Friday 09:00 to 14:00.

The issue of personal information contained within the National Crime Register costs 50 PLN, and payment is in the form of "court fee stamps", obtainable from the Head Office of the Register or from the cash-desks located within various Civil Courts.

As the Polish Consulate in London is unable to verify any document as genuine obtained in this way, applicants should send a copy of their certificate to the SIA who will verify it from source.

List of National Crime Register Information Points

Dialling Code for Poland +48

Information Point	Telephone	Fax
Regional Court, Bialystok ul. Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej 1 15-950 Bialystok	+85 745 9207	+85 742 4640
District Court, Bielsko Biala ul.Cieszynska 10 43-300 Biesklo Biala	+33 499 0385	+33 812 3915
District Court, Bydgoszcz ul. Waly Jagiellonskie 2 85-950 Bydgoszcz	+52 325 3174	+55 321 3101
District Court, Czestochowa ul. Dabrowskiego 23/35 42-200 Czestochowa	+34 364 4247	+34 324 1680
District Court, Gdansk ul. Nowe Ogrody 30/34 80-958 Gdansk	+58 321 3156	+ 58 321 3104
District Court, Gliwice ul. Kosciuszski 15 44-100 Gliwice	+32 338 0016	+32 338 0112
District Court, Gorzów Wielkopolsk ul. Mieszka I 33 66-400 GORWÓW WLKPi	+95 722 4280	+95 720 2807
District Court, Jelenia Góra ul. Wojska Polskiego 56 58-500 Jelenia Góra	+75 641 5206	+75 752 5113
District Court, Kalisz ul. Aleja Wolnosci 13 62-800 Kalisz	+62 765 7760	+62 757 4936
District Court, Katowice ul. Andrzeje 16/18 40-957 Katowice	+32 251 1421 ext. 216	+32 251 6728
District Court, Kielce ul. Seminaryjna 12a 25-372 Kielce	+41 361 7555 +41 344 5016	+41 344 4923
District Court, Koszalin ul. Warynskiego 7 75-950 Koszalin	+94 342 8772	+94 324 8804
District Court, Kraków ul. Przy Rondzie 7 31-547 Kraków	+12 619 5814	+12 619 5777
Appeal Court, Lublin ul. Obronców Pokoju 1 20-072 Lublin	+81 532 3666	+81 532 0891
Regional Court, Lódz-Sródmiescie ul. Kosciuszki 107/109 90-928 Lódz	+42 637 5997	+42 637 2614
District Court, Olsztyn ul. Dabrowszczaków 44 10-001 Olsztyn	+89 523 0108	+89 527 7695
District Court, Opole ul. Ozimska 70a 45-368 Opole	+77 541 5569	+77 453 1917
District Court, Poznan ul. Marcinkowskiego 32 60-967 Poznan	+61 856 6018	+61 852 9385
District Court, Radom ul. Marszalka Józefa Pilsudskiego 10 26-600 Radom	+48 368 0323	+48 368 0303
District Court, Rzeszów ul. Sreniawitów 3 35-959 Rzeszów	+17 875 6230	+17 862 7265
District Court, Szczecin ul. Kaszubska 42 70-52 Szczwcin	+91 448 0002 ext. 387	+91 448 9915
District Court, Torun ul. Piekary 51 87-100 Torun	+56 610 5611 +56 610 5676	+56 655 5706
District Court, Swidnica Pl. Grunwaldzki 14 58-100 Swidnica	+74 851 8244	+74 851 8270
District Court, Wroclaw ul. Sadowa 1 50-950 Wroclaw	+71 336 9362	+71 334 4501
District Court, Zielona Góra Pl. Slowanksi 1 65-958 Zielona Góra	+68 322 0151	+68 322 0141
District Court, Legnica ul. Zlotoryjska 40 59-220 Legnica	+76 722 5932	-
District Court, Elblag Pl. Konstaytucji 1 82-300 Elblag	+55 611 2200 ext. 168	-
District Court, Tarnobrzeg ul. Sienkiewicza 27 30-400 Tarnobrzeg	+15 823 4880 ext. 105	-
Regional Court, Tarnów Ul. J. Dabrowskiego 27 33-100 Tarnów	+14 621 2085 ext. 239	-

Embassy of the Republic of Poland
47 Portland Place
London W1B 1JH
Tel: 0870 774 2700
Fax: (020) 7323 4018
Email: polishembassy@polishembassy.org.uk

PORTUGAL

Criminal Records Certificates can be applied for at:
The Criminal Identification Services Directorate
Av.5 de Outubro no. 125
1069-044 Lisbon,
Portugal

Tel: +351 21 790 3600
Fax: +351 21 790 36 98
E-mail: correio@dgaj.mj.pt

Applications for the issue of criminal record certificates can be presented at over 300 places in Portugal and in Portugal's diplomatic and consular representatives abroad. Information on places of service, hours, price and requirements of applications is given at www.dgaj.mj.pt.

An application made via the Portuguese Embassy in London will cost £8.00 and a valid passport must be presented to verify the signature.

Portuguese Embassy
11 Belgrave Square
London
SW1X 8PP

Tel: 020 7235 5351
Fax: 020 7245 1287
Website: www.portembassy.gla.ac.uk

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

We are unable to accept criminal record checks issued by the Garda Siochana. You should write to us, requesting permission to submit a sworn oath declaration and character reference in lieu of a criminal record check.

The address to write to is:

SIA OCC Processing Centre
PO Box 1293
Liverpool
L69 1AS
England

You should provide details of the dates you resided in the Republic of Ireland and provide one group B document that confirms your address whilst residing there.

ROMANIA

Applicants should contact:

Criminal Records Department
General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police
13-15 Soseaua cel Mare
Sector 2
Bucharest
Romania

Tel: +40 21 208 25 25
Fax: +40 10 120 54 25
Email: cazier@politiaromana.ro

Until we hold more information about the criminal record certificate you should have the documentation verified by your Embassy before sending it in with your licence application.

Embassy of Romania
Arundel House
4 Palace Green
London W8 4QD

Tel: 020 7937 9666
Fax: 020 7937 8069

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

In the UK: Applicants should go to the Legalisation Department at the Russian Consulate in London and present their original Russian passport - or current passport if national of another country. The Consulate will initiate the search on behalf of the applicant by sending the request back to Russia who will reply in 4 - 6 months. There is a fee for this service; specific details can be found by contacting the Consulate.

On return of their CRC, applicants must have documents verified by the Consulate and translated into English - the Consulate can do both these tasks and do charge a fee. Address details for applicants:

Consulate of The Russian Federation
Legalisation Department
5 Kensington Palace Gardens
London
W8 4QS

Tel: 020 7792 8473
Fax: 020 7229 3215

Email: info@rusemblon.org
Web: www.rusemblon.org

Opening hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 9am - 12pm and 2pm - 5pm. They are closed all day on Wednesday’s, weekends and public holidays.

In Russia: Applicants should contact their local District Command office (the equivalent of regional police stations), who will then contact the Ministry of the Interior, which will send the completed CRC back to the individual. The person should then take their documents to the British Embassy in Moscow for verification, before getting it translated into English.

The International Cooperation section of the Ministry of Interior Affairs, who ultimately provide the records, can be found at:

Department of International Cooperation
Ministry of Internal, Affairs
ul. Zhitnaia,
16, 117049,
Moscow

Tel.: (+7) 239-00-56
Fax: (+7) 230-25-80
Web: http://eng.mvdrf.ru/?docid=3

Управление международного сотрудничества
Адрес:117049,
Москва,
ул. Житная, 16
Web: http://www.mvdrf.ru/index.php?docid=194

For verification purposes, the contact details of the British Embassy in Moscow are:

British Embassy, Moscow
Smolenskaya Naberezhnaya 10
Moscow 121099
Russian Federation

Tel: (7) (095) 956 7200
Fax: (7) (095) 956 7201

Email: consular.moscow@fco.gov.uk 

SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO

Applicants should apply to the main police station in their area of residence. The main cities that have this facility are: Belgrade, Bor, Cacak, Jagodina, Kikinda, Kragujevac, Kraljevo, Krusevac, Leskovac, Nis, Novi Pazar, Novi Sad, Pancevo, Pirot, Pazarevac, Prokuplje, Sabac, Smederevo, Sombor, Sremska Mitrovica, Subotica, Uzice, Valjevo, Vranje, Zajecar and Zrenjanin. This is not an exhaustive list.

Until we hold more information about the criminal record certificate you should have the documentation verified by your Embassy before sending it in with your licence application.

Embassy of Serbia and Montenegro
25 Belgrave Square
London
SW1X 8QB
Tel: 020 7 235 9049
Fax: 020 7 235 7092

SLOVAKIA

The criminal records system is centralised and held by the General Prosecutor's Office of the Slovak Republic. Slovak nationals should include a Slovak identity card with their application, whilst other nationalities should include a passport, and birth certificate translated by a registered translation agency.

Applicants should contact:

Register Trestov
Generalna Prokuratura
Kvetna 13
814 21 Bratislava 1
Slovakia
Tel: +421 2 5542 5649

Or contact

Registry of the Register of Previous Convictions
Nitrianska 13
814 23 Bratislava
Slovakia

Embassy of the Slovak Republic
25 Kensington Palace Gardens
London
W8 4QY
Tel: 020 7313 6470
Fax: 020 7313 6481
Email: mail@slovakembassy.co.uk Website: www.slovakembassy.co.uk

SOUTH AFRICA

Applicants should apply in writing to the Client Service Centre of the South African Police Service. Applicants in the UK can obtain information on how to do this from the South African High Commission at the following address:

South African High Commission
South Africa House
Trafalgar Square
London
WC2N 5DP

Tel: 020 7451 7299
Fax: 020 7451 7284

Please note that the South African High Commission does not itself provide, or process, applications for Police Clearance Certificates.

Finger prints must be enclosed with the letter to the South African Police Service. These can be obtained at any police authority in the UK. The application itself costs R54.00.

SPAIN

Spanish nationals living in Spain can obtain the application form from a post office or high street newsagent and can then take or post the completed application form with proof of their identity to the local office of the Ministry of Justice. The individual will be required to provide their full name, date of birth, address and Spanish National Insurance number in addition to some form of identification (usually a passport, national identity card, marriage certificate or birth certificate).

British nationals or other foreign nationals living in Spain should apply through their Embassy. Applications made from within Spain cost €2.40.

A Spanish national living in the UK can apply via the Spanish Embassy at:

Spanish Embassy
Consular Section
20 Draycott Place
London
SW3 2RZ

Tel: 020 7589 8989
Fax: 020 7259 6487.

It is not known what the fee might be for these applications.

UK nationals who have previously lived in Spain should make a request in writing to the FCO at:

Nationality and Passports
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Room E502
King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH

The same information of name, date of birth, address and Spanish National Identity/Insurance number is required as is some form of identification. Applications made in the UK via the Foreign and Commonwealth Office should be accompanied by a cheque for £72 made payable to the "Foreign and Commonwealth Office".

Embassy of Spain
39 Chesham Place
London
SW1X 8SB

Tel: 020 7235 5555
Fax: 020 7235 9905

SWEDEN

The CRC system is centralised under the auspices of the Ministry of Justice, and Criminal Record Certificates are issued by the National Police Board "Rikspolisstyrelsen". Individuals have the right to get all information about his or her previous convictions free of charge, once a year, after a written request to:

Rikspolisstyrelsen
Box 12256
S-102 26
STOCKHOLM

Tel: +46 8 401 90 00
Email: rikspolisstyrelsen@rps.police.se

SWITZERLAND

The cost of an application is CHF20 and the application form can be ordered by writing to the Federal Office of Justice. The completed application form, postal payment slip or the bank cheque / international postal order should be accompanied by a legible photocopy of an official and valid certificate of identity, residence permit or foreign ID card or driving licence. Original certificates should NOT be submitted. Individuals wishing to apply for a CRC can apply online at: www.ofj.admin.ch.

Federal Office of Justice
Swiss Criminal Records
Bundesrain 20
3003 Berne
Switzerland
Tel.: +41 (0)31 322 41 43
Fax: +41 (0)31 322 78 79
Email: info@bj.admin.ch

If applying for a CRC from outside of Switzerland the application fee must be effected by a money transfer order to:

Finance Company
Swiss Post
Postfinance
3040 Berne
SWIFT-CODE: POFICHBE
Postal Cheque Account: 30-4038-2
Federal Office of Justice
Criminal Records
3003 Berne
Switzerland

Until we hold more information about the criminal record certificate you should have the documentation verified by your Embassy before sending it in with your licence application.

Swiss Embassy
16-18 Montague Place
London
W1H 2BQ

Tel: 020 7616 6000
Fax: 020 7724 7001
Email: swissembassy@lon.rep.admin.ch

TURKEY

Individuals wishing to apply for records can do so in one of two ways:

If applying from within the UK: You can make a request to the Consulate General in London, who will contact Turkey and undertake a criminal history check on your behalf. The Consulate will verify the information before returning an English translated document to you. There is a charge for this service, which the Consulate will advise.

Consulate General for the Republic of Turkey
Rutland Lodge
Rutland Gardens
London SW7 1BW
Tel: 020 7591 6900
E-mail: turkishconsulate@btconnect.com

If applying from within Turkey:
You can directly apply to the General Directorate for Records of Convictions in Ankara for a criminal record certificate. You will need to have this verified by the Consulate General in London who will provide an English stamped translation. There may be a charge for this service.

General Directorate for Records of Convictions
Tuna Caddesi
No.10 Sakarya,
Ankara,
Turkey.
Tel: (+90) 0 312 431 61 02

In both cases, applicants will need to provide details of their full name, address, parent's names, date and place of birth. For security reasons, applications cannot be made by fax.

Until we hold more information about the criminal record certificate you should have the documentation verified by the Turkish Consulate General before sending it in with your licence application.