Police Clearance Certificate is issued by the Ministry of
Interior, Sao Tome which states that whether a person has previous convictions
recorded against him/her. This clearance check is used when criminal clearance
is required for a candidate for one of many countries where access to criminal
records are restricted for third party entities. This is the best practice
process requires the candidate to obtain their official Criminal Clearance
Certificate and present it validation and authentication. Person applying for PCC
are required to state the period of legal stay in Sao Tome and also required to
write a letter states the reason of PCC requirement.
In order to obtain a Police Clearance Certificate
from Sao Tome, applicant required to fill the prescribed application form in
all sections completed in block letters. Obtained a complete set of 10
fingerprint impressions taken by a qualified fingerprint officer at our lab.
The original of the fingerprints must be posted with completed application
form. The applicant should furnish his or her name, date and place of birth,
period and places of all residences. Applicant must apply with completed
application form (personal particular) provided at our lab for PCC. The
certificate will be posted to the forwarding address as indicated by the
applicants in application.
It may take 10-15 days for processing of the application.
Processing time
will increases if a person was ever charged by the police.
Applicable Fee
Payment is non-refundable once the application
is processed.
Office of Civil Registry (Conservation do
Registro Civil)
Ministry of Interior
Sao Tome
Embassy of Sao Tome
India
Before leaving our
office please verify checklist that documents should be in the following order:-