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Overview

Police Clearance Certificate or Samoa Police Clearance is issued by Samoa Police, Prisons, and Fire Services, for immigration and visa application. This extract will contain that the applicant has never partaken in any criminal activity that led to the involvement of the (Samoa Police Authority) and is also required when a person applies for an immigration status to other countries. First Entry and Last Exit date STAMP is also required. All pages of VISA (Colour Copy). It is issued to any individual who reside more than 6 months in American Samoa.

Procedure of Getting Clearance Certificate

In American Samoa, there is no central repository of criminal records. You will have to write a letter to American Samoa Police Department of the area where you resided in American Samoa, stating that you require a PCC and that you are authorizing our organization to collect it on your behalf .You should send a written disclosure request to Local Police Station. Full set of fingerprints of both the hands obtained from the applicant’s at our lab on prescribed fingerprint form, certified by our official stamp of our organization. The applicant should furnish his or her full name, date and place of birth, place and period of all residences in the American Samoa, including full addresses. The Department of Police Force (Samoa Police, Prisons, and Fire Services) in American Samoa takes 1 month to process the application if no criminal record found. The certificate will be posted to the forwarding address as indicated by the applicants in the application.

Documents required for PCC

  1. The application form or letter containing the information of applicant
  2. Full set of fingerprints of both the hands obtained from the applicant’s at our Lab
  3. Copies of the first and last American Samoa visas showing dates of arrival
  4. Self-attested coloured photocopies of your passports
  5. Two recent passport size photographs
  6. Completed Application Form (Personal Particular)
  7. A detailed covering letter stating the period of stay in American Samoa and need for the said certificate. (including Addresses of American Samoa)

Processing Time

The Processing time for American Samoa PCC will be  one month.The processing time can be up to 4 months if a person was ever charged by the police in American Samoa.

Processing Fee

Applicable Fee with Processing Charges

Payment is non-refundable once the application is processed.

Police Certificate Issuing Authority

Samoa Police, Prisons, and Fire Services
Police Headquarters
PO Box 53
Apia

Address of Embassy in India

Shanti Path, Chanakya Puri

New Delhi – 110021, India

Check-list of Documents

  1. An application, consisting of the written request for police clearance certificate
  2. Prescribed Fingerprint Form (or a similar fingerprint form) duly attested by our Organization
  3. The applicant will need to provide an Authorization letter for this process
  4. Two colored passport size Photographs
  5. Photocopies of Two Identification Documents
  6. Document (s) certifying you are working, were working are or living in American Samoa
  7. Processing fees for application