Overview
Police
Clearance Certificate or Background Check (Criminal Records) or is a document
that is issued by The Colorado Bureau of Investigation, certifying that the
applicant has never partaken in any criminal activity that led to the
involvement of the US State Police, and is also required when a person applies
for an immigration status to other countries. In Colorado, CBI is a division of
the Colorado Department of Public Safety and is the central repository of the
criminal history arrest records for the State of Colorado only. PCC Certifying
that the applicant has never partaken in any criminal activity that led to the
involvement of the (Colorado Police Force) and is also required when a person
applies for an immigration status to other countries. Person applying for
Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) are required to state the period of stay in
Colorado. Documentary proof of stay is to be provided. 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 Colorado.
The procedure of Getting Police Clearance
Certificate
In order to
obtain a State Police Clearance Certificate from Colorado. You have to fill the
prescribed application form in all sections completed in BLOCK CAPITALS with
black ink. Obtained a complete set of 10 fingerprint impressions* taken by a
qualified fingerprint officer at our lab on FD 258 Fingerprint Card. The
original of the fingerprints must be posted with your completed application
form. The current processing time is 2 to 3 weeks for PCC. The certificates
will be posted to the forwarding address as indicated by the applicants in the
application.
Documents required for Police Clearance
Certificate
- Fully completed application form: Ensure all
sections are completed in BLOCK CAPITALS and in blue or black ink, original
signatures are required throughout
- Two recent passport size photos with white
background
- Proofs of your current address
- Full set of fingerprints of both the hands
obtained on prescribed fingerprint form duly attested by our Organization
- Copy of your passport. Clearly showing
passport photo, personal information including expiry date, nationality,
extension pages if applicable and signature
- A letter stating the exact periods of
residence in Colorado and addresses where applicant resided
- Copies of the first three of the data pages
of his/her passport as well as the pages containing Colorado visas, entry and
departure stamps
Processing Time
We will give
the original certificate in 3 weeks under normal mode of processing. (The
processing time will increases if a person was ever charged by the police)
Processing Fee
Applicable
Fee
Payment
is non-refundable once the application is processed.
Police Certificate Issuing Authority
Colorado
Bureau of Investigation
690 Kipling
Street,
Suite 3000
Denver, CO 80215
Address of Embassy in India
U.S. Embassy, Consular
Section,
Shantipath,
Chanakyapuri
New Delhi –
110021
Police Clearance Certificate Check-list
Before leaving
our office please ensure that documents in order
- Prescribed application Form
- Fingerprint Form duly attested by our
Organization (or similar fingerprint form)
- Two recent passport size Photographs
- Copies of two Authorized identification
documents
- Application processing fees