Police Clearance Certificate is also
known as Certificate of No Convictions (CNO) (Potvrda o nekaznjavanju). Police Clearance Certificate
or “Certificate of No Criminal Record” is a document issued by “The Department
for Criminal Records” (Odjel Kaznene Evidencije),Ministarstvo Pravosudja,
certifying that the applicant has never partaken in any criminal activity that
led to the involvement of the Croatian Police Force, and is also required when
a person applies for an immigration status to other countries. The PCC details
whether or not the applicant has a criminal record in the Croatia and is
required as part of the visa process by the respective high commission or
embassy. Person applying for Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) are
required to state the period of stay in Croatia. 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 resides more than 6 months in Croatia.
The Department for Criminal Records accepts requests for Criminal Records disclosure by registered mail or in person. In order to obtain a Police Clearance Certificate from Croatia, applicant should write an application letter explaining why police certificate is being requested. Documentary prove of legal stay in Croatia is also required for this process. Applicant must apply with Completed Application Form (Personal Particular) provided by our lab for Police Clearance Certificate. You have to fill the prescribed application form in all sections completed in BLOCK CAPITALS with black ink only. Obtained a complete set of 10 fingerprint impressions* taken by a qualified fingerprint officer at our lab. The Department for Criminal Records, Croatian Police Service take 3 to 4 weeks to process the application if no criminal record found. You should send a written disclosure request to Croatian Embassy. The applicant should furnish his or her full name, date and place of birth, and place and period of all residences in the Republic of Croatian, including full addresses. The certificates will be posted to the forwarding address as indicated by the applicants in the application.
We will give the original Police Clearance Certificate within 15 to 20 working days. (The processing time will increases if a person was ever charged by the police)
Applicable
Fee.
Payment is non-refundable once the application
is processed.
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