You may need to supply us with a police certificate as evidence of your good character, depending on which visa you apply for.
If you are aged 17 and over you may need to provide us with a police certificate as evidence of your good character.
Who needs to provide police certificates
If you need to provide us with a police certificate you must:
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Police certificates are sometimes called criminal checks, police clearance certificates or penal records.
Before we make a decision on your application we may ask for further police certificates if your initial police certificate becomes a year old from its date of issue.
If you need police certificates from more than 1 country, use the tool to add countries.