How to get a police certificate
You may need to supply us with a police certificate as evidence of your good character. This tool shows you how to get a police certificate from a specific country.
Providing evidence of good character
If you are aged 17 and over, you may need to provide us with a police certificate as evidence of your good character.
If you need to provide us with a police certificate you must:
- make sure the police certificate is less than 6 months old when you submit your visa application
- provide us with an
if it is not in English.
Providing English translations of supporting documents
Note
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.
Use this filter to find out how to obtain a police certificate from a specific country.