Foreigners who have ever worked, studied, or lived in Changchun for more than 6 months need to provide Changchun Police Clearance Certificate/Non-Criminal Record Certificate for China or other country’s work permit, student permit or permanent residence. Changchun Police Clearance Certificate/Non-Criminal Record Certificate is required to be notarized, authenticated and legalized.
Who is eligible for Changchun Police Certificate/Non-Criminal Record Certificate?
Foreigners who have worked, studied, or lived in Changchun with a work visa, student visa or family reunion visa for more than 6 months may apply for Changchun Police Clearance Certificate/Non-Criminal Background Check. Generally, foreigners with Z (work), X1 (study) or J1 (journalist) visa with a residence permit that allows foreigners to live in Changchun for more than 6 months can apply for Changchun Police Clearance Certificate/Non-Criminal Background Check.
Who can issue Police Certificate/Non-Criminal Background Check in Changchun?
There is no written policy on who is responsible for insurance of Changchun Police Certificate/Non-Criminal Background Check over a long period of time. Later, the Changchun government implemented a policy on foreigners applying for police certificates that applies to the entire city of Changchun. Changchun Police Certificate/Non-Criminal Background Check is issued by Changchun Public Security Entry and Exit Bureau.
Applicants need to go to Changchun Public Security Entry and Exit Bureau to request Changchun Police Certificate/Non-Criminal Background Check. Then applicants need to go to Changchun Notary Public for Notarial Police Certificate.
Changchun residence period and territory covered by Changchun Police Clearance Certificate/Non-Criminal Background Check
Changchun Police Clearance Certificate/Non-Criminal Background Check is issued by Changchun Public Security Entry and Exit Bureau. Changchun Public Security Entry and Exit Bureau has jurisdiction over its own territory only.
Cases Changchun Police Clearance Certificate/Non-Criminal Background Check are unobtainable.
Please kindly be advised that there are cases that Changchun Police Certificate/Non-Criminal Background Check are unobtainable. You may fail to obtain Changchun Police Certificate/Non-Criminal Background Check if:
▸ You have criminal record in Changchun.
▸ You stay in Changchun with tourist visa, business visa, or study visa (X2) for less than 6 months.
▸ You did not register the temporary residence registration form during your stay in Changchun.
Can applicants authorize a representative to apply for Changchun Police Clearance Certificate/Non-Criminal Background Check of China?
You can authorize a representative by submitting your required documents to apply for Changchun Police Clearance Certificate/Non-Criminal Background Check on your behalf. You need to provide an authorization letter to nominate a representative to apply for Changchun Police Clearance Certificate/Non-Criminal Background Check.
Required supporting documents for applying for Changchun Police Clearance Certificate/Non-Criminal Background Check. Use the document checklist below.
1. Scan copy of current and previous passport photo pages, the pages with China visa, the pages with Chinese residence permit and the pages with China exit & entry stamps.
(See photo page sample) (See China visa sample) (See residence permit sample)
2. Scan copy of the temporary residence registration form.（See sample）
3. Scan copy of work permit if you ever worked in Changchun, Scan copy of diploma/degree if you ever studied in Changchun.
4. Original letter of good conduct from your school/company stating that they were not informed that you had committed any criminal offences during your study/employment. (Stamp the letter with an official school seal/Director endorses the letter and stamps it with a company seal) Please send the scanned copy to us for preview, then mail the original letter to us.
5. If you cannot submit documents in person, you need to provide a Power of Attorney (POA) to nominate a representative to apply for Police Clearance Certificate/Non-Criminal Record Certificate on your behalf. Sample of POA is as follows:
I, hereby authorize the following representative to request Criminal Record and the notarization inside the P.R.C. on my behalf.
6. Questionnaire in an electronic format. Please fill out the questionnaire to send it to info@intrz.com.
Document Requirements for applying for Changchun Police Certificate/Non-Criminal Record Certificate in Changchun?
▸ The above mentioned documents should be scanned by scanner and sent to info@intrz.com as attachment. Documents scanned by Cam Scanner are not acceptable.
▸ Minimum Resolution: at least 200dpi.
▸ Accepted formats: PDF, jpg, png.
Processing time for applying for Changchun Police Certificate/Non-Criminal Background Check
Changchun: 2-3 weeks excluding mailing time.
FAQ on Changchun Police Certificate/Non-Criminal Background Check
If you have lost the registration of temporary residence, please confirm if you did register at Changchun Police Station during the residence in Changchun. If yes, you can apply for Changchun Police Clearance Certificate/No Criminal Background Check; if no, Changchun Police Clearance Certificate/No Criminal Background Check would be unobtainable.
You can only apply for Changchun Police Clearance Certificate/No Criminal Background Check, which covers the period of residence in Changchun after becoming a foreign national. The period of time you lived in Changchun when you were a Chinese citizen will not be included.
Yes, please send the scan copy of pages with exit and entry stamp, and pages with Chinese visa and residence permit to info@intrz.com. If your passport has been renewed during your stay in Changchun, the scan copy of previous passport page with exit and entry stamp should be provided.
Foreigners with residence permit which allows expats to live in Changchun for more than 6 continuous months can apply for Changchun Police Clearance Certificate/Non-Criminal Background Check.
Yes, you need to apply for Changchun Police Clearance Certificate/No Criminal Record Certificate from many cities of China. Changchun Police Clearance Certificate/No Criminal Record Certificate indicates you don’t have criminal record during the time period you lived in Changchun not in other cities.
Authentication and Legalization of Changchun Police Clearance Certificate/Non-Criminal Background Check
▸ If Changchun Police Clearance Certificate/Non-Criminal Background Check is to be used in USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa etc., it needs to be translated and notarized by Notary Public, it does not need to be authenticated and legalized.
▸ If Changchun Police Clearance Certificate/Non-Criminal Background Check is to be used in the United Kingdom, Italy and France etc., it needs to be notarized by Changchun Notary Public Office, authenticated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China and legalized by the Foreign Consulate in China.
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Our all-encompassing service includes:
1. Apply for Criminal Background Check or Good Conduct, or Police Clearance Letter on your behalf.
2. Have your document notarized by Notary Public, authenticated by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and legalized by Foreign Embassy in China.
3.We’ve helped thousands of clients apply for notarized certificates. Using our service gives you complete peace of mind and ensures that you get what you require in a timescale to suit your needs. Our staff are in constant contact with Government department, and as such are fully aware of the steps required to ensure that your application goes smoothly.
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▸ You do not need to apply in person. You just need to send all scanned documents to us. We will apply for Beijing Police Clearance Certificate/Non-Criminal Record Certificate on your behalf.
▸ We provide services including translation, notarization, authentication of China Ministry of Foreign Affairs and legalization of Foreign Embassy or Consulate in China to save your precious time.
How to obtain Changchun police clearance certificate?
▸ Please download the Questionnaire.
▸ Send the Questionnaire and scan copy of the required supporting document mentioned above to info@intrz.com.
▸ We reply to you the quotation and the required supplementary supporting documents.
▸ We prepare the contract for you after receiving all the required documents.
▸ You sign and send back the scan copy of contract and make the deposit.
▸ We start to process the documents.
▸ We send the scan copy of Changchun Police Clearance Certificate/Non-Criminal Record Certificate to you and you pay the remaining balance.
▸ We mail Changchun Police Clearance Certificate/Non-Criminal Record Certificate to you.