Foreigners may be required to present a China Police Clearance Certificate or Non-Criminal Record Certificate for a variety of purposes abroad, including visa applications, residence permits, school attendance, employment, or immigration purposes.
Individuals should apply for the China Police Certificate at the local Public Security Bureau (PSB), then make application to the notary office for a notarial certificate based on the PSB police certificate. Applicants with no criminal record will be able to obtain a certificate to that effect. Certificates for individuals with one or more criminal convictions will list all convictions for which records still exist.
According to the policy, foreigners who have stayed in China for six months or more are eligible to apply for the investigation of Non-Criminal Record Certificate. Some countries require the China Police Certificate to be issued within 6 months. The notarial certificate of China Police Certificate does not show the expiry date, only the issue date can be found.
How to apply for Hangzhou Police Clearance Certificate/Non-Criminal Record Certificate?
- Apply for Request Letter on personal conduct investigation at Hangzhou Notary Public Office.
- Submit the Personal Conduct Investigation Request Letter and required documents to Hangzhou Public Security Bureau. Hangzhou Public Security Bureau checks whether the applicant has criminal records and issues Hangzhou Police Clearance Certificate/Non-Criminal Record Certificate.
- Submit the Police Clearance Certificate to Hangzhou Notary Public Office for notarization. Hangzhou Notary Public issues the Notarial Certificate of Criminal Record Check.
If the applicant currently lives abroad, he/she can nominate the third party to apply for Hangzhou Police Certificate on his/her behalf with a Power of Attorney..
Required documents for applying for Hangzhou Police Clearance Certificate/Non-Criminal Record Certificate.
- 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)
- Scan copy of the temporary residence registration form （TRRF）.
- 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.
Processing time for applying for Hangzhou Police Clearance Certificate/Non-Criminal Record Certificate
Processing time for applying for Hangzhou Police Certificate is 2-3 weeks excluding mailing time.
Cases Hangzhou Police Clearance Certificate/Non-Criminal Record Certificate are unobtainable.
If you have lived in Hangzhou for less than 6 months, or have never registered for residence in Hangzhou, or have a criminal record in Hangzhou, you may not be able to obtain Hangzhou Police Clearance Certificate/Non-Criminal Record Certificate.
Authentication and Legalization of Hangzhou Police Clearance Certificate/Non-Criminal Record Certificate
Most countries such as the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, etc. accept the basic Police Clearance Certificate/Non-Criminal Record Certificate issued by the Notary Public Office, but a few countries such as Spain, Italy, France, etc. require that the Police Clearance Certificate be legalized by China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and their Embassies/Consulates in China.
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How to obtain Hangzhou Police Clearance Certificate?
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▸ Send the Questionnaire and scan copy of the required supporting document mentioned above to info@intrz.com.
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▸ We prepare the contract for you after receiving all the required documents.
▸ You sign and send back the scan copy of the contract and make the deposit.
▸ We start to process the documents.
▸ We send you the scan copy of Hangzhou Police Clearance Certificate/Non-Criminal Record Certificate and you pay the remaining balance.
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