PROCEDURE FOR POLICE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE IN NIGERIA - 2024
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A police clearance certificate, also called a police character clearance (PCC), is an official document issued by the Nigerian police to persons who have lived in Nigeria for a particular period and detailing the records of such an individual. It is issued to attest that the person has or does not have any criminal record in Nigeria. The PCC will indicate whether the bearer has been convicted for any offence in Nigeria.
Requirements for Application for a Police Clearance Certificate
To apply for the PCC, you need to provide the following requirements:
1. ?National Identity Number (NIN) or Bank Verification Number (BVN)?
2. Clear scanned copy of the data page of your International Passport?
3. Passport photographs?
4. Last known address in Nigeria?
5. Purpose of usage
Relevance of Police Clearance Certificate?
The certificate provides details for your criminal details, it shows your criminal records; whether or not you have been previously convicted for a crime in Nigeria. And if you have never been convicted for any crime in Nigeria, the document will serve as evidence that you don't have any criminal record in Nigeria. Hence, it is usually required by immigration officers, prospective employers and educational institutions to enable them to make decisions on your dependability using your criminal records.?
Eligibility for Police Clearance Certificate in Nigeria?
In Nigeria, citizens of Nigeria and foreigners, who have lived in Nigeria for a minimum of 30 days, can obtain the PCC.?
How to get a Police Clearance Certificate in Nigeria?
The application for the PCC can be obtained at the nearest police station. However, the Nigerian police recently designed a platform for processing the applications online. The first step is to initiate the application online and the appropriate check will be done by the police before the certificate can be issued.
How long is a Police Clearance Certificate valid??
Generally, the PCC is valid for 3 months. However, where there is a change in your personal information or other discrepancies such as name and address, you may have to apply for a new one.?
Obtaining NIN or BVN for the PCC from Abroad
As stated earlier, one of the requirements for a PCC application is NIN or BVN. If you are in Nigeria, you can get your NIN or BVN at various registration centres or within the banking halls.
However, if you are abroad and you need to get PCC, you are also required to have NIN or BVN. If you don’t have one, there are various NIN and BVN enrolment centres abroad. These centres are outlined below:?
NIN Application Centres Abroad
If you are abroad, you can obtain your NIN from following NIMC partner centres overseas.
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BVN Enrolment Centres Abroad?
For people living?abroad, below are the lists of places you can obtain your BVN overseas:?
1. LONDON: OIS Services, 56-57 Fleet Street, London ECAY 1JU, UK. Opening times: Monday to Friday (10 am – 4 pm). Tel: +44 (0) 20 7832 0001
2. LEICESTER: OIS Services, St Georges House, 6 St Georges Way, Leicester LE1 1SH, UK. Opening Times: Monday to Friday (9:00 am – 12:00 pm, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm). Tel:+44 (0) 20 7832 0001.?
3. BEIRUT: OIS Services, Jnah-Beirut Opposite Rafik Hariri University Hospital Mais 6 Building- 3Rd Floor P.O. Box 9 UNESCO. Opening Times: 9 am-4 pm. Help Desk: [email protected]. Tel: 009611845138
4. WASHINGTON: OIS, Washington DMV, 11900 Parklawn Drive, Suite 160, Rockville, MD, 20852. Opening times: Monday to Friday (9:00 am – 4:00 pm). Tel: +1301-231-1700
5. DUBAI: OIS SERVICES, 22A (22nd floor), Silver Tower, Cluster I, Jumeirah Lake Towers. Dubai, U.A.E. Opening times: Sunday to Thursday (9:00 am – 4:00 pm). Tel: +971 42765448
6. JOHANNESBURG: OIS SERVICES, 6 Bolton Road Parkwood Rosebank, 2193. Johannesburg. SA. Opening times: Monday to Friday (9 am-4 pm). Tel: +27 112682376; +27 112682470
7. BEIJING: OIS SERVICES, Unit 1 Suite 1801, KunSha Building, 16 Xin Yuan Li Str, Chaoyang District, Beijing PRC. Opening times: Monday to Friday (9 am – 4 pm). Tel: +86-1084004549.
8. GURANGZHUO: OIS SERVICES, Unit 27/28, 41st Floor, R&F To-Win Building, 30 Huaxia Rd, Tianhe District, Guangzhou PRC. Opening times: Monday to Friday (9:00 am-4:00 pm). Tel: +862089196634.
9. ATLANTA: OIS Services, Suite 204, 918 Holcomb bridge road, Roswell, Atlanta, GA 30076. Opening times: Monday to Friday (9:00 am – 4:00 pm). Tel: +1 4046956373.
10. HOUSTON: OIS Services, Suite 745, 9894 Biossonet Street, Houston, TX 77036. Opening times: Monday to Friday (9:00 am-4:00 pm). Tel: +1 713-771-1871.
11. MUMBAI (MAHARASHTRA): OIS Visa Services. Quest Offices Pvt. Ltd., 8th Floor, Parinee Crescenzo. C38 & 39, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra( East) Pin:400051, Maharashtra, India. Opening times: Monday to Friday (10:00 am – 12:30 pm & 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm). Tel: +91 22 488000743
12. NEW DELHI: OIS Visa Services, C/O Central Board of Irrigation & Power Plot No. 4, Ground Floor, Institutional Area Opp, Sarvodaya School Malcha Marg, Chanakyapuri New Delhi, India. Opening times: Monday to Friday (10:00 am - 12:30 pm & 2:00 pm- 4:00 pm). Tel: +91 11 -4721 9050. +91 88000530119
13. ROME: Online Integrated Solutions S.R.L., Via Silicia, 30 00187 Rome, Italy. Opening times: Monday to Friday (10 am – 4:00 Pm).?
14. LOS ANGELES: OIS Services, Suite 718, 5757 West Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045 Opening times: Monday to Friday (9:00 am – 4:00 pm). Tel:+1 301 231 7000.
15. NEW YORK: 370 Lexington Ave, Suite 613 New York, NY 10017. Opening times: Monday to Friday (9:00 am – 4:00 pm). Tel: +1 917900 1114.
16. PARIS: 7 rue Daru, 75008 Paris France (1st Floor). Opening times: Monday to Friday (9:00 am – 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm -4:00 pm). Tel: +33 758 07 7611.
17. KUALA LUMPUR: 36.01 Level 36 Menara Citibank, 165 Jalan Ampang 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Opening times: Monday to Friday (9:00 am – 12:00 pm) and 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm). Tel: +60321697000, +60321697003.
18. THE HAGUE: First Floor, Regus Building, Koningin Juliana Plein 10. Postcode 2595AA, The Hague Central station, Netherlands. Opening times: Monday to Friday (9:00 am – 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm). Tel: 0031708915324.
19. ANKARA: OIS Services Danisimanlik Ltd. Sri Kazim Ozalo MH. Koza Sk. No: 35/3 Cankaya/ Ankara. Opening times: Monday to Friday (9:00 am – 12:30 pm and 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm). Tel: 00903124382175, 00903124382176.
20. THE HAGUE: OIS Services First Floor, Regus Buiding, Koningin Juliana Plein 10. Postcode 2595AA, The Hague Central Station, Netherlands. Opening times: Monday to Friday (9 am to 5 pm). Email: [email protected]. Telephone no: 0031708915324.
21. CAIRO: OIS Services, Building 51, Mitchel Bakhoum Street, Dokki. Opening Times: Sunday to Thursday (10 am – 5 pm). Tel: +20 237 627 293 or +20 237 627 294.
In conclusion?
Getting a Police clearance certificate in Nigeria is not an arduous task. However, if you are outside the country and you need to obtain the certificate, the first step is to obtain an NIN or BVN and make arrangements for submitting all relevant requirements to the police authority in Nigeria for processing.?
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