In most cases, you must contact the local nearest police station or Public Security Bureau to apply and obtain a clearance certificate. You will have to:
- Provide personal information and documents including as photos, fingerprints, or your addresses and dates of the most recent or current country that your reside
- Pay and settle application fee to the police station or Public Security Bureau.
Please visit the following websites for related advice:
- Australia: cic.gc.ca
- America: travel.state.gov
- Britain: gov.uk
- Canada: cic.gc.ca
- France: cjn.justice.gouv.fr
- Italy: wikiprocedure.com
- Germany: bundesjustizamt.de (German residents must apply for a police clearance certificate through their local registration office “Meldebehörde”)
- New Zealand: police.govt.nz