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Police Clearance Certificates for Immigration, Explained

Most immigration authorities require a police certificate from each country you have lived in. Here is how to know which ones you need.

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When you apply to live in a new country, you will usually be asked for a police certificate from every country where you have lived for a significant period as an adult.

Which certificate from which country?

  • USA: FBI Identity History Summary
  • Canada: RCMP criminal record check
  • UK: ACRO Police Certificate
  • South Africa: SAPS Police Clearance

Printwise can obtain certificates across all of these jurisdictions and apostille them where required, in a single coordinated order.

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