Police clearance certificate — document list, workflow and cautions

Receiving authorities require the certificate to be issued within three to six months of lodgement. This is why we audit the record before any certification step: Sequence the request after supporting documents are ready so validity is not consumed before lodgement. Handled at the start, it costs one review; discovered by the receiving authority, it usually means re-issuing the record and repeating every certification after it.

Self-taken or low-quality fingerprint cards are commonly rejected. This is why we audit the record before any certification step: Have prints taken by an authorised officer on the authority's prescribed form. Handled at the start, it costs one review; discovered by the receiving authority, it usually means re-issuing the record and repeating every certification after it.

Foreign forms must carry the taker's seal and full identification details. This is why we audit the record before any certification step: Verify form completeness before sending to Thailand and attach a passport copy. Handled at the start, it costs one review; discovered by the receiving authority, it usually means re-issuing the record and repeating every certification after it.

The mandate must match the exact steps to be performed. This is why we audit the record before any certification step: State the mandated steps explicitly and attach identification for both parties. Handled at the start, it costs one review; discovered by the receiving authority, it usually means re-issuing the record and repeating every certification after it.

Overseas employers typically accept only a certified English version. This is why we audit the record before any certification step: Request the English version and arrange onward certification per the employer's rule. Handled at the start, it costs one review; discovered by the receiving authority, it usually means re-issuing the record and repeating every certification after it.

Some states require certificates from every country of residence exceeding one year. This is why we audit the record before any certification step: Map a residence timeline and identify every additional jurisdiction before starting. Handled at the start, it costs one review; discovered by the receiving authority, it usually means re-issuing the record and repeating every certification after it.

Destination registrars set different formats and validity windows by state. This is why we audit the record before any certification step: Confirm the specific registrar's rule case by case before applying. Handled at the start, it costs one review; discovered by the receiving authority, it usually means re-issuing the record and repeating every certification after it.

Professional bodies may require the certificate and professional evidence in one set. This is why we audit the record before any certification step: Assemble the set per the professional body's checklist with matching certified translations. Handled at the start, it costs one review; discovered by the receiving authority, it usually means re-issuing the record and repeating every certification after it.

Not necessarily. Criminal Records Division, Royal Thai Police publishes its own requirement, so we read it before preparing the set and match the certification chain to it. Where the requirement is silent, we prepare to the stricter of the two formats so the same set stays usable if the file is later submitted elsewhere. Reference: กองทะเบียนประวัติอาชญากร — ตรวจสอบประวัติ.

Not necessarily. Department of Consular Affairs, Thailand publishes its own requirement, so we read it before preparing the set and match the certification chain to it. Where the requirement is silent, we prepare to the stricter of the two formats so the same set stays usable if the file is later submitted elsewhere. Reference: กรมการกงสุล — นิติกรณ์เอกสาร.

Not necessarily. Australian Department of Home Affairs publishes its own requirement, so we read it before preparing the set and match the certification chain to it. Where the requirement is silent, we prepare to the stricter of the two formats so the same set stays usable if the file is later submitted elsewhere. Reference: Home Affairs — Character requirements.

Not necessarily. UK Visas and Immigration publishes its own requirement, so we read it before preparing the set and match the certification chain to it. Where the requirement is silent, we prepare to the stricter of the two formats so the same set stays usable if the file is later submitted elsewhere. Reference: UKVI — Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

You can. The work is the sequencing: 5 steps, each at a different counter with its own opening hours, and a document accepted at one step can still be rejected at the next. If you would rather not manage that, send us the set once and our team runs the whole chain and reports at each step.

Both. Our team has worked on document certification for more than 15 years, and most cases are decided before the first counter visit: which record to request, which office issues it, what order the certifications go in, and whether a step is needed at all. We review your case and tell you what your file is missing before you commit to anything.

Typical working time is about 1–2 weeks subject to the issuing authority's queue / 2–3 weeks including certified translation / 3–4 weeks including consular legalisation / 4–6 weeks including the destination embassy step, excluding the receiving authority's own queue, which we cannot control and never guarantee. We confirm the realistic range for your case after seeing the actual document set.