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How to Obtain Good Conduct or Police Clearance Certificate in UAE?

Whether you are applying for a vocational program or processing your visa application, you will need a Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) as proof of your good behavior. It guarantees that a PCC holder doesn’t hold any criminal record and was never involved in any antisocial activity. It is an important document that UAE residents often require for various purposes. The PCC is issued by police departments across the country to UAE residents as well as former UAE residents when applied through the proper channel.

PCC Application for UAE residents

PCC application process can be done online as well as in-person as per the applicant’s availability. You can apply it at your neared UAE embassy or through the Ministry of Interior’s website moi.gov.ae or app as per your convenience. You can also visit the service centers of the Ministry of Interior to fill your application form and pay the applicable fee.

If you live in Dubai, you can apply for your police clearance certificate online at Dubai Police’s website or app. You can also visit the nearest police offices in Dubai if you want to apply it in-person Globoprime.

No matter where you are applying for your police clearance certificate, you will need the following documents to process your application:

  • A valid Emirates ID card
  • A letter from the beneficiary stating that there are no pending criminal convictions against him/her
  • A recent passport-size photograph
  • A copy of the applicant’s passport.

PCC application process for former UAE residents

If you are a former UAE resident and want to apply for PPC, you should have your fingerprint card from your home country. You also need to get it attested by the UAE Embassy there before applying for your police clearance certificate. Your fingerprint card verifies your identity as an official report from the concerned police department. Once you have your fingerprint card, you can apply for your PCC on the Ministry of interior’s website/app or on the Dubai Police’s website/app. You will need to submit the following documents along with your application

  • Fingerprint card attested by the UAE Embassy
  • Two recent passport-sized photographs
  • A copy of your valid passport
  • Your last UAE visa copy

The reason for the application

PCC Application fee

To get your police clearance certificate, the applicants also need to pay the application fee depending on the mode and type of their application. The PCC application fee for UAR nationals is AED 100 and as a UAE resident, you will have to pay AED 200 to process your application. If you are applying it as a former UAE resident from a foreign country, you will have to pay AED 300 as your PCC application fee. Ministry of Interior charges AED 50 for Arabic certificates and AED 150 for English certificates.

PCC application can be confusing for someone who is not familiar with the process and applying it for the first time. Also, if you don’t have time to complete the whole process, you can get the assistance of reputed certificate attestation services as per your requirements. You can check the status of your PCC application by calling at 901 in the UAE.

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