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Immigration & Visas vocabulary · Documents & Evidence

Police certificate

Meaning in immigration & visas, with examples

nounCommon term

In immigration & visas, police certificate means: An official document showing whether a person has a criminal record, which many countries ask for in long-stay, work and citizenship applications.

In Turkish: adli sicil kaydı, sabıka kaydı belgesi

How it is used

Also called a police clearance certificate, criminal record certificate or background check. Applicants are often asked for one from every country where they have lived for a certain time. Certificates are usually accepted only if they were issued recently.

Example sentences

  1. The visa officer asked for a police certificate from Türkiye and from Germany, where I studied.

  2. My police certificate shows no criminal record.

Common collocations

  • police certificate
  • police clearance certificate
  • criminal record check
  • background check
  • supporting documentsThe papers you send with an application to prove what you say in the form, such as bank statements, letters from employers or hotel bookings.
  • apostilleA special certificate added to a public document so that it is accepted as genuine in other countries that are party to the Hague Apostille Convention.
  • certified translationA translation of an official document that comes with a signed statement or stamp confirming that it is complete and accurate.
  • naturalisationThe legal process by which a foreign citizen becomes a citizen of the country where they live, usually after several years of residence.

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