Police Clearance (Certificate of good conduct)
Police Clearance Certificates are issued by the Federal Central Register (Bundeszentralregister) of the German Federal Office for Justice.
Applicants residing outside of Germany are required to have their personal data and signature certified on the application form.
This certification can be obtained at the competent German Foreign Mission, by a Canadian notary public or a foreign authority.
If you wish to obtain the certification from the competent German Foreign Mission you are required to appear in person and present a valid passport or German identity card ("Personalausweis") to ensure proper identification. The fee for the above service is approx. CAD$ 25 (depending on the current exchange rate).
Drivers licenses, or other government-issued identification documents will not be accepted for this purpose. If you are not currently in possession of a valid passport you are kindly requested to have your signature certified at a local notary public.
After certification the application form has to be sent to the Federal Office for Justice (address indicated at the top of the form);
please check payment arrangements in advance on the Federal Office for Justice's website.
Further information on the application procedure you find on the application form and information leaflet.
