#9110 (短縮ダイヤル)
052-953-9110
(ダイヤル回線・一部IP電話)
月曜日~金曜日
(年末年始・休日を除く)
午前9時~午後5時
緊急時は110番
Procedure to apply for Criminal Record Certificate
The Criminal Record Certificate is issued only on the occasion that you are required to submit it to the government or public organization of your destination country.
It is often called by other names, such as “No Criminal Record Certificate”, “Travel Certificate”, “Police Certificate”, “No Clearance”, or “No Criminal Record”
To Current Applicants
You can check for the completed status of your application.
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How to Apply
Persons who can apply to the Aichi Prefectural Police
- One who is registered as a resident of Aichi Prefecture
- One who is living overseas and his/her last registration as a resident in Japan was Aichi Prefecture
Application Hours
Monday through Friday(Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays and New Year’s holidays are not available.)
9:00a.m. ~ 4:30 p.m.
Where to Apply
Branch Office of Identification Division (Travel Certificate) in Aichi Police Headquarters
(Please receive visitor’s tag at the East Entrance Reception beforehand.)
Required Documents
The required documents are varied according to the country or region you are going to submit to.
Because requirements for issuing the certificate differ based on which government or organization
requires the document and why.
Depending on the request, we may not be able to commence the procedure right away.
So, we advise you to be well aware of which country or organization requires you to submit, and the reason they need your certificate.
For applying, you need all following documents.
If you fail to bring any one of those, we can not receive your request.
1. Revenue Stamp of Aichi Prefecture (Amount of ¥500)
Bring it with you because you can not purchase any of those stamps in the Headquarters.
Please refer to the MAP(Revenue Stamp selling office)(PDF:199KB)for the place you can purchase them.
About Revenue Stamp of Aichi Prefecture
From April 1, 2024(Monday), you will be able to use cashless payments for fees handled at the police clearance application counter.
For cashless payment, please check the URL below.
(The explanation will be in japanese)
2. An Official Documents Which Indicates that You Are Required to Submit Criminal Certificate(Any one of those mentioned below)
(1)Official documents which requires you to submit the criminal certificate
(A document issued by foreign official organization which indicates the name of applicant and reason to submit.)
The requirements are different based on the country (region) which demands you to submit.
If you have any questions, contact us mentioned below before you come to the Headquarters,
and we ask applicant himself/herself to make this questions.
(2)A copy of application form related to the request
(A copy of application form you are going to submit to the organization. This must be already filled out.)
The requirements are different based on the country (region) which demands you to submit.
If you have any questions, contact us mentioned below before you come to the Headquarters,
and we ask applicant himself/herself to make this questions.
3. Passport(The original. Copy is not acceptable.)
If you are going to renew the passport, or you have to change the information in your passport, do it before you come to apply.
4. Personal Identification Document which indicates your registered address
(1)Those registered as Aichi Prefecture citizen(Any one of those mentioned below)
a.Certified Copy of Resident Register (Jumin-hyo)
(It must be within six month after being issued.)
b.Driver’s License
(Valid one which indicates same name, address and DOB as Jumin-hyo.)
c.Basic Resident Registration Card (Juki Card)
(Valid one which indicates same name, address and DOB as Jumin-hyo.)
d.Residence Card or Special Permanent Resident Certificate
(Valid one which indicates same name, address and DOB as Jumin-hyo.)
e.Individual Number Card (My Number Card)
(We do NOT accept Notification Card.)
(2)Those who currently residing overseas whose last registered address in Japan is Aichi.(Both documents mentioned below are required.)
a.Record of Deletion of Basic Resident Registration Card (Jo-hyo) or Tag of Census Registration (Fu-hyo)
(It must be within six month after being issued.)
b.A document which certifies current address (outside of Japan)
ex. Foreign Driver’s License, Mail items delivered to applicant under his/her name
Notification
- Since we have to collect fingerprints, it is required the applicant appear himself/herself.
- The required documents vary depend on what country requires this and why.It may be necessary to submit additional documents during the screening even after we receive your application.Please note that if you don’t submit those documents we might not be able to issue the certificate.
Waiting period for Issuing
Two to three weeks
You can check for the completed status of your application.
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To receive the certification
We will issue the certification only to applicant himself/herself.
We will NOT mail the certification to anybody.
※If you want us to issue the certification to a representative of yours, notify us of his/her name, address, DOB and contact number at the time of application.
If you want to apply from overseas
You can apply at a Japanese Embassy or consulate in your resident country. Please refer to the local embassy for how to apply the certificate.
※If you apply from overseas, you can’t apply at the same time in Japan.
Contact Information
Monday through Friday(Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays and New Year’s holidays are not available.)
9:00a.m. ~ 4:30 p.m.
TEL 052-951-1611 EXT.4649
Travel Certificate Branch
Fingerprint Section
Criminal Identification Division
Aichi Prefectural Police Headquarters
2-1-1 Sannomaru, Naka Ward, Nagoya, 460-0001