Certificate of No Criminal Conviction
-notes to overseas applicants

1. Certificates of No Criminal Conviction are issued, when applicable, by the Hong Kong Police Force solely in connection with a person's application for a visa to visit or reside in another country. Applications for the Certificate for private, commercial or any other purposes will not be accepted.

2. Applications should be made in writing to :
 The Commissioner of Police
 (Attn: EO CNCC)
 B1 Floor, Trade Department Tower,
 700 Nathan Road,
 Mongkok, Kowloon, Hong Kong

3.  All applications must contain the following documents:
a)  A photocopy of his or her Hong Kong Identity Card/valid Travel Document.
b)  A photocopy of a letter from the relevant Consulate/Immigration Authority, which contains his or her name and clearly indicates that the production of the Certificate is required.
c)  A photocopy of the documents proving his or her relationship with the Principal Applicant for the visa if the said letter does not contain his or her own name.
d)  A full set of his or her fingerprints taken and certified by a recognized and official police or law enforcement agency where he or she presently resides. Certification of the fingerprints must clearly state:
i.  The name and rank of the person taking the fingerprints
ii.  The full name of the police or law enforcement agency, and
iii.  The date and place taken
Fingerprints submitted that do not clearly show certification are not acceptable. Fingerprints taken by the applicants themselves, a legal representative or private/commercial agency are also unacceptable.
e)  A blank draft to the amount of HK$220 per person, made payable to "The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region". The draft must be payable in Hong Kong. Drafts not in Hong Kong dollar must include a bank service charge(the current bank service charge is HK$100 for each draft.)

4.  Upon acceptance of the application, subject to completeness of documentation supplied, a standard personal data form and a fingerprint consent form will be sent to the applicant for completion. He or she shall authorize the Hong Kong Police to retain the fingerprints and that details of any criminal conviction recorded against him or her in Hong Kong can be disclosed to the appropriate Consulate/Immigration Authority. On receipt of the completed personal data form and dully signed fingerprint consent form, the application will then be further actioned.

5. If no criminal conviction data against the applicant in Hong Kong is located, we shall issue a letter and send it directly by registered mail to the relevant Consulate/Immigration Authority within four calendar weeks.

6. If criminal conviction data is found, both the relevant Consulate/Immigration Authority and the applicant will be replied with a letter by registered post, within the prescribed period, advising that the Certificate could not be issued and listing out the conviction data.

7. The personal data provided by the applicants will only be used for the purpose of processing their applications. Every applicant has the right to request for access and correction of his or her personal data, by sending a written request to the Chief Inspector(Support) Identification Bureau at 10/F, Arsenal House West Wing, Arsenal Street, Wanchai, Hong Kong. In order to recover the administrative cost of acceding to such request, the applicant may be charged for any copy of the data requested, and in most cases, the prevailing government rate for photocopies will apply. All fingerprints and other personal data collected shall be destroyed within a reasonable period of time upon conclusion of the application processes.