Employers require amongst other documents, a PNG police clearance certificate from job seekers. Other organisations also require a Police Clearance Certificate as well. A Police Clearance Certificate does just that, clears an individual, and assures potential employers that the applicant has no criminal record, nor is he or she a person of interest. A Police Clearance Certificate is issued by the National Criminal Records Office of the Crimes Division of the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary. A Police Clearance Certificate when issued to individuals is valid for a period of one year only from the date of issue. Officer in Charge (OIC) of the National Criminal Records Office (NCRO) Acting Chief Inspector Kasa Wumber said there are six main types of Police Clearance reports done by his office. This includes five Police Character Checks and Police Crime Report. The character checks include; Public Motor Vehicle (PMV) character check, Papua New Guinea police character check, firearms character check, Expatriates in Papua New Guinea and Expatriates overseas character check.
The Police Clearance Certificate is issued by the NCRO currently located at the National Forensic Centre, Varahe Road Gordons in Port Moresby. No police stations or another office can issue a Police Clearance Certificate. The only authorised signature on the certificate must be that of the OIC National Criminal Records Office, by delegation on behalf of the Commissioner of Police. In the absence of the OIC the second officer in charge (2IC) will sign on his behalf. Any other signature on a Police Clearance Certificate is not to be accepted. To apply for a police clearance certificate, you can pick up a form at the National Criminal Records Office. For those living in the other provinces you can collect a form from your nearest police station where you can also have your ten fingerprints. Or you can also download and use the forms attached in this post. Then new prescribed fee for a Police Clearance Certificate is K65. This is to be paid at any of the Department of Finance Cashier Office around the country. No cash payments accepted. For expatriates, both living in PNG and those outside, you will be required to provide the following for your Police Clearance Certificate: 1. Completed Police Clearance application form; 2. Get your ten fingerprints done at the police station nearest to where you are; 3. Attach a previous Police Clearance Certificate if you have; 4. Attach a copy of your passport biodata page; 5. Attach a copy of your visa and work permits; 6. Attach the original payment receipt (K65.00). For those living outside of NCD and PNG you can mail your application to the NCRO office at the Police National Headquarters to the following address: OIC National Criminal Records Office RPNGC, P.O 85, Konedobu, National Capital District. For those in Port Moresby you can pay your Character Check or Police Crime Report fees at any of these three locations; Vulupindi Haus, Firearm Registry Office at the Boroko Police Station and the Central Government Office at Konedobu. Attach the receipt to the application and submit to the NCRO office at Gordons. You will be given a number and expected date for follow up or collection. The fee for a Police Crime Report for insurance purposes is K25.00. All police character check fee is K65.00. You are not to pay any additional fees. The duration of the Character Check processes is one week for nationals and two weeks for expatriates. The NCRO is open only on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Lodgement of application forms is usually from 9:00am – 12:00pm. Collection of character certificate is between 1:00pm and 3:30pm each Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Mondays is allocated for lodgement of police character checks for the purpose of opening of bank accounts, study in PNG, passport application and PMV. Employment character check applications are done on Tuesdays and Fridays only. Expatriate character checks, visa, firearm, Investment Promotion Authority (IPA), National Airports Corporation (NAC) pass, crime reports, study overseas and port passes are done on Thursdays only. In a bid to improve efficiency and reduce the waiting time the RPNGC is embarking on making the Police Clearance service available online. This online service is expected to be made available soon.
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