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This procedure of applying China Police Check is designed for foreigners who are living in Beijing.
- You send us the scanned copy of the documents listed in blue box - Required Documents.
- You pay us half as down payment, at the meanwhile, sending the original accommodation registration form to our office.
- We send you the scan of your notarized and translated PCC.
- You choose the convenient way for you to end the case.
- We hand over Beijing-issued China Police Check and collect our balance due.
- Or you pay the balance, we send the original copy of your PCC by Kuaidi.
If you are not in Beijing anymore, please check our flowchart for this situation.
Beijing Police Clearance Questions
- Do you need official Police Clearance Certificate or No Criminal Record Certificate to apply visa/green card/passport? If so for which country?
- How long does Police Clearance Certificate or No Criminal Record Certificate need? (For example, from 19th Sep 2010 to 6th Sept 2012, then we need to see your entry stamp is 19th Sep 2010, and your exit stamp is 6th Sept 2012 on your passport, and we need that copy)
- Of course, the official Police Clearance Certificate or No Criminal Record Certificate is in Chinese. Do you need it to be translated to other languages? If so, which language?
- How many copies do you need?
- Do you need this official Police Clearance Certificate or No Criminal Record Certificate to be legalized/certified by Chinese Foreign Ministry again? (most of countries accept the official NCR, and no need it to be legalized/certified by Chinese Foreign Ministry again, but few countries still need it to be legalized/certified by Chinese Foreign Ministry again, so please double check and confirm. Please notice: notarized by Chinese Foreign Ministry will take longer time and extra cost)
- Do you need this official Police Clearance Certificate or No Criminal Record Certificate to be legalized/certified by any foreign embassy in Beijing again?
- Do you have any specific Chinese name which we show on the Chinese version of official Police Clearance Certificate or No Criminal Record Certificate?
- Please tell us your current Beijing address.
Required Documents
1 Your current passport;
2 Your expired passport if it contains a previous Chinese visa for the period you wish the non criminal certificate to cover;
3 Application Form click to find download link
4 The official request for China police clearance certificate, below is a sample. It's a must from Sep 2020.
Sample: Canada IRCC official request
Sample: Australia official request
Sample: US embassy in Kazakstan official request
This document list was updated at the end of Sep 2020, according to the change of PCC rules.
Document Requirements
- Scan copy by real scanner.
- 300dpi
- 1:1 scan
- No CamScanner APP
- PDF and JPG are acceptable, no BMP please
Process Time:
- Expedited Process takes 9 business days
- Normal Process takes 18 business days
If you are not in Beijing China, then you need to check our outside-China procedure for China Police Check Certificate here.
After we send the photo of your Chinese PCC, you have 12 days to pay us. If you failed, we will be entitled to take actions such as (but not limited to) repeal or discard the PCC.
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According to the new rules, the applicants of Beijing Police Check need to visit Public Security Bureau (PSB) and Notary Public Office to obtain a notarized Police Check Certificate for purposes of immigration, employment, marriage or adoption.
1 Applying Police Clearance Certificate at Beijing PSB
One thing to confirm
Before you make application, please confirm that you have lived in Beijing for 6 months without break.
If you stayed in Beijing for 4 months but left China for Christmas, then came back and worked for another 4 months, you are not able to get PCC according to the new rules.
Documents to bring
1. Valid Passport
2. Expired Passport, if any.
Locations to visit
You can apply for a Police Check at any of the Exit and Entry Administration Sub-bureaus of Beijing Public Security Bureau (PSB) .
In order to make it easier to understand the structure of Public Security System in China, we listed the 5 levels of the system as below :
- The Ministry of Public Security (Central government level)
- The Department of Public Security (Provincial government level)
- The Public Security Bureau (City government level)
- The Sub-bureau of Public Security (District government level)
- The Police Station
Below is the list of sub-bureau addresses in both English and Chinese.
Name |
Address in English |
Address in Chinese |
Dongcheng Sub-Bureau: |
16-5 Zhushikou Street Dongcheng District |
东城分局:东城区珠市口东大街16-5 |
Xicheng Sub-Bureau: |
No.3 Xinbi Street Xicheng District |
西城分局:西城区新壁街3号 |
Chaoyang Sub-Bureau: |
Building 304 Jia No.10 Jiuxianqiao North Road Chaoyang District |
朝阳分局:朝阳区酒仙桥北路甲十号院304号楼 |
Haidian Sub-Bureau: |
No. 67 Fucheng Road Haidian District |
海淀分局:海淀区阜成路67号 |
Fengtai Sub-Bureau: |
58-2 Fengguan Road Fengtai District |
丰台分局:丰台区丰管路58-2号 |
Shijingshan Sub-Bureau: |
Jia No.3 Guangcheng Nanli Shijingshan District |
石景山分局:石景山区古城南里甲3号 |
Mentougou Sub-Bureau: |
No.45 Xinqiao Street Mengtougou District |
门头沟分局:门头沟区新桥大街45号 |
Fangshan Sub-Bureau: |
No.16 Zhengtong Road Gongchen Area Fangshan District |
房山分局:房山区拱辰街道政通路16号 |
Tongzhou Sub-Bureau: |
1-2 No.67 Yudaihe West Street Tongzhou District |
通州分局:通州区玉带河西街67号院1-2 |
Shunyi Sub-Bureau: |
Jia NO.3 Tianzhu East Road A block Airport Shunyi District |
顺义分局:顺义区空港A区天柱东路甲3号 |
Changping Sub-Bureau: |
No.4 Zhengfujie West Road Changping District |
昌平分局:昌平区政府街西路4号 |
Daxing Sub-Bureau: |
Building 5, No.12 Jinxing Road Daxing District |
大兴分局:大兴区金星路12号院5号楼 |
Huairou Sub-Bureau: |
No.37 Qingchun Road Huairou District |
怀柔分局:怀柔区青春路37号 |
Pinggu Sub-Bureau: |
No.13 Linyin North Street Pinggu District |
平谷分局:平谷区林荫北街13号 |
Miyun Sub-Bureau: |
No.12 Xidaqiao Road Miyun District |
密云分局:密云区西大桥路12号 |
Yanqing Sub-Bureau: |
No.18 Hunan West Road Yanqing Town Yanqing District |
延庆分局:延庆区延庆镇湖南西路18号 |
2 Notarizing Police Clearance Certificate at Notary Office
If you use the PCC in China, you can skip this step, as the PCC you get in above step is ok.
If you use the PCC in other countries, such as UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, you will have to do the notarization at notary public office.
You can visit any notary public office to notarize your police clearance certificate, we listed few notary public offices in different districts according to one of Beijing government websites 12348.gov.cn
Name |
Address |
Chinese |
Dongfang Notary Public Office |
No.168 Andingmen Outer Street Dongcheng District |
东方公证处:东城区安定门外大街168号 |
Haicheng Notary Public Office |
Room 301 Tower A No.108 Zhichun Road Haidian District |
海诚公证处:海淀区知春路108号A座301号 |
Yanjing Notary Public Office |
No.66 Yangzhuang East Road Shijingshang District |
燕京公证处:石景山区杨庄东路66号 |
Fangzheng Notary Public Office |
Floor 1,2 Tower 3 Xizhimen Outer Street Xicheng District |
方正公证处:西城区西直门外大街1号塔3一、二层 |
Luzhou Notary Public Office |
Floor 2 Tower C No.48 Chezhan Road Tongzhou District |
潞洲公证处:通州区车站路48号C座二层 |
Xiadu Notary Public Office |
No.96 Dongwai Street Yanqing District |
夏都公证处:延庆区东外大街96号 |
Basic Documents
1. Valid Passport
2. Expired Passport, if any.
3. Police Clearance Certificate which you get through the 1st step.
Each notary public notary office might ask for other document besides Basic documents.
Applying Police Clearance Certificates in Beijing through us
As a Beijing-registered company, we provide one-step service, which do not ask you to return to China and wait in a long quequ.
We do not ask you to upload your documents to our website, in fact, you only need to send the scan of your documents by email. We have served our clients in this traditional and secure way since 2009.
Samples of Beijing Police Clearance Certificate March 2020