This article is to explain how foreigners apply for a China-issue police clearance certificate in Beijing, for purposes of marriage, immigration, employment or school admission.
Beijing has altered its rules few times for foreigners to get Police clearance certificate (PCC, it's known as No Criminal Record Certificate in China).
China Police Clearance Certificate - Beijing
China central government's public security ministry does not issue PCC to individuals (including Chinese citizens). In practice, local authorities of each city issue the PCCs to applicant who stayed in their jurisdictions. As each certificate only covers the period in specific city, the applicant of China police clearance certificate / No Criminal Record needs multiple certificates to cover the whole period of stay in China, in case of the applicant stayed more than 1 city in China.
See Beijing PCC Samples on our web page https://www.chinapoliceclearance.com/samples/223-beijing.html
Authorize us to do it
You have to make sure that you stayed in Beijing for 6 months without break, so properly registered in Beijing police station is a must, check your Accommodation Registration Form to confirm that.
Beijing Police Clearance Certificate - Required Documents
1 Passports
Your passport which used in Beijing and passport which is valid now.
All China-related passport pages, such as Chinese visa pages and Chinese stamp pages.
2 Application Form <- click to download
3 Letter of Authorization
A letter of authorization is the document showing that the applicant authorize us to all relevent work for obtaining PCC. It somehow likes a power of attorney.
4 The official request for China police check certificate
This can be immigration officer's email, immigration bureau web page or PDF on which asked for China PCC. It's a must for China PCC application in Beijing from September 2020.
Sample: Canada IRCC request for China PCC
Sample: Australia official request for China PCC
Sample: US embassy request for China PCC
5 Graduation Certificate (Diploma)
In case of the applicant was studying in Beijing.
6 If the 4 mentioned document does not have applicant's name, something official with applicant's name is required.
Please check our flowchart on home page and the sample of required document list for China PCC before you send email to us.
Process Time:
- Expedited Process takes 9 business days
- Normal Process takes 18 business days
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.
The rules and ways of getting PCC now may not apply in the future, so we are not responsible for the change/adjustment done by government.
Beijing can not issue PCC for Deplomatic and Official Passport holder.
Do it yourself
If you are not able to return to China, you can authorize us to act on your behalf for your PCC in Beijing.
This will save your time in the process, on the other hand you can do it yourself by clicking the other tab.
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
- Valid Passport
- Expired Passport, if any.
- Accommodation Registration Form(s)
Find samples of required documents https://www.chinapoliceclearance.com/how-to/216-required-documents.html
Locations to visit
You can apply for a Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) at any of the Exit and Entry Administration Sub-bureaus of Beijing Public Security Bureau (PSB).
Below is the list of sub-bureau addresses in both English and Chinese.
|
Name |
Address in English |
Address in Chinese |
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Dongcheng Sub-Bureau: |
16-5 Zhushikou Street Dongcheng District |
东城分局：东城区珠市口东大街16-5 |
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Xicheng Sub-Bureau: |
No.3 Xinbi Street Xicheng District |
西城分局：西城区新壁街3号 |
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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 |
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Haidian Sub-Bureau: |
No. 67 Fucheng Road Haidian District |
海淀分局：海淀区阜成路67号 |
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Fengtai Sub-Bureau: |
58-2 Fengguan Road Fengtai District |
丰台分局：丰台区丰管路58-2号 |
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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 |
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Mentougou Sub-Bureau: |
No.45 Xinqiao Street Mengtougou District |
门头沟分局：门头沟区新桥大街45号 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Huairou Sub-Bureau: |
No.37 Qingchun Road Huairou District |
怀柔分局：怀柔区青春路37号 |
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Pinggu Sub-Bureau: |
No.13 Linyin North Street Pinggu District |
平谷分局：平谷区林荫北街13号 |
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Miyun Sub-Bureau: |
No.12 Xidaqiao Road Miyun District |
密云分局：密云区西大桥路12号 |
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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 |
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
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Xiadu Notary Public Office |
No.96 Dongwai Street Yanqing District |
夏都公证处：延庆区东外大街96号 |
Documents to bring
- Valid Passport
- Expired Passport, if any.
- Police Clearance Certificate which you get through the 1st step.
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.