How to Get a Police Certificate - Venezuela
If you need to give your fingerprints for a police certificate, this isn’t the same as giving your biometrics (fingerprints and photo) for an application.
Name of the document you need
Certificado de antecedentes penales
Do I need to provide a Police Certificate with my Application for Permanent Residence?
Yes
Answer a few questions to find out how to get a police certificate from Venezuela.
Do you live in Venezuela now?
Do you live in Venezuela now?
- Yes
- No
You live in Venezuela now
Where and how to apply if you live in Venezuela and you are a citizen or foreign national
You must apply for your certificate online at the Ministerio del Poder Popular para Relaciones Interiores (available in Spanish only), Justicia y Paz, “Servicios a la Ciudadanía”, “Certificaciones para trámites internacionales”.
Follow the instructions for getting into the system (available in Spanish only).
Instructions are only provided in Spanish and you must have your Identify Card (cédula) number to complete the process.
Contact information
Ministerio del Poder website (available in Spanish only)
You do not live in Venezuela now
Where and how to apply if you live outside of Venezuela and you are a citizen or foreign national
You must apply for your certificate online at the Ministerio del Poder Popular para Relaciones Interiores (available in Spanish only), Justicia y Paz, “Servicios a la Ciudadanía”, “Certificaciones para trámites internacionales”.
Follow the instructions for getting into the system (available in Spanish only).
Instructions are only provided in Spanish and you must have your Identify Card (cédula) number to complete the process.
Venezuelan Embassies and Consulates can no longer help with getting a police certificate.
Contact information
Ministerio del Poder website (available in Spanish only)