How to get a police certificate – Yemen
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
Criminal Status Sheet
Police certificate and IRCC requirements
You must provide a police certificate when you apply for:
- permanent residence
- citizenship
- some temporary residence programs
Check your application package or instructions for details.
How to apply
If you are a citizen of Yemen
If you live in Yemen
Apply in person at the Office of the Deputy General Director (see Contact information for complete address). You must bring:
- A completed police clearance request form
- Two photographs (4x6 cm) with a white background
- A copy of your valid ID card/passport
- Applicable fees
If you live outside of Yemen
You can:
- Return to Yemen and apply in person
- Ask a representative (a friend, relative or colleague) in Yemen, with a power of attorney, to apply on your behalf at the Office of the Deputy General Director (see Contact information for complete address)
You must bring:
- A completed police clearance request form
- Two photographs (4x6 cm) with a white background
- A copy of your valid ID card/passport
- Applicable fees
If you are a not a citizen of Yemen
If you live in Yemen (for more than 6 months)
Apply in person at the Office of the Deputy General Director (see Contact information for complete address). You must bring:
- The letter from the Embassy of Canada requesting the Criminal Status Sheet
- A completed police clearance request form
- Two photographs (4x6 cm) with a white background
- A copy of your valid passport
- A copy of your valid residence visa for Yemen
- Applicable fees
If you live outside of Yemen (but have lived in Yemen for more than 6 months)
You can:
- Return to Yemen and apply in person
- Ask a representative (a friend, relative or colleague) in Yemen, with a power of attorney, to apply on your behalf at the Office of the Deputy General Director (see Contact information for complete address)
You must bring:
- The letter from the Embassy of Canada requesting the Criminal Status Sheet
- A completed police clearance request form
- Two photographs (4x6 cm) with a white background
- A copy of your valid passport
- A copy of all former residence visas for Yemen
- Applicable fees
Contact information
Office of the Deputy General Director
General Directorate of Criminal Investigations
Ministry of Interior
Sana’a, Yemen
Location: Zahban area, beside Electricity Power plant