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3 Easy Ways to Get Police Clearance Certificate in India


Are you ready to catch on the flight of Canada or the US?

Your destination might be other than these foreign countries. But in all, you will go abroad. It’s a matter of immigration. You should have a checklist of all documents and certificates. It’ll help you to keep all important papers in a place. Thereby, your preparation will leave no gap for deportation.

But if you’ll fail, you won’t get a nod from the immigration office. Your head will stay in the clouds only.

So! What’s the obstacle that can lead to deportation?

You might have a passport. You might have kept visa in a safe place in your backpack. But, have you checked your police verification paper? Is it along with you?

Check it now!

What! Don’t you have it?

Complete your paperwork before boarding the plane. Drill in your head that you would have to enclose this police certificate from any country wherein you lived previously. Let’s say, you spent 6 months in the US and 9 months in the UK. You’ll have to apply for it from these two countries also.

In India, you can apply for the Police Clearance Certificate (PCC). How-let’s catch the step-by-step procedure below.

Three ways to get PCC:

There are three ways to get the police verification done. You can go to the passport office, or, you can choose local police station or police commissioner’s office. These three entities help you to successfully pass through the police verification. How-let’s check it below:

1. PCC from Passport Office:

Like a brainy, you should brainstorm to shoot up both eyes of a bull. Plainly speaking, you can withdraw PCC along with the passport. It’s simple. The steps that you’ll follow for getting your passport will have just one more step-that is to fill the police verification form.

Steps to get this police authentication certificate:

  • Visit the official website of the passport seva Kendra (PSK).

  • Book an appointment that you will find feasible.

  • Visit the PSK office on the requisite date and time. Bear in your mind that you have to choose the time slot online while booking an appointment. If it already had enough requests, an automated message will inform. You can select another date and time.

  • Visit the office with the relevant documents pertaining to getting the passport and PCC.

  • Take original as well as the photocopies of all documents.

  • Once you’ll through the document verification from many stages, you will get it within fortnight.

  • A police officer will visit your home for verification of your address within a fortnight.

  • Get ready with two witnesses. The police officer will check the voter id or Aadhar card of the witnesses apart from your identity proofs.

  • Subsequently, you’ll get it between a week and a month.

2. PCC From Local Police Station:

If you hail from a small village or town, you can get this police document from the local police station. Most often, the police know every villager. Therefore, you won’t encounter any big challenge to get it. But in this case, you need

  • To be present physically there.

  • The Chief or Head of the Police will issue a letter with his signature and a stamp.

  • Thereby, you can submit it to the domestic employer.

3. PCC from Commissioner office:

This is the third alternative. You can:

  • Physically visit the police commissioner’s office.

  • If you don’t have its knowledge, you can take help of Google Map or online services.

  • Even, you can apply for the verification of police through its official website. There, fill all the requisite details pertaining to you.

  • Scan and enclose the required documents.

  • Pay the service charge. This charge may vary from place to place. You can pay for it through net banking or debit card or in cash.

  • Thereafter, you’ll get a receipt online.

  • Save it somewhere on the desktop.

  • Take its print out.

  • A police officer will visit your home for verification.

  • After a week or two, you’ll get it.

What documents should you require to enclose with its application?

  • Identity proof: Aadhaar card/Voter ID card/PAN card with photocopies (any proof that has your photograph)

  • Address proof: Passport/ Ration Card and their photocopies

  • An application letter

  • DD (Demand Draft) of requisite service fee

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