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Requirements for a Saudi Police Clearance

 

Police Clearance 

 

 

A. If Applicant is in Riyadh/Eastern Region:

For applicants in Riyadh and in any province of the Eastern Region, the Embassy will endorse the application for Police Clearance to the Office of the Director of the Police Department in Riyadh/Eastern Region, through an Endorsement Certificate.

Requirements:

  1. Application form for Police Clearance Endorsement
  2. Photocopy of valid passport
  3. Photocopy of Iqama/ Residence Permit

Procedure:

  1. Submit the required documents to the Consular Section (Counter 7) for processing and issuance of Official Receipt.
  2. Present your machine-validated invoice to claim the Authenticated document from the same counter from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM on the following working day.
  3. Bring the Endorsement Certificate to the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Authentication stamping.
  4. Proceed to any Police Station and present your Endorsement Certificate for the issuance of Police Clerance.
  5. Bring your Police Clearance to the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Authentication.
  6. Bring the original and photocopy of the English-translated Police Clearance to the Consular Section (Counter 7) for processing of Authentication and issuance of Official Receipt.
  7. Present your machine-validated invoice to claim the Authenticated document from the same counter from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM on the following working day.

Fee:

  1. SAR 100.00 (Endorsement Certificate)
  2. SAR 100.00 (Authentication)

B. If Applicant is Outside Saudi Arabia/In the Philippines/Elsewhere:

For applicants outside Riyadh/Eastern Region, kindly accomplish/submit the following documents as required by Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs under its Note No. 94/70/19/37270 dated 03 November 2010:

    1. Request Letter addressed to the Consulate stating the purpose of the Police Clearance and your email address;
    2. Local Fingerprinting Card with fingerprint from the current place of legal residence and apostillized by the Department/Ministry of Foreign Affairs of your current address abroad or DFA Manila (if in the Philippines);

*MUST SUBMIT ORIGINAL w/ Arabic translation from the Accredited Translation Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riyadh/Eastern Region and Authenticated by the Chamber of Commerce, Riyadh/Eastern Region, KSA

    1. Special Power of Attorney apostillized by the Department/Ministry of Foreign Affairs of your current address abroad or DFA Manila (if in the Philippines) for your authorized representative here in Riyadh to process your Saudi Police Clearance;

*MUST SUBMIT ORIGINAL

  1. Photocopy of passports used in Saudi Arabia clearly showing the applicant's photographs and all Saudi visas;
  2. Copy of Saudi Residence Permit (Iqama);
  3. Two (2) recently taken colored photos with white background (2 in. x 2 in. size); and
  4. Other relevant documents, if any, to support the application for Police Clearance.

The Embassy will provide your authorized representative with an Endorsement Letter addressed to and to be presented to the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs endorsing your application. After the approval is obtained, your authorized representative will bring all the documents to the Philippine Embassy for the processing of the Police Clearance.

You will be notified by the Philippine Embassy when the Police Clerance is already available.

Furthermore, the Embassy may issue a Certificate of No Derogatory Record (NDR) to those who are unable to comply with the requirements of the Ministry provided the applicants can comply with the following requirements:

 

Steps for the issuance of NO DEROGATORY RECORD CERTIFICATE from the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh:

 

1. Submit the following Documents:

  1. Request Letter addressed to the Embassy/Consulate stating the purpose of the request for No Derogatory Record Certificate, your email address, contact number, details of your employment in Saudi Arabia, company name, address and duration of stay in the Kingdom.
  2. Photocopy of valid passport/s and previous passport/s showing date of entry and exit from Saudi Arabia and data page.
  3. Photocopy of Employment Certificate during the period of stay in Saudi Arabia.
  4. Copy of Final Exit Visa.

2. Bring the requirements to the Philippine Embassy for the processing of documents:

  1. With representative: Special Power of Attorney to submit, process and pay the required fee at the Embassy.
  2. Without representative: You can authorize a representative in the Philippines to submit the requirements at DFA-OUMWA for the processing and payment of the NDR Certificate. DFA-OUMWA will submit the documents to the Embassy for the issuance of the certificate.

3. Payment for the certificate: SAR 100.00

 

 


Downloads

Police Clearance Forms

Application for Endorsement for Police Clearance
Note: This is for Applicants in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Application for Police Clearance
Note: This is for Applicants Outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.