How to obtain a certificate of no criminal record

The certificate of no criminal records may be needed when applying for a job, when obtaining a residence permit, weapons permit or adoption of children. For its issuance is responsible to the interior Ministry.

You will need

• - passport and copies of all filled pages;
• - scanned passport;
• - a statement providing information about the presence (absence) convictions.

Instruction

1. A certificate of no criminal record can be obtain in person at the interior Ministry, or to order it online through the portal of public services. It is obvious that the second method is more convenient and allows you to order the desired document from the comfort of home.
2. Contact MIA at the place of residence with the appropriate application. It must contain your full name, residence address, date and place of birth, nationality. If necessary, specify the regions in which you lived previously. The certificate must provide for 30 days after application. Russian citizens it is free.
3. If you prefer the option of transferring the application via the Internet, you need to register on the portal of public Services. Log in to your account on the website and in the section E-services choose the interior Ministry. You will discover a list of public services offered to the Agency. Among them select "giving of references about presence (absence) convictions".
   
4. In the opened window you will find the background information about the service. After reading it, click the blue button "Get the service".
5. You will proceed to filling out the application. Choose the desired option in the sections the role of the applicant (in person, guardian, Trustee) and the method of obtaining the answer (personally its/Giac or the interior Ministry). Then fill in the application form the fields (some of them will be filled in automatically based on information from your personal account). Among them is the personal data, contact information, passport and registration data. Also you will need to attach a scan of the passport. This file can be in formats .jpeg .pdf or .rar, no larger than 300 KB.
6. After the processing of the application to the specified email or SMS should receive notification of the readiness of reference. The email will contain the address and time. You must have a passport.