How to get a certificate of good conduct

To obtain a certificate of no criminal record, contact a local body of internal Affairs at the place of residence or in the Information Centre of the Ministry of interior. Write a statement indicating surname, name, patronymic, date and place of birth, citizenship and place of residence. If you've ever changed name or surname, please indicate when and for what reason. This statement you need to provide personally at the same time presenting an identity document.

If you are not able to obtain such a certificate yourself, you can contact a special organization and will issue a notarized power of attorney on the representative of this company who will do all the work for you for a pre-agreed amount. You will need only after a certain time to pick up the document.

If you need a certificate of no criminal record in order to obtain a work visa or a residence permit or a permanent residence, you need to get such certificates from all countries where you lived more than six months, starting from eighteen, and in some cases from the age of sixteen. Please contact the Embassy or Consulate of the desired country, write on it the application form and attach a copy of your passport. The statement will need to specify when and where exactly you lived in this country. If possible, attach copies of documents that confirm this information.

The processing time of the application for a certificate of no criminal record in Russia is 1 month. The validity can be from 3 months to indefinite, depending on where you will need to provide.

Certificate of no criminal record issued absolutely free. To you personally when you call to organization, or to request to be sent by registered mail.