Non-criminal Record certificate, or also is known as Police Check, is needed when expats plan to attend school, get a job, settle down at another city or country; and other affairs.

To start, expats must get a form in a notary office, make sure the office is qualified to make a notarization for expats, and it will be better that this notary office can provide translation service.

Then, go to the local police station where you used to make your temporary residence registration. Take the form, your original passports (or valid documentations) and the lease contract with you. The police will check the registration record and fill them in the form.

After that, go back to the notary office, hand in the copies of your passport and the form together to the notary. You will be asked whether the documents need to be translated; how many copies you need; why you need this certificate and etc.

The price depends on many aspects, like the translation language, the number of copies, how many periods need to be notarized, which city you will do this check in and so on.

You will get a paper which writes the time when you can go and take it. Time varies in different conditions, normally it takes 4-7 workdays.

P.S. Every temporary residence registration should consistent with one police check. That means the time in every police check must be a continuous time period.