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French Police clearance certificate
 
Procedure

 

To obtain a French Police clearance certificate (called extrait de casier judiciaire in French), you need to take the following steps :

 

1.

 

Download, fill out (use black ink) and sign the following application form :Application form number 10071*01 (exists only in french).

 

 

 
 

2.

 

If you were not born in France, attach a copy of an i.d. piece such as the main pages of your passport, of your driver's license or any other document showing your picture, birth date and current address.

If you were born in a French Overseas Territory, apply to the Tribunal de Première Instance (county court) of your place of birth. To find a list of the Tribunaux de Première Instance in the French Overseas territories, visit the Ministry of Justice's web site www.justice.gouv.fr

 

 
  3.

Mail everything directly to:

Casier judiciaire national
107, rue Landreau
44079 Nantes cedex 1
France

 

 

Delay

It usually takes two to three weeks to obtain the Police clearance certificate.

 

Cost

None. This document is free of charge.

 

IMPORTANT ADVISE !

Only the person who is directly concerned may apply to obtain a police clearance certificate. No third party requests or telephone calls will be honored.

For more information, visit the web site of the Ministry of Justice www.justice.gouv.fr

 

 

 

 
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