Police certificatesLast checked October 20, 2026
Police certificate for India
Police Clearance Certificate (PCC)OnlineIn personEmbassy or consulateOfficial page(opens in a new tab)
- Issued by
- Ministry of External Affairs, Passport Issuing Authorities (Passport Seva) and Indian Missions abroad
- How to apply
- Register on the Passport Seva portal, fill in the PCC application, pay and book an appointment, then attend the Passport Seva Kendra or Regional Passport Office with your original passport and documents.
- From abroad
- Submit the application form and supporting documents to the Indian Mission; the Mission forwards it to the Passport Issuing Authority in India and issues the PCC after receiving its status report.
- Notes
- Issued to Indian passport holders applying for residency, employment, long-term visa or immigration; not issued for tourist visas. Requires original passport plus self-attested copies of the first two and last two pages.
Not confirmed
We couldn’t confirm these on an official page. Check the official page.
- Passport Seva PCC page (passportindia.gov.in/psp/ApplyPCC) is a script-rendered app and could not be read; online steps are taken from search summaries of that page
- Fee not confirmed: Passport Seva pages are reported to show both Rs 500 and Rs 750, and fees were revised from 1 July 2026
- Processing time not confirmed from a readable official page; depends on police verification
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