Police certificatesLast checked October 21, 2026

Police certificate for Mauritania

Criminal Record Extract (Bulletin No. 3)Bulletin n°3 du casier judiciaireIn personOfficial page

Local name: Bulletin n°3 du casier judiciaire
Issued by: Ministry of Justice: the clerk's office of the Parquet de la Republique of the wilaya of birth, or the Service du casier judiciaire central (Direction des Affaires Penales et des Graces)
How to apply: Submit a written request with a copy of a valid national ID card, passport or birth certificate extract to the clerk's office of the prosecutor's office of the wilaya where you were born, or to the central criminal record service at the Ministry of Justice. Only the person concerned may request it.
From abroad: The page has no separate procedure for applicants abroad; people born abroad apply to the central criminal record service at the Ministry of Justice.
Fee: MRU 20
Processing time: 24 hours
Notes: Lists custodial sentences not erased by rehabilitation. Legal entities must also provide a copy of their commercial register entry. Contact: [email protected]. Page last updated 11/08/2023.

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