Police certificatesLast checked October 20, 2026
Police certificate for Papua New Guinea
PNG Police Character Check (Police Clearance)OnlineIn personOfficial page(opens in a new tab)
- Issued by
- Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary, National Criminal Records Office (NCRO)
- How to apply
- Download or collect the form from the NCRO or a police station, pay the fee at a finance cashier office, attach the receipt and lodge it at the NCRO (Police HQ or Gordons, Port Moresby). An online ePolice Clearance service is also offered.
- From abroad
- Expatriates outside PNG report to the nearest police station in their current country, which forwards the details to the NCRO in Port Moresby.
- Fee
- PGK 65PNG Police Character Check and Expatriates-in-PNG check; Police Crime Report K100; overseas expatriate fee not stated
- Processing time
- About 1 week for nationals; 2 weeks for expatriates
- Notes
- Lodgement days: Mon-Tue nationals, Wed expatriates and collections, Thu closed, Fri visa/overseas queries. Expatriates in PNG need passport, visa and work permit.
Not confirmed
We couldn’t confirm these on an official page. Check the official page.
- Online ePolice Clearance service not checked in detail
- Fee for overseas expatriate route not stated
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