Police certificatesLast checked October 20, 2026
Police certificate for Tanzania
Certificate of Good Conduct (Police Clearance Certificate)By postOfficial page(opens in a new tab)
- Issued by
- Tanzania Police Force, Forensic Bureau, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters, Dar es Salaam
- How to apply
- Send fingerprints taken by a police force, a letter requesting a 'Certificate of Good Conduct' with your last Tanzanian address, a passport copy, two passport photos and proof of payment to the Director, Forensic Bureau, CID Headquarters, 9 Ghana Ohio Road, P.O. Box 9094, Dar es Salaam.
- From abroad
- Have local police take your fingerprints and send the package (e.g. by DHL with prepaid return) to the Forensic Bureau; embassies do not issue the certificate but can authenticate it.
- Fee
- $50Foreign nationals and Tanzanians abroad; Tanzanians resident in Tanzania pay TZS 10,000. Paid to the Police Force account at NBC Bank; overseas bank charges are the applicant's.
- Notes
- Optional authentication at the Tanzania High Commission in Ottawa costs $40 and takes 2 days to a week.
Not confirmed
We couldn’t confirm these on an official page. Check the official page.
- No Tanzania Police (police.go.tz) page was read; process is from an embassy page.
- Another Tanzanian embassy notice (July 2023) reportedly lists USD 25; not read directly.
Official sources
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