Police certificatesLast checked October 20, 2026
Police certificate for Zimbabwe
Police Clearance CertificateIn personBy postOfficial page(opens in a new tab)
- Issued by
- Zimbabwe Republic Police, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters, Criminal Records Office, Harare
- How to apply
- Complete the police clearance form, have fingerprints taken, and submit the form, fingerprints and fee at CID Headquarters, corner 10th Street and Josiah Chinamano Avenue, Harare.
- From abroad
- Download the form from a Zimbabwe embassy, have fingerprints taken at a local police station, and send them to a relative in Zimbabwe to submit and pay at CID Headquarters (or pay into the CID bank account and enclose proof); the relative collects and posts the original certificate.
- Fee
- $75As stated by the Embassy of Zimbabwe in Ottawa for applications from abroad
- Notes
- Photocopies of the certificate are not accepted.
Not confirmed
We couldn’t confirm these on an official page. Check the official page.
- ZRP website (zrp.gov.zw) failed TLS verification, so the police's own process page was not read.
- A 2026 press report quotes the police at US$5 normal / US$10 urgent and a separate international form (ZRP Form 143A); not confirmed on an official page.
Official sources
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