Police Character Certificate: How to get your police clearance certificate

Police Clearance Certificate Application Form Portal in Nigeria and outside Nigeria from your state via NPF website, Police Character Certificate form – Police Character Certificate (PCC), also referred to as Police Clearance Cetificate/Report, basically certifies that the holder has no criminal background in Nigeria. Although this document is also issued to foreigners who live/reside in Nigeria for at least 30 days, alien application is less frequent.

What is the Police Clearance Certificate?

Police clearance certificate certificate ( in Nigeria)is an official document issued by the (Nigeria) Police as a background check on those who are immigrating to another country.

How much is Nigerian police character certificate?

N40,000 – By this development, Nigerians travelling abroad, including students will now have to pay N40,000 officially for police character certificate, also known as Police clearance certificate.

Requirement for Police Character Certificate

For an applicant to be able to apply for the PCC, the following requirement are needed to be present at the application and collection office in Nigeria.

  1. A valid International Passport (that in the bio-data page).
  2. Passport-size photographs.
  3. NIN
  4. Valid email address
  5. Phone Number
  6. Country you are going to
  7. Purpose for the Character Certificate

Who is Eligible for Police Clearance Certificate

Both Nigerians and non-Nigerians seeking this service can try to apply on the Nigerian Police Specialized Services Automation Project/Platform (POSSAP) by clicking here

Stages of Obtaining Police Character Certificate

How Long will it take me to get Police Character Certificate

You will get the Police Character or Clearance certificate 24 to 48 hours after your biometrics capture

How to Apply for Police Character Certificate

Step 1:

Visit: https://possap.gov.ng/ into your browser.

Note: To get the best user experience, we urge you to use any of the following browsers: Mozilla firefox, explorer, google chrome and other great browsers that can appropriately load application form on your device.

Step 2:

On the home page, you will have to SIGN UP with your first name, last name (surname, which is also known as family name in some countries), your phone number, and a valid e-mail address, and click “SIGN UP”

Step 3:

Complete the sign up process

Step 4:

By the left handside of the application portal, enter your email address, and the application ID you got from step 3, click “Login”

Step 5:

From there, you will see a welcome message with your name, click “CLICK HERE TO PROCEED”you will be taken to the complete form page with the following required information:

Step 6:

Upload the bio-data page of your International Passport, Passport Photograph

Step 7:

Select the police command closest to you for capture

Step 8:

Make payment, the Proceed to your capture when you receive an SMS