International Centre of Documents Legalization provides a service for the preparation of a police clearance certificate in Poland. At the client`s request, the certificate may be apostilled and translated from Polish into English, Czech, Ukrainian, Slovak, Russian, Italian, and other languages.
Sample of the police clearance certificate in Poland. Sample of apostille in Poland.


Piece of information on the photocopies was modified to keep the personal data secret.
The certificate is issued by the Information State Bureau of Criminal Register of the Ministry of Justice of Poland. The certificated may be apostilled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland. The certificate contains the following information on the owner:
- Social insurance number in Poland or series and number of the foreign passport.
- Surname at birth.
- Name at the time of registration.
- First name.
- Father's name.
- Mother's name.
- Date of birth.
- Mother's maiden name.
- Place of birth.
- Citizenship.
- Place of registration (address).
- Surname at birth.
- Name at the time of registration.
- First name.
- Father's name.
- Mother's name.
- Date of birth.
- Mother's maiden name.
- Place of birth.
- Citizenship.
- Place of registration (address).
The certificate contains (or does not contain) the purpose and the list of registers that were checked. The State Bureau of Criminal Register uses three registers to check citizens:
1. Criminal register.
2. Juvenile criminals register.
3. The register of prisoners or persons put on the wanted list.
The police clearance certificates in Poland are stamped confirming payment of the state duty (court fee). Also there are put the stamps of the State Bureau of Criminal Register and the round seal of the Ministry of Justice of Poland. One of the stamps will specify that the owner of the certificate is not listed (not registered) in the State Bureau of Criminal Register.
1. Criminal register.
2. Juvenile criminals register.
3. The register of prisoners or persons put on the wanted list.
The police clearance certificates in Poland are stamped confirming payment of the state duty (court fee). Also there are put the stamps of the State Bureau of Criminal Register and the round seal of the Ministry of Justice of Poland. One of the stamps will specify that the owner of the certificate is not listed (not registered) in the State Bureau of Criminal Register.
The main legal instruments regulating the activity of the State Bureau of Criminal Register are:
1. Decree of the Minister of Justice of Poland as of May 02, 2012 on the provision of information on persons and organizations of different legal forms of ownership, based on the data stored in the state register of criminal records.
2. Decree of the Minister of Justice of Poland as of April 05, 2012 on the procedure for drafting and filing registration cards and notifications to the state register of criminal records.
3. Decree of the Minister of Justice of Poland as of August 14, 2003 on the determination of fees for the provision of information from the state register of criminal records.
4. Decree of the Minister of Justice of Poland of March 29, 2012 on the list of codes used to share information on the legal classification of banned actions while delivering judgments on penalties and fines determined by the ECRIS system, as well as on guarantees, corrective measures and education activities, as well as methods of application of these codes.
1. Decree of the Minister of Justice of Poland as of May 02, 2012 on the provision of information on persons and organizations of different legal forms of ownership, based on the data stored in the state register of criminal records.
2. Decree of the Minister of Justice of Poland as of April 05, 2012 on the procedure for drafting and filing registration cards and notifications to the state register of criminal records.
3. Decree of the Minister of Justice of Poland as of August 14, 2003 on the determination of fees for the provision of information from the state register of criminal records.
4. Decree of the Minister of Justice of Poland of March 29, 2012 on the list of codes used to share information on the legal classification of banned actions while delivering judgments on penalties and fines determined by the ECRIS system, as well as on guarantees, corrective measures and education activities, as well as methods of application of these codes.
If a person has a quashed conviction, this person shall personally apply to the central office of the state bureau of criminal register in Warsaw to remove the criminal record from the register.
The police clearance certificate in Poland, also called a certificate of good behavior, may be sent worldwide. Payment and delivery option may be chosen on the payment and delivery page. The prices of our center may be found on the prices page.