PC-EN-B02Which authority issues it, and can a local police station do it instead?
Only Special Branch of the Royal Thai Police issues a nationally valid certificate. A district station can take your fingerprints and certify the fingerprint form, but the station's own letter is not a Police Clearance Certificate. Immigration authorities abroad, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs legalisation desk, both work from the Special Branch document.
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PC-EN-B03Is the certificate issued in English or Thai?
Special Branch issues the certificate in English for overseas use, which is why most embassies accept it without a separate translation. A Thai-language version exists for domestic purposes. If your destination authority demands a translation into a third language, that translation is produced afterwards and then legalised alongside the original.
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PC-EN-B04What does the certificate actually say if I have no record?
It states that no criminal conviction was found in the police database against the named person for the period checked. It does not certify future behaviour, pending investigations abroad, or civil matters such as debt. Wording is fixed by the issuing office; applicants cannot request additional statements or a differently phrased result.
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PC-EN-B05Does an old conviction always appear on the certificate?
The certificate reflects what remains recorded in the police database at the time of the check. Some records are retained long after a sentence has been served, and disclosure rules are decided by the police, not by the applicant or by us. If you know of a past case, plan for it to appear and prepare a court disposition document to explain it.
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PC-EN-E01Can a foreigner who lived in Thailand apply after leaving the country?
Yes. Former residents apply from abroad by submitting the application form, passport copies with Thai entry and exit stamps, and a fingerprint card taken by a competent authority in their current country — typically a local police force or a Thai embassy or consulate. The completed set is then filed with Special Branch in Bangkok, in person or through an authorised representative.
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PC-EN-E02How long must I have stayed in Thailand before a certificate is required?
Thailand does not set that threshold — the requesting country does. Australia, New Zealand, Canada and most EU states commonly ask for a certificate from any country where you stayed twelve months or more, sometimes counted cumulatively. Check the exact rule in your visa checklist first, because applying for an unnecessary certificate only delays the file.
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PC-EN-E03Can someone else file the application for me?
Yes, through a signed power of attorney naming the representative, together with copies of your passport and the representative's Thai ID card. The fingerprint card must still be yours and must be taken by a competent authority. Special Branch may contact the applicant directly for clarification, so keep a reachable email address and phone number on the form.
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PC-EN-E04What about a child or a minor dependant?
Most immigration programmes only require police certificates from applicants aged sixteen or eighteen and above, depending on the country. Where a minor's certificate is genuinely requested, a parent or legal guardian signs the application and attends the fingerprinting with the child's birth certificate, house registration or passport, plus the guardian's own identity document.
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PC-EN-E05Can an employer request certificates for a group of staff?
Companies frequently do this for onboarding, licensing or overseas posting. Each employee signs their own application and power of attorney and provides their own fingerprints; the employer cannot consent on their behalf. We batch the filing and tracking so a whole cohort moves together, and return the certificates individually to protect each person's data.
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PC-EN-D01What documents does a foreign applicant need?
The standard set is the completed application form, a passport copy of the biodata page, copies of the Thai visa pages and entry and exit stamps, the fingerprint card, recent photographs to the size specified by the office, and evidence of the reason for the request such as a visa checklist or employer letter. Add a power of attorney if a representative files for you.
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PC-EN-D02Where can I have fingerprints taken outside Thailand?
A local police station, an authorised fingerprinting bureau, or a Royal Thai Embassy or Consulate can take them. What matters is that an official signs and stamps the card and that all ten rolled impressions are clear. Smudged or partially inked cards are the single most common reason an overseas application is returned before processing even begins.
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PC-EN-D03My passport was renewed while I lived in Thailand. Which one do I submit?
Submit the current passport plus copies of the expired one showing the Thai visas and stamps for the period being checked. The office matches your stay history against the identity in the file, so a gap caused by a lost or replaced passport should be explained in writing, ideally with a police report or an embassy letter confirming the replacement.
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PC-EN-D04Do I need to prove why I want the certificate?
Yes. The application asks for the purpose and the destination country, and supporting evidence such as a visa application checklist, a university offer, a licensing body request or an employment contract is normally attached. The stated purpose also determines the address block printed on some certificates, so use the exact authority name your destination requires.
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PC-EN-P01How long does processing take?
For a straightforward file with clean fingerprints, expect roughly twenty to thirty working days from acceptance to collection as a planning estimate, not a promise. Files with a name match in the database, an unclear fingerprint card, or a request submitted from overseas take longer because they are verified manually. Build slack into any visa deadline.
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PC-EN-P02Is there an official express service?
The police database check itself cannot be bought forward; the queue is procedural. What can be compressed is everything around it — same-week fingerprinting, a complete first submission with no returns, immediate collection on release, and priority handling of the MFA legalisation and embassy steps that follow. That is where realistic time savings come from.
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PC-EN-P03Can the whole application be done online?
Parts of it can. Forms and supporting scans can be prepared and submitted electronically, and status can be followed remotely, but fingerprints must be captured physically and the finished certificate is a paper document with a wet signature and seal. Treat any service promising a fully digital certificate with caution — destination authorities want the original.
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PC-EN-P04I cannot travel to Bangkok. What are my options?
Fingerprints can be taken near you and couriered, and a representative under power of attorney can file and collect in Bangkok on your behalf. For applicants with mobility limitations or tight schedules we arrange fingerprinting at a location you choose and handle the Bangkok legwork, so the only step that needs you physically present is the fingerprint capture.
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PC-EN-P05How do I collect the certificate, and can it be posted?
Collection is in person at the Police Clearance Service Centre with identification, or by an authorised representative holding your power of attorney and identity copies. Postal or courier return within Thailand or abroad is arranged after issuance. Because the original carries the seal, courier the document with tracking and never send the only copy by ordinary mail.
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PC-EN-P06Can I get more than one original?
Requesting several originals at the time of application is far easier than reapplying later, and it is worth doing when you are filing with more than one authority. Some embassies keep the original permanently. If you only hold one and a second body needs it, you generally start a new application rather than obtaining a duplicate on demand.
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PC-EN-O01I am already in Australia. Can I apply from there?
Yes. Have fingerprints taken by an Australian police service or an accredited provider, complete the Thai application form, attach passport and Thai visa copies, and have the set filed in Bangkok by a representative. Allow extra weeks for courier legs in both directions and for the manual handling that overseas files usually receive.
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