Police Certificate
2025/12/9
⚠️IMPORTANT NOTICE⚠️ Introducing Online Appointment System for Police Certificate and Other Services
You must make an online appointment in advance for
consular services.
Please click here for details.
An online appointment is NOT required
to collect the fingerprinting form or to pick up your Police Certificate
How to Apply
Please obtain a "Fingerprint Form" from the Consulate office in advance and have your fingerprints collected at the NZ Fingerprinting Service or the NZ Police (if you live in areas other than Auckland)
⚠️An online appointment is NOT required to collect the fingerprinting form⚠️
| Description | Police Certificates from the Japanese National Police Agency are issued only when requested by certain authorities as required by law. The police certificates are written in Japanese, English, French, German and Spanish. |
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| Who can apply | ✅If you reside within our area of jurisdiction (Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty regions or Ruapehu District), you can apply at the Consulate-General of Japan in Auckland. ✅If you reside outside of these areas, please contact either the Embassy of Japan in Wellington, or Consular Office of Japan in Christchurch. ✅Applications should be made in person (we cannot accept applications by another person on the applicant's behalf) |
| How to apply |
STEP 1
Collect the original designated fingerprint form OPTION 1: Collect the form from our office
Please come in anytime between 09:00-12:00 or 13:00-15:30 (Monday to Friday) *No appointment required*
Please check the list of office holidays before your visit OPTION 2: Receive the form by post You can send us a self-addressed postage paid A4 size envelope.
Please make sure to include a note indicating that the envelope is for the police certificate application and require number. POSTAL ADDRESS: Consulate-General of Japan in Auckand Att: Police Certificate PO Box 3959
L15, 41 Shortland Street Auckland 1010 STEP 2 Have your fingerprints taken at one of the designated offices listed below Auckland Area New Zealand Fingerprinting Service NZ Post Dominion Road NZ Post & Paper Plus Sunnynook Other Area New Zealand Fingerprinting Service (Whangarei, Hamilton, Tauranga) Local Police Station
STEP 3 Submit your application Once you have fingerprints taken, visit the office and bring all the required documents after making an appointment here |
| Required Documentation |
1. Application Form 2. Valid passport (Original passport must be presented) 3. Fingerprint Form 4. *Documents verifying the reason for applying for the police certificate If the reason is any of the following, you can skip *4. documentation: 📌 Apply for any category of New Zealand Visa /to be a sponsor 📌 Apply for a New Zealand Firearms Licence 📌 For the Tacher's Registration in New Zealand 📌 For the Nurse / Midwife Resistration in New Zealand 📌 For P Endorsement (Driver License) 📌 Apply for any category of Australia Visa For any other purposes- please contact us or leave the section blank |
| Processing time |
Approximately 3 months
⚠️ Please allow plenty of leeway as we do not provide express service ⚠️ We are unable to answer any questions about its progress once it is in Japan |
| How to Collect your Police Certificate |
✅ We will send you email notification once it arrives from Japan
✅ No appointment is required to collect your Police Certificate |
| Fee | Free (Fingerprinting at the NZ Fingerprinting Service will incur some cost) |
| Notes |
The National Police Agency in Japan deal with a large number of applications from around the world
The applications usually take around 3 months to be processed 📢 We are unable to answer any questions about its progress once it is in Japan 📢 Depending on the reason / purpose of your application, additional documents may be required |