REQUIREMENTS FOR POLICE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE

Brief and self-explanatory letter:
- Evidence of stay in Nigeria by providing photocopy of data pages of applicant’s passport that contains entry and exit stamps of the Nigerian Immigration Service.
- Photocopy of Resident Permit in Nigeria for non-Nigerian;
- Non-refundable processing fee of CAN$20.00 in Money Order payable to Nigeria High Commission, Ottawa;
- Original finger prints from police;
- Enclose a self-addressed Courier Envelope.

Note:

Once you fully comply with the above requirements, application will be forwarded to the Nigerian Police Force Criminal Investigation Department, Alagbon Close, Lagos - Nigeria, for the Certificate.
Non-compliance with the requirements and/or falsification of information may delay approval from Nigeria.

NOTICE FROM NIGERIA POLICE

Application for Police Character Certificate

In the past when the High Commission sent the applications to Nigeria Police, the latter did not have a means of sending the processed papers back to Ottawa.  In order to save time and meet applicant’s deadline, it has become necessary to adopt a new and faster method of processing Police Character Certificates.

With effect from 15th October, 2009, applicants should apply directly to the Nigeria Police Forensic Department at Alagbon Close, Ikoyi, Lagos, through relatives or acquaintances that are resident in Lagos.  These contacts will collect the processed certificates and mail back to the applicants who will then send the certificate to the High Commission for authentication; for a fee of Cdn$10.00 only.