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Please Note:
The table below shows the police clearances that you are required to provide depending on your resident status in Brazil. (You might be required to provide more than one police clearance.)
Resident status in Brazil | Justice Federal | State Justice Department | Brazilian Federal Police |
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Brazilian Citizens (including dual nationals) | YES | YES | – |
Non-citizens – current or former permanent residents | YES | YES | – |
Non-citizens – current or former temporary residents | YES | YES | – |
Non-citizens – who reside or have resided in Brazil as holders of visitor (tourist) visas | - | - | YES |
Obtaining police certificates
Police certificate issued by the Federal Justice (Justiça Federal)
Name of Certificate – ‘Certidao Negativa’ or ‘Certidao de Distribuçao’
Police certificate issued by the State Justice Department (Justiça Estadual, Secretaria de Segurança Publica, Tribunal de Justiça or the Departamento de Policia Civil, depending on the state)
Name of Certificate – ‘Atestado de Antecedentes Criminais’ or ‘Declaraçao’
Police certificate issued by the Brazilian Federal Police
Name of Certificate – ‘Certidao de Antecedentes Criminais’
You can only obtain the Brazilian Federal Police clearance if:
You can obtain this clearance online through the following website:http://www.pf.gov.br/servicos-pf/antecedentes-criminais. There is no fee payable for this service. The online process is quick and the certificate is issued instantly.
Note: In all cases, police certificates must also be professionally translated into English by a certified translator.
Street address:
BRAZIL
Website:
http://www.cjf.jus.br/cjf/certidao-negativa
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Police clearance certificates
Depending on your Australian visa application type and your personal circumstances, you may be required to provide a police clearance certificate with your Australian visa application so that the Australian Government can determine whether you are of good character.
If you are required to provide a police clearance certificate, you must obtain the certificates from all the countries you have lived for 12 months or more cumulatively during the last 10 years.
Police clearance certificates are also known as a penal clearance certificate or Certificate of Criminal Record in some countries. Unless otherwise requested by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, police clearance certificates are not required for persons under the age of 16 years.
Character requirements for an Australian Visa
If you want to enter Australia with a visa, you must be of good character and you will be assessed against the character requirements for the type of Australian visa you will be applying. As part of your Australian visa application, you might be required to provide a police clearance certificate (from each country where you have stayed for 12 months or more in the last 10 years) or other suitable evidence to satisfy the character requirements.
Under Section 501 of the Migration Act 1958, the Minister for Immigration or the Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection can refuse or cancel your visa, if you do not meet the character requirements.
Character test to get an Australian visa
You will not pass the character test for an Australian visa if:
When is a police clearance certificate required?
If you are over the age of 16 and have lived in any of the countries for a total of one year or more in the last 10 years, you must get a Police clearance certificate from that country.
How long my police clearance certificate is valid?
For Australian immigration purposes a police clearance certificate is deemed to be valid for 12 months from the issue date.
How can you get a police clearance certificate?
For instructions on obtaining a certificate from an overseas government or law enforcement authority, refer to the relevant country information.
If you are required to provide an Australian police clearance certificate because you have spent more than 12 months in Australia within the last 10 years, you must complete the Australian Federal Police (AFP) National Police Check application form which is available from the AFP website:
For information on how to apply for a police clearance certificate from another country, please see the respective country information on this website or in the Department of Immigration Website.