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Please Note:
Relevant document: ‘Certificado de Antecedentes Penales (CAP)‘. This is the only certificate issued and used in Ecuador.
Citizens (over 18 years of age) living in Ecuador: Apply in person to:
Policia Nacional del Ecuador, Direccion Nacional de la Policia Nacional, Jefaturas y Subjefaturas Provinciales de la Policia Judicial.
Citizens (over 18 years of age) living in Ecuador provide: Cedula de Identidad (ID) or passport, a passport size photo.
Citizens (over 18 years of age) not living in Ecuador: Apply to the nearest Ecuadorian consulate (Agregaduria de Policia if available in the consulate).
Citizens (over 18 years of age) not living in Ecuador provide: Cedula de Identidad (ID), passport.
Fee: Payable.
You can also authorise a relative to obtain the certificate on your behalf. You need to provide a Poder Notarial form and your ID (cedula) as proof of relationship. This form may be issued at a cost of US$17.00 payable at Puente Portete Y Avenida Barcelona S/N, in Guayaquil, or at the Office of Archivo Central (Police central archive) located at Av Amazonas y Vicente Ramon Roca Quito.
Note: Certificates are not available for foreigners who live in or have lived in Ecuador.
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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.