Police Clearance

[Chip73]

I will shortly be going to work in Vietnam and need Thai police clearance (a letter from the police to say I have no criminal record in Thailand) in order to get a work permit. Does anyone know which police station would be the best place to start? I assume I would need a Thai speaker to help out given that my Thai is pretty awful.

I also need to get various documents notarised which is something else I have never done in Chiang Mai before. Does anyone have any recommendations on that score (and maybe an idea of the fees charged?)

Many thanks in advance.

[sbk]

I am not sure you can get a police clearance in CM, I've only ever done it in Bkk. But, in Bkk its done at the Special Branch police, so your best bet would be to go to the main police station and ask for the special branch and see if they can do it.

[Mahseer]

I have had to get police clearances before to work offshore but it was always from home Country and never from place of residence but looks like your situation is different.

[Maejo Man]

I have had to get police clearances before to work offshore but it was always from home Country and never from place of residence but looks like your situation is different.

That has always been my experience, as I presume you are not a Thai national. If you had a serious conviction in Thailand you would either be in jail or deported. Seems rather pointless if you are only a visiting "alien"

[chadintheusa]

It's done downtown at the police special branch, same place as where Thais do theirs.

try

http://pcscenter.sb.police.go.th/econtact.php

[Chip73]

Thanks for the speedy replies! No, I am not a Thai national but this is my country of residence and it is my recent record that is most pertinent. (Overseas police clearances are similarly required of returning UK expats for some occupations so this is not so unusual.) I will try the main police station here in CNX and hopefully they will organise it for me for a reasonable fee!

[Chip73]

Thanks, Chadintheusa!

Edited April 18, 2010 by Chip73

[whiterussian]

Did mine at special branch took about 2 hours or more i seem to recall.

Maybe go early. big queues.

[SEETEFL]

The following information has been useful to some of our graduates. It was plagarized from old posts on Thaivisa.

To obtain a police check in Thailand, you'll need to visit Bangkok:

Thai Police Clearance Instructions:

Police Clearance Service Center (Sub-Division 2, General Staff

Division, Special Branch Bureau)

Monday to Friday (Except Public Holidays), from 08.30 am . – 04.30 pm.

without lunch break.

Location

The Police Clearance Service Center is located at Building 24, Royal

Thai Police Headquarters, Rama I, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330

Phone number: 0-2205-2168-9

Directions

The best way to get to the Royal Thai Police Headquarters is by taking

BTS to Siam Square station. The entrance is located on Rama I Rd,

halfway between Henry Dunant and Ratchadamri Rds.

Documents required (foreign applicant)

1) Passport with two photocopies of first page and two of the current visa page

2) Document(s) certify that the applicant is working, used to work, or

is residing in Thailand (Non-Imm B or job offer should be enough)

Notes

No charge for the police certificate itself. They will fingerprint you

and take your picture while there. If you want the certificate mailed

to you, you’ll have to pay a fee for postage. Otherwise, you can pick

up the certificate in about 2 weeks.

John Quinn

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[gotlost]

The following information has been useful to some of our graduates. It was plagarized from old posts on Thaivisa.

To obtain a police check in Thailand, you'll need to visit Bangkok:

Thai Police Clearance Instructions:

Police Clearance Service Center (Sub-Division 2, General Staff

Division, Special Branch Bureau)

Monday to Friday (Except Public Holidays), from 08.30 am . – 04.30 pm.

without lunch break.

Location

The Police Clearance Service Center is located at Building 24, Royal

Thai Police Headquarters, Rama I, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330

Phone number: 0-2205-2168-9

Directions

The best way to get to the Royal Thai Police Headquarters is by taking

BTS to Siam Square station. The entrance is located on Rama I Rd,

halfway between Henry Dunant and Ratchadamri Rds.

Documents required (foreign applicant)

1) Passport with two photocopies of first page and two of the current visa page

2) Document(s) certify that the applicant is working, used to work, or

is residing in Thailand (Non-Imm B or job offer should be enough)

Notes

No charge for the police certificate itself. They will fingerprint you

and take your picture while there. If you want the certificate mailed

to you, you'll have to pay a fee for postage. Otherwise, you can pick

up the certificate in about 2 weeks.

John Quinn

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Teaching Forum Sponsor

http://seetefl.com

You are correct OP needs to go to Bangkok. Good friend took a job in Afghanistan and had to be cleared by the US State Department. He had to go to Bangkok for the report. Chiang Mai will not do it.

[clinique]

the Royal Thai Police website has instructions on how to obtain a Clearance.