Italian Police Clearance Certificate

Italian Police Clearance Certificate

We can obtain your Police Clearance Certificate (Certificato del Casellario Giudiziale) within 24 hours from the request. We will send you a scanned copy of the certificate as soon as we collect it. We can also send the original to your address by express courier, which you will receive within 24/48 hours. Please send an email to crc@vademecumitalia.com or a message via whatsapp (+39 3270037470) and we will send you a quote for collecting your certificate (NB. If you send us an email, please note that we usually respond within 1 hour. Therefore, if you do not see our answer, please check your spam folder or send us a message on whatsapp).

Police Clearance Certificate (aka Criminal Record Certificate): Certificato Generale del Casellario Giudiziale and Certificato Penale del Casellario Giudiziale do not exist anymore!

If I am requested to provide the Certificato Generale del Casellario Giudiziale or the Certificato Penale del Casellario Giudiziale (commonly know in English as the Criminal Record Certificate or Police Clearance Certificate) what should I do then?

Well, the correct answer is that you will provide the new certificate which is called the “Certificato del Casellario Giudiziale”.

Let’s start from the beginning.

In some cases you may be required to prove that you have not been convicted of any criminal offense while you were living in Italy or just because you are an Italian citizen.

You could receive this request from the Immigration Office of the country where you would like to move to (for example it is required if you want to move to the USA, Australia, or Spain etc.). Moreover, many employers request that their soon-to-be employees prove that they have not been convicted of any crimes during their stay in Italy or because they are Italian citizens. The certificate is often required for visas, legal purposes, citizenship applications, voting rights, political reasons etc.

This kind of certificate is commonly known in English as the Criminal Record Certificate (CRC) or Police Clearance Certificate (PCC), Police Certificate or Background Check.

So, you start searching online and you discover that you can prove that you have not been convicted of any crime in Italy with a specific certificate called the Certificato Generale del Casellario Giudiziale or the Certificato Penale del Casellario Giudiziale, which are issued by an Office called Procura della Repubblica (Public Prosecutor’s Office).

Then, you try to understand how you can collect this certificate from the Italian Office (Procura della Repubblica), but you immediately realize that it is complicated if you do not speak Italian, you do not know which city you should request it from, you are not used to filling out forms in Italian, and you do not know how to pay the relative taxes. Even if you manage to send a request, hoping that it will be correct and complete, it will probably take weeks, if not months, before you receive an answer from the Office. Therefore, you decide to look for someone who can collect it for you for a reasonable cost.

You find the company that you want to hire for this service (we hope it is Vademecum Italia!),and you ask them to collect your Certificato Generale del Casellario Giudiziale or your Certificato Penale del Casellario Giudiziale, depending on your case, because these are the instructions you received from the immigration office or your employer.

Now, the news is that there has been a significant change at a national level and the kinds of certificates have been reduced into one certificate only which is now called the Certificato del Casellario Giudiziale. Therefore, the Certificato Generale and the Certificato Penale do not exist anymore, and it is only possible to request the Certificato del Casellario Giudiziale, which is the one you need if you want to prove that you have not been convicted of any crime in Italy.

This is what the new certificate called Certificato del Casellario Giudiziale looks like

Short form

Long form

Now, please note that some governments that request the GENERALE or PENALE certificate for immigration purposes may not be aware of this change yet. However, they will need to accept this new certificate because the Procure della Repubblica are now issuing this new certificate instead of the old GENERALE and PENALE certificates.

This new Criminal Record Certificate (Police Clearance Certificate) can be requested from the Public Prosecutor’s Office at the Courthouse in Rome, because there is a national database, so yo do not need to request it from the Procura of the city where you were born or you lived. It is valid for six months from the date of issue, and has the same cost as the old ones. In fact, fees to be paid at the Procura della Repubblica for the certificate amount to:

  • € 3.87 certificate fee
  • € 16 stamps
  • € 3.87 urgency fee (if you want to collect your certificate immediately) (Update: the urgency fee does not exist anymore)

Therefore, if you want to go on your own to the Procura della Repubblica and collect your certificate the same or the following day of the request you will have to pay € 23.74 (Update: the urgency fee does not exist anymore and the cost of stamps now amounts to € 19,92).

You can request this certificate even if you are not Italian, were born abroad and if you formally reside abroad.

If you need help in requesting your certificate in an easy and fast way, please send an email to crc@vademecumitalia.com or a message via whatsapp (+39 3270037470) and we will send you a quote for collecting your certificate.

We can obtain your Certificato del Casellario Giudiziale within 24 hours from the request. We will send you a scanned copy of the certificate as soon as we collect it. We can also send the original to your address by express courier, which you will receive within 24/48 hours.

Certificate of pending proceedings (Certificato dei carichi pendenti)

In some cases, you could also be required to provide the Certificato dei carichi pendenti (in English it is translated as certificate of pending proceedings or of outstanding criminal proceedings or of pending charges or similar) . This certificate shows if you have pending proceedings (not yet definitive judgments). Taxes for this certificate are the same as for the other certificate and also its validity is the same.

This is what a Certificato dei Carichi Pendenti looks like

Use of the certificate abroad

The certificates are issued by the Procura della Repubblica and, therefore, they can only be issued in Italian, which is the only official language of the Country. However, it is then possible to have the certificates officially translated (sworn translation) and add the Apostille (if the country of destination of the document is part of the Hague Convention), or the legalization, if you need them (except for Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia where is not needed).

Please note that we can collect your certificate within 24 hours from your request, and then request the Apostille or the Consulate Legalization for your certificate, if you need them, so it will be considered legally valid in foreign countries. We can also make a sworn translation into any language of your certificate.

If you need help in requesting your certificate in an easy and fast way, with or without the Apostille/legalization or sworn translation, please send an email to crc@vademecumitalia.com or a message via whatsapp (+39 3270037470) and we will send you a quote for the service.

86 Comments
  1. My name is Bernadette Valerie Dollard. I lived in Piacenza Italy from 1989 to 1990 and again in 1993 to 1994. I’m wondering if you can help me to obtain a polce clearance certificate.

    Thank you,
    Yours sincerely
    Valerie Dollard.

    • Dear Bernadetre,
      I sent you an email with the information you need just now.

      If you don’t see it, please check your spam folder.

      I look forward ot hearing from you.

      Thank you,
      David.

  2. Respected sir:

    I lived in Italy for more than six months on student visa,unfortunately I did complete my education,neither got my residence permit, though I appplied for it,due to financial matters, I returned to my home country before visa expiry,I never worked or committed any crime there and,now I want police clearance certificate for Canadian immigration purpose,so I fear,is it a crime to not complete my studies and not getting PR on time?
    How can I get PCC

    • Dear Khan,
      As I said via email, please contact me when you are ready to collect your certificate.

      I look forward to hearing from you.

      Thank you,
      David.

      • Hello David
        My name is Lucy I have a friend living present in Italy.he need a police clearance to obtain a birth certificate in Nigeria ,please help me out

        • Dear Lucy,
          Please let me know if you received my email.

          Thank you

          • Please I need your help.,can u help my to obtain his police clearance certificate

    • Hello Khan,

      I am currently facing the exact same situation, please could you inform me if it all went well, and how much it cost you as time and money?

      Thank you,
      Dalia

    • Hi,
      I am in the same situation.Can you please guide my the procedure how to get the police certifate. thanks

  3. I am writing to say thank you to David.
    He helped me get my Italian police clearance very quickly, and kept in touch throughout the process.
    Thank you for your efficient service, David. Much appreciated.
    Stephen Hall
    Melbourne, Australia

  4. Hi David,I want to say thank you for your excellent service that you provided through out the entire process of my Italian police clearance and translation.I would highly suggest your name to anyone who needs italian police clearance.I need to give emphasis on the way how he responds to our query and that is impressive.So once again thank you so much for your help.

  5. Great service from start to finish! David helped get an Italian Police Clearance plus the translation delivered to my door in South Africa within a week. I highly recommend his service, thank you David.

  6. 1 am dilbag singh i am italian citizen i live in scotland more than 6years i nead pcc from italy for usa immigrant visa how much cost how long take time i nead pcc for me and my wife we live together in scotland thanks

    • I answered your email. Please check the spam folder if you don’t see it in the inbox.

      I look forward to hearing from you.

      Thank you,
      David.
      D.

  7. i am italy i need vat registion cetifict

  8. Dear reader,

    I lived in Italy for more than six months on a student visa during 2010-2011, unfortunately I never got my residence permit, though I applied for it. When I finished my studies, I returned to my home country before visa expiry, I never worked or committed any crime there.

    Now I need the Certificate of outstanding criminal proceedings (Certificato dei Carichi Pendenti) for Canadian immigration purpose, since I already have the Certificate from the Judicial Records Register (Certificato del casellario giudiziale – General Certificate).

    How can you help me get that document please? And what do you require?

    Thank you,
    Best regards,
    Dalia Traboulsi

  9. Hello David,

    How can I contact you?

    • Dalia,
      I sent you two emails.

      Please check your spam if you haven’t seen them.

      I look forward to hearing from you.

      Thank you,
      David.

  10. Hi

    Please, I lived in Italy from November 2006 to December 2014. I currently live in the Republic of Ireland and need to obtain a police clearance certificate.
    Please, I look forward to hearing from on your quote and procedures.
    Kind regards
    Dorothy

  11. Hi, I am writing to say that I just got the Italian Police Certificate from David. It was very fast and easy to get it. David provides a good service and knows exactly what it needs to be done. I am Brazilian, living in New Zealand and needed a Italian certificate. I highly recommend his service. Thank you, David!

  12. Hi
    Can you please email with the cost of obtaining a police certificate.. i now live in Spain
    Thank you

  13. I am dalbir singh i lived in italy more than 7years i nead pcc from italy for usa immigrant visa.how much it will cost? how long it will take?
    thanks

    • Dalbir,
      For US immigration you usually need two certificates Certificato del Casellario Giudiziale (Criminal record/Police certificate) and Certificato dei Carichi pendenti (Outstanding criminal proceedings or pending charges).

      We can collect your certificates within 24 hours.

      I will send you an email with the details immediately.

      D.

    • Hi! We have the same situation, have you obtained both certificates for US immigration? Is it ok to to use the PDF document? Or they need the original copies?

      Thank you

  14. How much for police general certificate .

    • Dear Navjot,
      Please check your email. I sent you a quote for the assistance.

      I look forward to hearing from you.

      Thank you,
      David.

  15. Dear David,
    I am a British citizen living in Sydney and applying for Australian citizenship.
    Over the last 10 years I visited and stayed in Italy on holidays for more than 90 days cumulatively and am therefore required to obtain a Police clearance certificate from the Italian authorities.
    Can you please advise how to obtain the certificate (I cannot travel to Italy at the moment)- can you obtain it and send it to me? If so, how much would this service cost?
    I look forward to hearing from you,
    Gerard Palmer

    • Dear Gerard,
      We can collect your certificate and send it to you immediately.

      I am sending you an email right now to let you know the process and costs.

      I look forward to hearing from you.

      Thank you,
      David.

  16. Hi good day!

    Can you please help me on getting criminal record certificate and pending charges I need those as a requirements going in Canada and for the approval of permanent residence in Canada of my husband. I lived in Milan on the year 2011 up to 2014.

  17. Hi,
    I have applied for police clearance through TuttoVisure.it and it’s been more than 2 months and I have not received the certificate yet even though that was under the fast processing of by email in 24 hours. I lived in Italy from December 2007 till June 2014. I live in Australia now from 2015.

    Could you please help in this

    • Dear Kumar,
      Of course, we can collect your certificate immediately.

      I am sorry for you and to be hinest, your are not the first person who tells us this.

      I will send you an email as soon as possible.

      Thank you,
      David.

  18. My aunt live there in Italy for almost 2 years in capua italy as a nun and now she’s in here in the Philippines. My aunt needs a police clearance from the italy for her requirement for her petition. Please help us how to get.

  19. Hello All. My name is Polina Tregubenko.
    August 23 – December 31 in 2019. I lived in Italy due to studying Italian Culinary in ALMA scula di cucina in Colorno city. The school has a partnership with George Brown College in Toronto.
    Nowadays I have to apply for an application for Canadian citizenship. The immigration officer requires me to provide my certificate of good conduct in Italy. The prove that I did nothing illegal in Italy during study time in Italy.
    I have a question. How and where I can get the certificate of good conduct of Italy? Maybe you know the way how to get it.

    With regards to you
    Polina

    • Dear Polina,
      Please note that for Canada you need two certificates:
      1) the Certificato del Casellario Giudiziale (Criminal record/Police certificate) and
      2) the Certificato dei Carichi pendenti (Outstanding criminal proceedings or pending charges)
      because they are both required by the Canadian government.

      We can collect the certificates you need and send them to you via email or courier.

      I am sending you an email with more details now.

      Thank you

      • Hello David,

        Could you send me more information about it, please?
        How much it cost and do I need the originals one or just by email is fine for send to the immigration?

  20. Thank you so much David for your assistance and immediate response in obtaining Police clearance certificates for my husband within 24 hours. I just get to know about you from google and decided to proceed further without thinking anything else. Your services are highly recommended. Once again thanks alot

  21. I used David’s services to request police certificates for my partner (who is an Italian citizen) for a New Zealand visa application. David was very responsive and kept me informed at each step of the process. He sent the scanned certificates as soon as they’d been collected (within 2 days), translated the documents and organised for the originals to be couriered to us. I would definitely recommend using David’s services and avoiding Italian bureaucracy.

  22. Dear David, I need a police certificate for my employer’s son who studies in Italy. he is in Turkey now for the reason of covid 19. Can you help us to get this document please?

    Regards,
    sevgi

  23. Hi David,

    I lived in Milan on a student visa for an year. Now I have to apply for Canadian Permanent Residency and immigration office requires my PCC (Police Clearance Certificate) from Italy. Please let me know the time and cost for same.

    Thanks

  24. I need this certificate ASAP. Currently in Austria

  25. I need the Italy police clearances asap, can u contact with me

  26. Hi David,

    Please get in touch with me. I am currently abroad and in need of a PCC for a job application.

  27. hi

    I have just send you an email now, please follow up on it

    thank you
    kerry

  28. Hi David
    My parents are visiting me in NZ and to extend their visas in NZ we need PCC from Italy as they lived there for more than 2 years. Can you please send me the details of document that I need to provide. Plus do you have service of translating the letter from Italian to English as I would require both.
    Look forward to hear from you
    Mandeep

  29. David – I’m in need of your assistance to get the required police clearance certificates for my Zambian wife to submit to Canadian immigration. Please email me so that we can make the necessary arrangements. Cheers.

  30. HI , I need to get the police clearance certificate for my Australian Citizenship application .
    I lived in Trevi, Umbria from August 2003 Until Jan 2004.
    I would like a quote from you to assist me in acquiring this document.
    Thank you ,

    Regards Phoebe Pape

  31. I am the “James” above, who made the comment above on February 13. David responded immediately, and was able to get all the information from us electronically and scan the documents back to us within a week. Highly recommended and trusted service!

  32. I would like your help to get a policy clearance urgently. I have sent you an email. I wait on your response. Thank you

    • Dear Edmund,
      Can you please confirm you have received our email?

      I look forward to hearing from you.

      Thank you,
      David.

  33. Hi,I am Vidoula I was living in italy before and need a criminal record in english for my work..please can you send me a quote of the cost and how to apply it ..Need urgently..thank you

  34. Hi. We have to get Italian PCC. Can you please respond to us. We need this urgently for New Zealand residence application for amandeep singh

  35. Hi, i need a police clearance for canada can you please let me know how much and how soon can i get it? ALINAHOGEA@ROCKETMAIL.COM

    • Alina,
      We will send you an email shortly.

      Thank you

  36. Hi, I need a police clearance for my brother who lived in Italy fron 2014-2015. what documents you need? and how much?

    Could you please send the information?

    • I am sorry I just saw your message now.

      I sent you an email with the details in case he still needs the certificate.

      Please let me know.

      Txs

  37. Ciao,

    I am a British National who lived in Parma from 1st September 2020 to 31st August 2021, I require a legalised police certificate for a temporary visa in Slovakia on a tight timescale.

    Could you send me the information required and costs for this service please?

    Grazie Mille!

    • Dear Tom,
      We will send you an email as soon as possible.

      Thank you

  38. Hi .iam Italy .now iam in Uk .for a job I need police certificates.so can you help me

  39. Hi David,

    I lived in Milan with holding ” SOGGIORNANTE DI LUNGO PERIODO – UE” permit. Now I have to apply for IRELAND VISA and immigration office requires my PCC (Police Clearance Certificate) from Italy. Please let me know the time and cost for same.

    Thanks

  40. Hi, I’m MD HASAN MILTON. I found about u in Google.. so without thinking anything I’m knocking u. I lived in Italy from 2010-2015 but now I’m in Germany. Now, I need the police clearance certificate urgently for my working purpose here. It would be kind if u help me to get it immediately . I knocked u in ur whatsapp number. Please reply me as soon as possible. Thank u

  41. Dear David,
    This is my tenth month in Rome on studies. I am from Nigeria, I wish to travel to the UK for summer assignment but they require a DBS check which I do not have at the moment. Please, I am eligible for it in Italy?

    Felix.

  42. Dear David,
    My name is Aurea, I would like to ask for a new Police Clearance for work. Can you help me?
    Thank you

  43. Hi,my sister needs police clearance from Italy as she lived there for a number of years.kindly assist

  44. HI David,

    I need Italian PPC in English for Australian Immigration purpose.

    I lived in Milan from Feb 2019 – Oct 2019.

    (1) ‘General Penal Certificate’ (Certificato Generale del Casellario Giudiziale)
    (2) ‘Solicitor General’s Certificate of Pending Charges’ (Certificato dei Carichi Pendentidella Procura)

    Waiting for your feedback with Cost, Time taken and documents required.

  45. Hi. I need an italian police general certificate as i did my masters in milan and left when i graduated. can you get that for me? and how much would that cost? i need it sent to me in germany.

  46. Hello, I am looking for the Certificato casellario giudizale and certificat dei carichi pendenti. I understand they both have been merged into one.

    I am looking to have these for both my spouse (immigration to Canada) and myself (work purposes). Can you please let me know the time, cost and duration – obtaining the documents and also translation.

  47. I sent you an email and it was not delievered. And then Your whatsapp isnt going. DO you still offer this service

  48. Hello,

    Please what is the process to obtain these documents below

    “Certificato dei carichi pendenti” Certificate and
    a “Certificato Casellario Giudiziale” Certificate from the Judicial Records Register

    Thank you

  49. I have recently used David’s company as I needed a criminal records check for the time I was living in Italy. I am now living in the U.K so I was not able to do this myself. David was extremely efficient in responding to my emails and very clear on the service and price for each part of the service. I received my certificate after four days from payment. I would definitely recommend using David’s service.
    Thank you David!

  50. Hi David,

    I need the certificates for the US having previously lived in Palermo for three years. Could you let me know the price for both certificates along with sworn english translations?

    • Dear Ronald,
      Of course.

      I sent you an email a few minutes ago.

      I look forward to hearing from you.

      Thank you

  51. Hi David,

    I need
    “Certificato dei carichi pendenti” Certificate and
    a “Certificato Casellario Giudiziale” Certificate from the Judicial Records Register to apply for Canadian permanent residents status.

    Can you please let me know the time, cost and duration

    thx

  52. Good morning, Sir, I need a criminal records certificate with an English translation.
    this certificate I required here in UNITED KINGDOM for a security job.
    please send me an email address for the application.
    thanks.

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