How to Get a Police Certificate - Paraguay
If you need to give your fingerprints for a police certificate, this isn’t the same as giving your biometrics (fingerprints and photo) for an application.
Name of the document you need
Certificado de Antecedentes
Police certificate and IRCC requirements
You must provide a police certificate when you apply for:
- permanent residence
- citizenship
- some temporary residence programs
Check your application package or instructions for details.
How to apply
If you are a citizen of Paraguay
If you live in Paraguay
Apply online (in Spanish only) or at the Policía Nacional, Departamento de Identificaciones in Asunción in person or through a representative authorized in writing to act on your behalf.
If you live outside of Paraguay
Apply through the Paraguayan embassy or consulate, or you can fax or mail a copy of your cedula and a written authorization to a close relative (your father, mother, son, daughter or spouse) to apply on your behalf. Instructions and more information is available on the Government of Paraguay website (in Spanish only).
If you are not a citizen of Paraguay
If you live in Paraguay
Apply at the Policía Nacional, Departamento de Identificaciones in Asunción in person or through a representative authorized in writing to act on your behalf. Instructions and more information is available on the Government of Paraguay website (in Spanish only).
If you live outside of Paraguay
Apply through the Paraguayan embassy or consulate.
Special considerations
Only certificates issued by the National Police headquarters (Policia Nacional) are accepted. Certificates issued by any other federal/provincial government offices are not accepted.
Contact Information
Policia Nacional
Call Centre: (+595 976) 200472
Email: dpto.identificaciones@pn.gov.py or dpto.identificaciones.pn@gmail.com
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