How to Get a Police Certificate - Peru

Names of the documents you need

If you’re a citizen of Peru, you need a Certificado Unico Laboral (Unique Labour Certificate).

If you’re not a citizen of Peru, you need 3 documents:

• a police certificate
• a judicial certificate
• a penal certificate

How to apply

If you are a Peruvian citizen with an ID number

Apply for a Certificado Unico Laboral from the Peruvian Ministry of Labour.

You can request your certificate online for free.

When you submit your application to IRCC, you must include an English or French translation along with any document that isn’t in English or French.For contact information for translators in Peru, check special considerations for more information.

If you aren’t a Peruvian citizen

You live in Peru

You need to apply for 3 documents:

• Apply for a police certificate at
  • your local police station or
  • the Dirección Nacional de Criminalística de la Policía Nacional del Perú (PNP)
• Apply for a penal certificate at the offices of the Registro Nacional de Condenas del Poder Judicial del Perú.
• Apply for a judicial certificate at the offices of the Instituto Nacional Penitenciario (INP).

When you submit your application to IRCC, you must include an English or French translation along with any document that isn’t in English or French.For contact information for translators in Peru, check special considerations for more information.

You live outside of Peru

Apply for police, judicial and penal certificates by doing one of the following:

• Contact the relevant issuing authority for each certificate.
  • Apply for a police certificate from the Dirección Nacional de Criminalística de la Policía Nacional del Perú.
  • Apply for a penal certificate from Registro Nacional de Condenas del Poder Judicial del Perú.
  • Apply for a judicial certificate from the National Penitentiary Institute (INP).
• Contact your nearest Peruvian embassy or consulate.
• Have a family member or friend living in Peru request the certificates on your behalf.
  • Depending on the type of document, either simple written consent or a power of attorney could be required (contact the issuing authorities for more details).

When you submit your application to IRCC, you must include an English or French translation along with any document that isn’t in English or French.For contact information of translators in Peru, check special considerations for more information.

If you aren’t a Peruvian citizen and you live outside of Peru

Apply for police, judicial and penal certificates by doing one of the following:

• Contact the relevant issuing authority for each certificate.
  • Apply for a police certificate from the Dirección Nacional de Criminalística de la Policía Nacional del Perú.
  • Apply for a penal certificate from Registro Nacional de Condenas del Poder Judicial del Perú.
  • Apply for a judicial certificate from the National Penitentiary Institute (INP).
• Contact your nearest Peruvian embassy or consulate.
• Have a family member or friend living in Peru request the certificates on your behalf.
  • Depending on the type of document, either simple written consent or a power of attorney could be required (contact the issuing authorities for more details).

When you submit your application to IRCC, you must include an English or French translation along with any document that isn’t in English or French.For contact information of translators in Peru, check special considerations for more information.

Special considerations

You must include the following along with any document that is not in English or French:

• the English or French translation and
• an affidavit from the person who completed the translation (if they are not a certified translator)

Depending on the type of translation you need, you can contact the Colegio de Traductores del Perú (Peruvian School of Translators) (available in Spanish only) or the Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) (available in Spanish only) to find a translator.

Contact information

• Dirección Nacional de Criminalística de la Policía Nacional del Perú (PNP)
  Complejo Policial “SO1 PNP Walter Rosales León”
  Av. Aramburú 550
  Surquillo, Lima-Perú
  Phone number for police certificates: (51-1) 422-9648
• Registro Nacional de Condenas del Poder Judicial del Perú
  Av. Abancay s/n –cuadra 5 Edificio Anselmo Barreto
  Cercado de Lima, Lima-Perú
  • Visit the official website of the Peruvian Judiciary (available in Spanish only) for
    • general requirements to apply for a penal certificate (available in Spanish only)
    • online request form (available in Spanish only)
• Instituto Nacional Penitenciario (INP)
  Av. Alberto del Campo Nº 1050 –cdra. 31 de la Av. Salaverry
  Magdalena del Mar, Lima-Perú
  • Visit the official website of the National Penitentiary Institute of Peru (available in Spanish only) for complete instructions and online request form (available in Spanish only).