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Name of the Police Certificate:

Certificate of Good Conduct (Führungszeugnis) or

European Certificate of good conduct (Europäisches Führungszeugnis) for citizens of other European Union member states


How to Apply


By mail—send your application to Federal Office of Justice at

Bundesamt für Justiz
Referat IV 2
53094 Bonn

Online—at the website of the Federal Office of Justice (in German only). You’ll need:

  1. A valid and recognized electronic signature (elektronischen Personalausweis) such as an electronic residency permit (elektronischen Aufenthaltstitel).
  2. A card-reading machine (Kartenlesegerät)
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In person–at the Federal Office of Justice located at:

Bundesamt für Justiz
Besucherservice
Adenauerallee 99 – 103
53113 Bonn


If you live outside of Germany


Apply Online—at the website of the Federal Office of Justice (in German only).

If you apply from overseas, you must have your personal data and signature confirmed by a German diplomatic representative, a foreign authority, or a notary, or you must provide a certified photocopy of an official document.

If your certificate contains entries and you live abroad, the Federal Office of Justice will forward your police certificate to the German embassy or consulate where you live and you will be invited to come and look at the document in person. You must give your consent to allow the German embassy/consulate to send this document to the responsible Canadian visa office.


Contact Information:

Bundesamt für Justiz
Besucherservice
Adenauerallee 99 – 103
53113 Bonn


Source: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/


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