How to Get Police Clearance Certificate in New York?

To get a police clearance certificate, also known as a certificate of conduct in New York, you need to book an appointment with the Police Department Certificate of Conduct and Non-Criminal Fingerprint section at One Police Plaza in New York City. Along with this, you need to fill out an application form with valid identification and pay the applicable service fee. With that, within 10 days, you will get your certificate of conduct in New York.

If you are talking about a background clearance certificate for the purpose of traveling to another country for business, employment, child adoption, travel, etc. It is done through the FBI or a company that has signed a contract with the FBI to perform these services in New York.

I assume you are talking about the "Good Conduct certificate," generally needed to apply for a resident visa or work permit in another country. The application process is quite simple. Contact your local police officials, depending on where you live. Fill out the application form, get fingerprinted, and the officials run the information through the FBI database. In New York, you need to go to the NYPD's main headquarters to get your good conduct certificate.

Visit your local police department where you live or last lived in the US. Ask the police officials to conduct a state or local criminal records search. Ask that they provide a document with their signature on it showing you do not have any history of criminal record in the country.