Step 1 : Applicant has to make a payment of Rs.500.00 and obtain an application form from the Police Headquarters.
Step 2 : Applicant fills form and hands over application to the Police Headquarters Colombo.
Step 3 : The Police Headquarters in Colombo, refers the application and requests the local police station from where the applicant hails to produce a clearance report
Note 01 : If the applicant has resided in several locations within Sri Lanka the Police Headquarters requests the relevant police stations where the applicant resided to produce a clearance report.
Step 4 : The Police headquarters also refers the application to the CID, Director of Internal Intelligence and the National Identity Card Department for verification purposes.
Step 5 : On satisfactory terms the Police Headquarters issues the clearance certificate for the applicant.
Qualification Criteria
A Sri Lankan citizen seeking employment in Sri Lanka or abroad
Submission Procedure
Obtain Application Form
Applicant has to obtain an application form (DOP APCC ) from the Police Headquarters, Fort, Colombo 1.
Handover Application
Submit Application form to the Police Headquarters, Fort, Colombo 01
Application Form
Form Name : Application for Police Clearance Certificate (DOP APCC)
Refer Draft Application Form (DOP APCCDraft)
Note 01 : Application form is issued by the Police Headquarters.
Note 02 : No application forms are issued at the respective Police Stations, the Applicants are requested to submit a hand written request letter to the Officer in Charge of respective Police Station at the time of submission.
Note : This is a copy of the clearance certificate (DOP APCC) issued by a respective police station. Example Kirulapana Police Station
Timeline
Process Time
Within 3 months
Working Hours
8.30am to 4.30pm
Monday to Friday
Cost related to service
The applicant is charged Rs.500.00 for the Application form from the Police Headquarters.
Fines and Surcharges
Not imposed for this service
Documents Required
No support documents are required
Service Responsibility
Police Headquarters: Director - Police Public Relation Division
Special Cases
Not applicable for this service
Sample form with Dummy Data
Application Form (DOP APCCDraft)
Organization InformationDepartment of Police
Police Head Quarters,
Colombo 01.
Mr. Lasitha Weerasekara Telephones:+94-11-2421111 / +94-11-2327711-2-3 Fax Nos:+94-11-234553 Email:telligp@police.lk Website: www.police.lk
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