Police certificate
Police certificates from any country
We obtain a police certificate in every country where you have lived, arrange the apostille or legalisation, translate it and send it ready to file.
We work under a power of attorney: no need to travel to the country of issue.
Online check
Certificate planby date
A police certificate ages quickly and is needed from each country. Enter the countries and the filing month: we will work out when to start.
- Certificates from all countries of residence in one request
- Obtained to match your filing date, so they do not expire
- We work under a power of attorney or through e-services
Add a country below: you can add several.
All countries
of previous residence in one request
3-6 months
the certificate age usually accepted
No travel
in many countries, under a power of attorney
Whole family
applicant, spouse and adult children together
Situations
When you need apolice certificate
Migration authorities, banks, employers and company registrars ask for one.
- Residency
Certificates from each country where you have lived in recent years.
- Citizenship
Certificates for the applicant and adult family members.
- Working abroad
For an employer, a work visa or a professional licence.
- Company and bank
To register a company, appoint a director or pass a bank's checks.
- Licences
For regulated activity: finance, education, medicine.
- A certificate from the past
From a country where you no longer live: we work through partners on the ground.
Special cases
What to knowin advance
- Certificates age
- The document itself does not expire, but recipients most often accept certificates no older than three to six months. So we obtain it to match your filing date.
- Fingerprints
- Some countries issue the certificate only on fingerprints, for example when requested from abroad. We explain the procedure and help you complete it.
- Electronic certificate
- Some countries issue an electronic form verified by QR code. Some recipients accept it on a par with paper; we check this in advance.
- Attending in person
- Some countries require a personal application. If so, we tell you before work starts.
Four steps
How we work
We run certificates from several countries in parallel so the dates line up with your filing.
- 01Requirements check
Which certificate the recipient needs, from which countries and in what format.
- 02Power of attorney or request
We prepare a power of attorney or apply through an official e-service.
- 03Obtaining
We obtain the certificate in the issuing country.
a few days to several weeks
- 04Apostille and translation
Apostille or legalisation, translation, a check, courier.
Result
The certificate is with youThe certificate with apostille and translation, no older than the recipient requires.
Cost
What the costdepends on
We send the estimate before work starts.
- Country of issue
- Fees and procedures vary by country.
- How it is obtained
- Power of attorney, e-service or fingerprints.
- Legalisation
- Apostille or consular legalisation for the receiving country.
- Translation and delivery
- Certified translation and a tracked courier.
Itemised estimate
Obtaining, apostille or legalisation, translation, certification and courier are separate lines.
To get started
- A copy of your passport and periods of residence by country
- A power of attorney if needed: we draft the text
- The receiving country and the approximate filing date
Police certificateThe essentials
Questions and answers
Did not find your answer? A lawyer will reply on your situation.
In many countries, yes: under a notarised power of attorney through our representative, or through an official e-service. It depends on the country, and we check before work starts.
Yes, this is the most common request. The certificate comes from the country where you lived, wherever you are now. We work through partners on the ground.
As a rule, yes: it lets a representative apply and collect the document. We draft the text and send it to you for signing at a notary.
Yes, for residency and citizenship this is normal: a certificate is needed from each country where you have lived. Everything goes in one request with a shared timeline.
It depends on the receiving country. If both countries are party to the Hague Convention, an apostille; otherwise consular legalisation. We determine the form from the pair of countries.
Usually yes: into the official language of the receiving country, or English if the recipient allows it. The receiving authority sets the form of certification.
The document itself does not expire, but recipients limit its age: most often no older than three to six months. So we obtain it to match your filing date.
From a few days to several weeks, depending on the country and the way of applying. Apostille, legalisation and translation add the timing of their own authorities.
Updated 2 November 2026.
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BRIDGES specialists who check the requirements, handle the filing and stay in touch with the authorities in the country of issue.
ServicesDocuments
All document services
Order any service on its own or combine several into one request.
Documents01 / 08ApostilleFor the 130 states of the Hague Convention. Issued in the country of the document, without you travelling.Details 
Documents02 / 08Consular legalisationFor countries outside the Hague Convention: notary, ministry and consulate in one chain.Details 
Documents03 / 08Sworn translationTranslation certified in the form the receiving country accepts.Details 
Documents04 / 08Civil status certificatesBirth, marriage, divorce, death and change of name: reissued documents and extracts.Details 
Documents05 / 08Document retrievalReissued copies and extracts in the country of issue when the original is gone.Details 
Documents06 / 08Archive researchBirth and marriage records of ancestors for citizenship by descent.Details 
Documents07 / 08Education recognitionDiplomas and transcripts prepared for recognition abroad.Details 
Documents08 / 08DocumentsOrder any service on its own or combine several into one request.Details What clients say
Reviews from clients we have supported in different countries.
ViktorInvestor
I did everything correctly: chose the fund, invested the money, and waited for my residence permit. Then it turns out the fund's certificate has an error, and because of that I might be denied. The money is invested, but the paperwork is flawed - and I'm the one who suffers!
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DanielOwner of a car dealership chain
I compared four companies and stayed with the one that told me about the risks in my case first and about prices second. Compliance went through without a single additional request.
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FadiFrom Beirut
Ziraat wanted me to freeze a deposit. Nikos showed that with property the accounts could be opened without it. The accounts are open, residence granted.
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