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Applying for a UAE Good Conduct Certificate (Police Clearance)
Document Checklist
Hawiya
Emirates ID
Required: Original, valid (for UAE citizens and residents)
Where to get: Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Ports Security
Cost: Already issued
Per the MOI service card, residents and citizens use Emirates ID as primary identification. UAE PASS is used to authenticate to the MOI portal.
Passport with completed fingerprint registration
Required: Valid passport, registered with fingerprint completion (visitors and GCC nationals)
Cost: Fingerprinting AED 50 for visitors and GCC nationals per the MOI service card
Visitors and GCC nationals must complete fingerprinting before the PCC can be issued. UAE residents on long-term visas already have fingerprints on file.
Existing Criminal Clearance Certificate (for international attestation)
Required: Valid Criminal Clearance Certificate previously issued for use abroad — for the MOFA attestation step
Cost: Already paid as part of the original certificate
Per the MOI authentication service card, the attestation request only applies to certificates already issued for international use.
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