Disclaimer

Introduction

An institution in France or abroad, for example your company, embassy, foreign consulate, etc., can demand a certificate of good conduct or certificate of criminal free record from French police. In France it is known as "extrait de casier judiciaire". This certificate can be obtained by filling up online form  (if you are born in France) or by downloading and filling up the paper version of the form. The dully filled form along with supporting documents is to be submitted by an email, fax or by post to following address

JUDICIAIRE NATIONAL
107 rue du Landreau, 44317 NANTES CEDEX 3
Email:cjn@justice.gouv.fr
Fax: 02 51 89 89 18

Procedure for application

On line application

If you are born in France, the request for this certficate can be made online.

1. Fill up the on line application form.
2. Submit scanned copies of your titre de séjour, passport, residence proof (Gas or electricity bills) documents.

By Fax or e-mail

If you are born outside France, to request this certificate by Fax or e-mail following procedure needs to be followed.

1. Fax or attach the dully filled and signed application. The application need to be filled in  CAPITAL / BLOCK letters.
2. Fax or attach all the requisite documents.
•  Note
  
• Attachments in e-mail should be in one of the following format:  GIF, JPEG or PDF
  
• Only files in this format is accepted by the police department
• Attaching scanned copies in any other format will result in rejection of the application.
3. All documents should be Faxed or emailed to above mentioned address.
   

The usual processing time is about one weeks from the date of receipt of the application.

By post

If you are born outside France, to request this certificate by post, following procedure need to be followed.

1. Download the application form and fill in all required details.
2. Provide photocopies of copies of your titre de séjour, passport, residence proof (Gas or electricity bills).
3. Post all documents to above mentioned address.

The usual processing time is about two weeks from the date of receipt of the application.