COMPULSORY

• If you do not already have an Enhanced DBS check certificate or ACRO Police certificate that is dated WITHIN SIX MONTHS of the Visa application, you will need to apply for one.
• ACRO is cheaper and you can apply fully online as an individual rather than through a company / organisation. DBS has to be applied for through an organisation or company.
• You may be able to get a DBS check through a local organisation (not an ACRO certificate) - for example, as sports club, scouts, university, school or other official organisation that works or volunteers with children and / or vulnerable adults. This can be cheaper and possibly more convenient for you.
• If you do not have, or can't get a DBS yourself, you should apply for an ACRO certificate. You can apply for this directly through this website: https://www.acro.police.uk/police_certificates.aspx

POLICE CHECK CERTIFICATE (ACRO or enhanced DBS)

Certificates must be within six months of the Visa application

The Chinese government requires that all employers request a Police Criminal Records check in order to qualify for a working (Z) visa.

• ACRO is cheaper and you can apply fully online as an individual

Either or is fine - but they must be dated within six months of the visa application.

To apply for an ACRO Police Check certificate, CLICK HERE or paste this link into a web browser: https://www.acro.police.uk/police_certificates.aspx

Note: We no longer offer a DBS checking service. For your own convenience, you may try to get a DBS check through a local organisation - for example, as sports club, scouts, university, school or other official organisation that works or volunteers with children or vulnerable adults.

As always, please just ask if you need support.

very important regarding legalisation

• Before legalising any document, check that YOUR NAMES on the document MATCH that of your PASSPORT (i.e. middle names, dropped names, shortened names etc.)
• If they DO match, you can go ahead and legalise
• If they do NOT match, you need a witness statement from a solicitor to 'prove' that the two different names on the documents are the same person
• An example of the Witness Statement can be viewed through the links in the top menu