Certificate of No Criminal Conviction (or CNCC) is issued to certify that the named person has no criminal record during his stay in Singapore .

To apply for a CNCC, the applicant is required to produce documents from the relevant authority to substantiate that a foreign country requires the CNCC for a specific purpose. If the applicant is a foreigner, he or she must show documentary proof of stay in Singapore for a period of 6 months or more.

>> Download the Application for Certificate of No Criminal Conviction (CNCC) form

You can submit an application on behalf of others if you are able to provide all the necessary documents required (i.e completed application form by the applicant, copy of current passport, copies of proof of stay in Singapore, full set of fingerprints taken by the Police or qualified fingerprint officer, 2 copies of passport size photographs, documentary proof from immigration authority requiring the certificate and the fee.) Submission made in person is between 9.00 am to 12.00 noon , Monday to Friday.

You can submit your application for a CNCC in person if you are in Singapore or by post if you are overseas.

For application in person, you should go to:
Certificate of No Criminal Conviction (CNCC) Office
Police Cantonment Complex
Blk D #02-01A
New Bridge Road
Singapore 088762.

Submission made in person can be made between 9.00 am to 12.00 noon (Monday to Friday, excluding public holiday)

For application by post, you should address the application to:

Head Criminal Records
CNCC/CID
391 New Bridge Road
Blk C Police Cantonment Complex
Singapore 088762

Depending on the mode of application, you can make payment through any of the following methods:

Application in Person
NETS, Cash Card, Credit Card (Visa or Mastercard).

Application by Post
Bank Draft made payable through Singapore banks or via a Bank cheque which must be a participant Bank of DBS, Singapore, payable to 'Head Criminal Records CID'. (In Singapore Dollar).

The amount to be paid depends on whether the certificate is to be collected in person or to be sent by post to an overseas address, which are as follows:

Certificate To Be Collected In Person - S$45.00
Certificate To Be Sent To Overseas Address - S$50.00

In Singapore , the fingerprint forms can be obtained at:

Certificate of No Criminal Conviction (CNCC) Office
Police Cantonment Complex
Blk D #02-01A
New Bridge Road
Singapore 088762

Outside Singapore , you may use the fingerprint form available from the local Police Station or write to the CNCC Office for the forms to be mailed to you. There is no fee charged for obtaining the fingerprint form only.

You may use any documents issued by the immigration authority/department asking you to produce the CNCC to support your application for a specific purpose (eg migration, child adoption, etc.).

You can contact the CNCC Office at Tel: (65) 64358275 or (65) 64358277.

It normally takes two weeks upon receipt of your application.

You can make known your request at the time you submit your application. All requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and based on the merits of each case.

You can apply for a copy of the CNCC at a fee of $20/- if the certificate lost is issued within the last 6 months, a mailing charge of $5 is applicable. A fresh application for a new certificate is required after the 6-month period.