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Certificate of Character

An official document stating whether a person has any previous convictions recorded against them.

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Apply Online Only

All applications are made on the TTPS website. Applications are not accepted at police stations.

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TT$50 Processing Fee

Paid at the police station on the day of your appointment.

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Fingerprints at Station

Choose your appointment date and preferred station when you apply.

Frequently Asked Questions

A Certificate of Character is an official document issued by the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service which states whether a person has any previous convictions recorded against them.
A citizen of Trinidad and Tobago, or a citizen of any foreign country who previously lived in Trinidad and Tobago, may apply for a Certificate of Character.
Members of the public are reminded of the following when requesting a Certificate of Character:
  • All applications must be made online on the TTPS website only, and not at any police station. Use the Certificate of Character Request Form linked at the bottom of this page.
  • While completing the request form, applicants choose the date of their appointment and the preferred police station they wish to visit to have their fingerprints taken.
  • Applicants will receive a receipt with a unique tracking number upon submitting the online request.
  • The applicant is responsible for printing their own application forms on legal size paper and bringing them to the police station on the day of the appointment.
  • The processing fee is TT$50, to be paid at the police station on the day of the appointment.
After completing their appointment, applicants will be advised of when they can return to the police station to collect their Certificate of Character.
Foreign residents will be required to:
  • Have their fingerprints recorded at a Police Station in whatever country they reside.
  • If the fingerprints are not taken at a Police Station, have the fingerprint slip certified by an authorized Notary Public, with the Notary Public's stamp affixed.
  • Supply a copy of their passport showing the applicant's photograph, passport number, date of birth and signature.
  • Send a money order equivalent to fifty TT dollars (TT$50.00) plus the cost of return postage.
  • Send the above documents by registered mail to the office below.
Office of the Senior Superintendent
Criminal Investigations Department and Criminal Records Office
Trinidad House, Ground Floor
Corner of Treasury and Edward Streets
Port of Spain 100202
Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies

Please send registered mail to the above office and address only. The Office of the Senior Superintendent CID/CRO shall cause the completed Certificate of Character to be returned to its origin by registered mail within three days of receipt.

For any further clarification, please call 612-0102 Ext. 12891.

Ready to Apply?

All Certificate of Character applications are made online through the TTPS Services Portal. Choose your appointment date and preferred station, then receive your tracking number instantly.

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