Certain Canadian Immigration Visa Offices require applicants to obtain Police Clearance Certificates from each State in the U.S.A. where the applicants have resided.
The following list summarizes the contact information or other procedures for obtaining State Police Clearance Certificates for the U.S.A. Please note that you will most likely also require an FBI Clearance.
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
| A |
Alabama
Contact information:
Alabama Department of Public Safety
Alabama Bureau of Investigation
Attention: Identification Unit
P.O. Box 1511
Montgomery, AL 36102
Tel: 334-353-4340
Alaska
Contact information:
The Department of Public Safety
Records and Identification
5700 East Tudor Road
Anchorage, AK, 99507
tel: 907-269-5767
website: www.dps.state.ak.us/Statewide/background/
FEE: $35.00
Arizona
Contact Information:
Arizona Department of Public Safety
Criminal Identification Section
P.O. Box 6638
Phoenix, AZ, 85005
tel: 602-223-2000
Arkansas
Contact information:
The Arkansas State Police
1 State Police Plaza Drive
Attention: I.D. Bureau
Little Rock, AR, 72209
tel: 501-618-8500
website: http://www.asp.state.ar.us/criminal/faqs.html
FEE: $25.00
| C |
California
Contact information:
The California Department of Justice
Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information
Attention: Record Review Unit
P.O. Box 903417
Sacramento, CA, 94203-4170
tel: 916-322-2209
website: ag.ca.gov/fingerprints/forms/visa_immigration_clearance.pdf
FEE: $32.00
Colorado
Contact information:
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation
690 Kipling Street, Suite 3000
Denver, CO, 80215
tel: 303-239-4300 or 303-239-4208
website: www.cbi.state.co.us/id/gen_info.cfm
FEE: $13.00
Connecticut
Contact information:
The State of Connecticut Department of Public Safety
State Police Bureau of Identification
1111 Country Club Road
P.O. Box 2794
Middletown, CT, 06475-9294
tel: 860-685-8270
webiste: www.ct.gov/dps/lib/dps/reports_and_records/dps-0846-C.pdf
FEE: $25.00
| D |
Delaware
Contact information:
The Delaware State Police
1407 North Dupont Highway
Dover, DE 19901
tel: 302-739-5871
District of Columbia
Contact information:
The Metropolitan Police Department
Attentionn: Criminal History and Records
300 Indiana Avenue N.W., Suite. 3055
Washington, DC, 20001
tel: 202-727-4245
website: mpdc.dc.gov/mpdc/cwp/view,a,1241,q,544820,mpdcNav_GID,1531.asp
FEE: $7.00
| F |
Florida
Contact information:
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Attention: Criminal Records Inquiry Section
P.O. Box 1489
Tallahassee, FL 32302-1489
tel: 850-410-7000
website: www.fdle.state.fl.us/criminalhistory/
FEE: $24.00
| G |
Georgia
Contact information:
Georgia Crime Information Center
GCIC/CCH Identification Services
P.O. Box 370748
Decatur, GA 30037-0748
tel: 404-244-2639
website: http://gbi.georgia.gov/00/channel_modifieddate/0,2096,67862954_67866875,00.html
FEE: $15.00
| H |
Hawaii
Contact information:
State of Hawaii
Department of the Attorney General
Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center
Kekuanao'a Building, Room 101
465 South King Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
tel: 808-587-3100
website: hawaii.gov/ag/hcjdc
FEE: $10.00
| I |
Idaho
Contact information:
The Department of Law Enforcement, Criminal Identification Bureau
P.O. Box 700
Meridian, ID 83680-0700
tel: 208-884-7130
website: www.isp.state.id.us/identification/
Illinois
Contact information:
The Illinois State Police
Fee Processing Center
260 North Chicago Street
Joliet, IL 60431-1060
tel: 815-740-5216
website: www.isp.state.il.us/crimhistory/crimhistoryhome.cfm
FEE:$20.00
Indiana
Contact information:
The Indiana State Police
Criminal History Limited Check
P.O. Box 6188
Indianapolis, IN 46204-6188
tel: 317-233-5424
website: www.in.gov/ai/appfiles/isp-lch/
FEE: $7.00
Iowa
Contact information:
The State of Iowa
Department of Public Safety
Division of Criminal Investigation
Bureau of Identification
215 E. 7th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
tel: 515-725-6066
website: http://www.dps.state.ia.us/DCI/
FEE: $13.00
| K |
Kansas
Contact information:
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Attention: Records
1620 South West Tyler Street
Topeka, KS 66612-1837
tel: 785-296-8200
website: www.kansas.gov/kbi/criminalhistory/
FEE: $10.00
Kentucky
Contact information:
The Department of State Police Records
1250 Louisville Road
Frankfort, KY, 40601
tel: 502-227-8700 (ext. 8713)
website: www.kentuckystatepolice.org/pdf/emigration.pdf
FEE: $20.00
| L |
Louisiana
State Police Certificates are not available for Immigration purposes. Applicants are required to obtain FBI (They are linked to the FBI). However, Parish police certificates may also be requested.
| M |
Maine
Contact information:
The State Bureau of Identification
45 Commerce Drive
State House Station 42
Augusta, ME 04333-0042
tel: 207-624-7240
website: www.maine.gov/dps/Sbi/chri.html
FEE: $31.00
Maryland
Contact information:
The State of Maryland
Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
CJIS Central Repository
P.O. Box 32708
Pikesville, MD, 21208
tel: 410-764-4501
website: http://www.mdsp.org/
Massachusetts
Contact information:
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Executive Office of Public Safety Criminal History Systems Board Criminal Justice Information System 200 Arlington Street, Suite 2200 Chelsea, MA, 02150
tel: 617-660-4600
Website: www.mass.gov/ ( Enter ‘CORI‘ under Search, then select “Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) Services”)
FEE: $25.00
Michigan
Contact information:
The Michigan State Police
Criminal Records Division
106 W. Allegan
Lansing, Michigan 48933
tel: 517-322-1956
Minnesota
Contact information:
The Department of Public Safety
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA)
1430 E. Maryland Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55106
tel: 651-793-7000 or 793-2400
website: www.bca.state.mn.us/CJIS/Documents/Page-15-01.html
FEE: $8.00
Mississippi
Contact information:
Criminal Information Centre
Special Processing Unit
3891 Highway 468 West
Pearl, MS 39208
tel: 601-933-2600
Missouri
Contact information:
The Missouri State Highway Patrol
Criminal Records & Identification Division
P.O. Box 9500
Jefferson City, MO 65102
tel: 573-526-6153
website: www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov (Click on “Criminal Record Check”)
FEE: $20.00
Montana
Contact information:
The Montana Department of Justice
Law Enforcement Services Division
Attention: ID Bureau
303 North Roberts
4th Floor
P.O. Box 201403
Helena, MT 59620-1403
tel: 406-444-3625
website: www.doj.mt.gov/enforcement/criminaljustice/backgroundchecks.asp
FEE: $10.00
| N |
Nebraska
Contact information:
The Nebraska State Patrol
Criminal Investigation Division
Records and Identification
Box 94907
Lincoln, NE, 68509-4907
tel: 402-471-4545
website: www.nsp.state.ne.us/findfile.asp?id2=174
FEE: $15.00
Nevada
Contact information:
Department of Public Safety
Records Bureau
333 West Nye Lane
Suite 100
Carson City, NV 89706
tel: 775-684-6262
website: www.nvrepository.state.nv.us/criminal/criminal.shtml
FEE: $21.00
New Hampshire
Contact information:
The New Hampshire Department of Safety
Division of State Police
33 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03305
tel: 603-271-2538 or 271-2506
website: www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/nhsp/ssb/crimrecords/index.html#criminal
FEE: $10.00
New Jersey
Contact information:
Department of Law and Public Safety
Division of State Police, CIU
Attention: Records and Identification Section
P.O. Box 7068
West Trenton, NJ, 08628
tel: 609-882-2000 ext. 2991
website: www.njsp.org/about/serv_chrc.html#icbc
FEE: $41.00
New Mexico
Contact information:
The Department of Public Safety
Records Section
P.O. Box 1628
4491 Cerrillos Street
Sante Fe, NM 87504-1628
tel: 505-827-9233
website: www.dps.nm.org/lawEnforcement/records.php
FEE:$20.00
New York
Contact information:
The New York State
Division of Criminal Justice Services
4 Tower Place
Albany, NY 12203-3764
tel: 518-485-7675
website: www.criminaljustice.state.ny.us/ojis/recordreview.htm
FEE: $50.00
North Carolina
Contact information:
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation
Division of Criminal Information
3320 Old Garner Road
Raleigh, NC 27626-0500
tel: 919-662-4509 Ext. 6266
website: www.nccourts.org/Citizens/GoToCourt/Default.asp?topic=1
FEE: $15.00
North Dakota
Contact information:
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Box 1054, 4205 State Street
Bismark, ND 58503
tel: 701-328-5500
website: www.ag.state.nd.us/bci/chr/chr.html
FEE: $20.00
| O |
Ohio
Contact information:
The State of Ohio
Office of the Attorney General
Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
P.O. Box 365
London, OH, 43140
tel: 740-845-2000 or 1-877-224-0043
website: www.ag.state.oh.us/business/fingerprint/index.asp
FEE: $22.00
Oklahoma
Contact information:
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
Criminal History Information
6600 North Harvey
Building 6
Oklahoma City, OK 73116
Tel: 405-848-6724
website: www.ok.gov/osbi/Criminal_History/
FEE:$19.00
Oregon
Contact information:
Oregon State Police
Unit 11
P.O. Box 4395
Portland, OR, 97208-4395
tel: 503-378-3070
website: www.oregon.gov/OSP/ID/index.shtml
FEE: $18.00
| P |
Pennsylvania
Contact information:
The Pennsylvania State police Central Repository
1800 Elmerton Avenue
Harrisburg, PA, 17110-9758
tel: 717-783-5588
website: https://epatch.state.pa.us/Home.jsp
Fee: $10.00
| R |
Rhode Island
Contact information:
State of Rhode Island
Office of the Attorney General
Bureau of Criminal Identification
150 South Main Street
Providence, RI, 02903
tel: 401-421-5268
website: www.riag.ri.gov/civilcriminal/criminalid.php
FEE: $5.00
| S |
South Carolina
Contact information:
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
S.L.E.D. Records
P.O. Box 21398, 4400 Broadriver Road
Columbia, SC, 29221
tel: 803-896-7005
website: www.sled.sc.gov/ Click on “Criminal Records Check”
FEE: $25.00
South Dakota
Contact information:
Office of Attorney General
The Division of Criminal Investigation
1302 E. Highway 14
Suite 5
Pierre, SD 57501
Tel: 605-773-3331
website: dci.sd.gov/administration/id/cch.htm
FEE: $20.00
| T |
Tennessee
Contact information:
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
901 R.S. Gass Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37216
Tel: 615-744-4057
website: www.tbi.state.tn.us/tbibackgrounds/background_checks_main.htm
Texas
Contact information:
The Texas Department of Public Safety
Attention: Crime Records Divsion
P.O. Box 15999, 505 North Lamar Blvd.
Austin, TX, 78761-5999
tel: 512-424-2079
website: www.txdps.state.tx.us/ftp/forms/cr-30.pdf
FEE: $24.95
| U |
Utah
Contact information:
Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification
3888 W. 5400 Street
P.O. Box 148280
Salt Lake City, UT, 84114-8280
tel: 801-965-4445
website: publicsafety.utah.gov/bci/yourcrimrecord.html
FEE: $10.00
| V |
Vermont
Contact information:
The Department of Public Safety
Vermont Criminal Information Center
103 South Main Street
Waterbury, VT, 05671-2101
tel: 802-244-8727
website: www.dps.state.vt.us/cjs/recordcheck/recordcheck6.html
FEE: $20.00
Virginia
Contact information:
Department of State
P.O. Box 85076
Richmond, VA 23261-5076
tel: 804-674-2000
website: www.vsp.state.va.us/CJIS_Criminal_Record_Check.shtm
| W |
Washington
Contact information:
The Washington State Patrol
Identification Division
P.O. Box 42633
Olympia, WA, 98504-2633
Tel: 360-534-2000
website: www.wsp.wa.gov/crime/crimhist.htm#info
FEE: $35.00
West Virginia
Contact information:
The West Virginia State Police
725 Jefferson Road
South Charleston, WV, 25309
tel: 304-746-2170
Wisconsin
Contact information:
Wisconsin Department of Justice
Crime Information Bureau
P.O. Box 2688
Madison, WI, 53701-2688
tel: 608-266-7314
website: www.doj.state.wi.us/dles/cib/crimback.asp
FEE: $13.00
Wyoming
Contact information:
The State of Wyoming
Division of Criminal Investigation
316 West 22nd Street
Cheyenne, WY, 82002
tel: 307-777-7523
website: attorneygeneral.state.wy.us/dci/chc.html
FEE: $15.00 charged for processing the criminal history check and $5.00 charged for taking fingerprints.
