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Certified Taiwanese Police Criminal Record Certificate Translation
eVerbary translates your Taiwanese police criminal record certificate into English for $24.95 per page with no word cap, by a professional human translator, with a signed certification. Most orders are delivered within a few hours. Accepted by USCIS and by US universities, colleges and schools, or your money back.
$24.95/page
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Accepted by USCIS and by US universities, colleges and schools, or your money back.
24-hour delivery
Most 1-3 page documents are delivered within 24 hours. Same-day available.
Issued by the city or county police department
The Police Criminal Record Certificate (警察刑事紀錄證明書), often called a good citizen certificate, is issued by the police department of a city or county under the Act Governing Issuance of Police Criminal Record Certificates. Anyone who has or had a household registration, residence or stay in Taiwan can apply; Taiwan passport holders apply where their household is registered, and a third party can apply with a written authorisation. It is issued within three working days unless the police must consult the courts.
The State Department lists it as Taiwan's police certificate, with the blue wet seal of the city or county police commissioner. Former residents who do not hold a Taiwan passport apply through the Taipei police Foreign Affairs Division. For an immigrant visa, see what the NVC asks for. Any part of the certificate in Chinese needs a complete translation, the seal included, and we translate the name and ID number searched exactly as printed.
What the certificate leaves out
By law the certificate states whether there is a criminal record, but some cases are not listed: qualifying juvenile matters, suspended sentences that were not revoked, short detention (拘役) or fines, exemptions from punishment, and sentences converted into a fine or community service followed by five years without a new prison sentence. The State Department notes these gaps. US forms ask their own questions, so ask your attorney what to disclose.
A certificate is not issued while the applicant is wanted or while a final sentence is still unserved or being served. If you dispute its content, the issuing police department can be asked in writing to check and correct it. We translate the date of issue in Minguo years with the Gregorian year in brackets. See our Chinese page, and the Chinese police record page for mainland China.
What USCIS requires
Under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), a foreign-language document must be accompanied by a complete English translation and the translator's certification that it is accurate. Every seal, stamp and marginal note is part of the document, so every one is translated.
State agencies set their own rules — see government agencies — and what our certification states is on this page.
How it works
Upload a photo or a scan of your document, pick the language pair and check out online. You never have to mail originals: a legible copy is all we need.
A professional human translator, never machine translation, translates the document word for word and mirrors the layout of the original. Every certified translation ships with a signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy that meets the requirements of USCIS, courts and universities.
Your translation is delivered digitally, usually within 24 hours for documents of one to three pages, and same-day delivery is available. If anything needs adjusting, we revise it.
Certified vs. standard translation
A certified translation is a word-for-word translation accompanied by a signed statement attesting to its accuracy and completeness. It is what official bodies require: USCIS, courts, universities and government agencies. Certified translations are $24.95 per page, where one sheet of your document is one page, with no word cap.
A standard translation is the same professional human translation without the certificate, for when you only need to understand the content or for internal or informal use. It is billed at the same $24.95 per page with no word cap.
Frequently asked questions
My certificate says no record, but I once paid a criminal fine.
By law fines are not listed. We translate what is printed; ask your attorney about disclosure.
Can family in Taiwan apply for me?
Yes, with your written authorisation. We translate the certificate once you have it.
Which police department issues mine?
The one for the city or county where your household is registered.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.