Regarding Innocent Persons and Those Without a Criminal Record:
Except where a legally effective judgment or ruling by a People's Court confirms guilt, all other circumstances shall be regarded as not guilty. If an individual is suspected of committing a crime, but the People's Court has not yet issued a legally effective judgment or ruling, or the People's Procuratorate has issued a decision not to prosecute, or the case-handling authority has withdrawn the case, revoked the prosecution, or terminated the investigation, such individuals shall be considered as having no criminal record.
*Kind Reminder: Applicable to foreign nationals who have resided in China for a cumulative period of 180 days or more.
Application Procedure
Application Materials
(1) In the case of inquiring in person, submit the "Inquiry Application Form" and your valid passport or permanent residence permit.
(2) If you entrust another person to inquire on your behalf, in addition to submitting the "Inquiry Application Form" and your valid passport or per permanent residence permit, you should also submit the power of attorney, and the original identification document of the trustee.
Location of Application
(1) If you make the inquiry yourself, it must be handled by the exit-entry administration department of the county-level public security bureau in your place of residence;
(2) If you entrust someone else to apply for the inquiry (the trustee must have full civil capacity), it must be handled by the exit-entry administration department of the public security bureau in the entruster's place of residence.
Locations and office hours:
1. Dongcheng District Foreigner Work-Related Service Center
Address: Window No. 26, Exit-Entry Service Center for Foreigners of Dongcheng Sub-Bureau, Dongcheng District Government Service Center, 12 Zhushikou East Street, Dongcheng District
Office hours: 9:00–17:00, Mondays to Fridays (except holidays)
Contact number: +86-10-84081083 / 010-84081083
2. Exit-Entry Service Center for Foreigners of Xicheng Sub-Bureau
Address: 3 Xinbi Street, Xicheng District
Office hours: 9:00–16:30, Mondays to Fridays (except holidays)
Contact number: +86-10-83995102 / 010-83995102
3. Exit-Entry Service Center for Foreigners of Chaoyang Sub-Bureau
Address: 1-2F, Building 304, BEZ IT Park, 10 Jiuxianqiao North Road, Chaoyang District
Office hours: 9:00–17:00, Mondays to Saturdays (except holidays)
4. Exit-Entry Administration and Household Registration Hall of Haidian Sub-Bureau (Window No. 110, 4F, Hangtianqiao Office Area, Haidian District Government Service Center)
Address: Exit-Entry Service Center for Foreigners, Beibu Fuwu Building, 95 Beiqing Road, Haidian District, Beijing
Office Hours: 9:00–12:00 and 13:00–17:00, Mondays to Fridays
Contact Number: +86-10-86435451 / 010-86435451
5. Exit-Entry Service Center for Foreigners of Fengtai Sub-Bureau (Window No. 34, 3F, Fengtai District Government Service Center)
Address: Fengtai District Government Service Center (7 Nanyuan Road, Fengtai District)
Office Hours: 9:00–16:30, Mondays to Saturdays
Contact number: +86-10-83299606 / 010-83299606
6. Exit-Entry Service Center for Foreigners of Shijingshan Sub-Bureau (Windows No. 15 and No.16, 1F)
Address: Exit-Entry Service Center for Foreigners of Shijingshan Sub-Bureau of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau
Office hours: 9:30–16:30 and 13:30–17:30, Mondays to Saturdays (except statutory holidays)
Contact number: +86-10-88788359 / 010-88788359
7. Exit-Entry Administration Reception Hall of Mentougou Sub-Bureau
Address: Exit-Entry Administration Reception Hall of Mentougou District (45 Xinqiao Street, Mentougou District)
Office hours: 9:00–16:30, Mondays to Fridays
Contact number: +86-10-69851110 / 010-69851110
8. Fangshan Sub-Bureau (Public Security Sub-Center of Fangshan District Government Service Center)
Address: 16 Zhengtong Road, Fangshan District, Beijing
Office hours: 9:00–16:30, Mondays to Saturdays (except statutory holidays)
Contact number: +86-10-81380029 / 010-81380029
9. Exit-Entry Service Center for Foreigners of Tongzhou Sub-Bureau
Address: GrouF's commercial space, Building 3, 2 Tongzhouwei Road, Tongzhou District, Beijing
Office hours: 9:00–17:00, Mondays to Fridays
Contact number: +86-10-60530930 / 010-60530930
10. Exit-Entry Service Center for Foreigners of Shunyi Sub-Bureau (Windows No. 2 and No. 3, 1F)
Address: Exit-Entry Service Center for Foreigners of Shunyi District, 3 Tianzhu East Road, Shunyi District
Office hours: 9:00–17:00, Mondays to Saturdays (except statutory holidays)
Contact number: +86-10-80460079 / 010-80460079
11. Exit-Entry Administration Reception Hall of Changping Sub-Bureau
Address: 4 Zhengfujie West Road, Changping District
Office hours: 9:00–17:00, Mondays to Fridays
Contact number: +86-10-60742343 / 010-60742343
12. Exit-Entry Administration Reception Hall of Daxing Sub-Bureau
Address: Exit-Entry Administration Reception Hall of Daxing Sub-Bureau of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau (18 Jinxing Road, Daxing District)
Office hours: 9:00–19:00, Mondays to Saturdays
Contact number: +86-10-69253101 / 010-69253101
13. Huairou Sub-Bureau (2F, Public Security Sub-Center of Huairou District Government Service Center)
Address: 37 Qingchun Road, Huairou District, Beijing
Office hours: 8:30–11:30 and 13:30–17:30, Mondays to Saturdays (except statutory holidays)
Contact number: +86-10-69685167 / 010-69685167
14. Pinggu Sub-Bureau (7F, Information Building, Public Security Sub-Center of Pinggu District Government Service Center)
Address: Exit-Entry Hall, 7F, Government Service Center, No. 13, Linyin North Street, Pinggu District, Beijing
Office hours: 8:30–11:30 and 13:30–17:30, Mondays to Fridays
Contact number: +86-10-69967900 / 010-69967900
15. Comprehensive Administration Reception Hall of Miyun Sub-Bureau (1F)
Address: Public Security Sub-Center of Miyun District Government Service Center (12 Xidaqiao Road)
Office hours: 8:30–11:30 and 13:30–17:30, Mondays to Saturdays
Contact number: +86-10-69063806 / 010-69063806
16. Exit-Entry Reception Hall of Yanqing Sub-Bureau (5F, Yanqing District Government Service Center)
Address: 5F, 60 Qingyuan Street, Yanqing District, Beijing;
Office hours: 9:00–17:00, Mondays to Saturdays
Contact number: +86-10-81198123 / 010-81198123
Processing Time
(1) If the receiving unit can handle the application on the spot, it shall do so immediately; if it cannot do so on the spot, it shall issue an "Application Acceptance Receipt" to the applicant and complete the application within three working days.
(2) If the situation is complicated, with the approval of the head of the public security bureau, an investigation and verification process may be conducted in accordance with the review procedure. The time for investigation and verification shall not be included in the processing period. If the investigation and verification process requires cooperation from the parties, the parties shall cooperate.
The following situations are considered complicated:
* The identity of the applicant needs to be further verified;
* Other units need to cooperate in the investigation and verification;
*The parties refuse to cooperate with the investigation and verification process;
* There are other situations that need to be investigated and verified.
Feedback on Processing Results
For personal inquiries, if no criminal record is found for the applicant, the receiving unit shall issue a "Certificate of No Criminal Record"; if the applicant is found to have a criminal record, a "Notice of Non-Issuance of Certificate of No Criminal Record" shall be issued. If the applicant has a criminal record, but was under the age of 18 at the time of the crime and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of less than five years, the receiving unit shall issue a "Certificate of No Criminal Record".
