Check out Good conduct certificate in UAE: Guidelines for Indian, Filipinos and Pakistani Expats

Guidelines for Filipinos

The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Dubai has set up an online appointment system (www.dubaipcg.dfa.gov.ph/nbi-clearance-appointment-system) that will help Filipinos in the emirate secure a good conduct certificate faster.

"The new system is dedicated for Filipinos in Dubai who are currently on visit visas. Most importantly, the system also allows Filipinos to have their fingerprinting done in the consulate - a vital step to secure the good conduct certificate. This means Filipinos on visit visas no longer need to go to police stations to get their fingerprints done," according to a recent video message Philippine consul general Paul Raymund Cortes read in Filipino.

"Due to the thousands of Filipinos in Dubai who currently need the certificate, we have set up an appointment system at the consulate where we can also do the fingerprinting for them," Cortes said.

In the Philippines, the CGC is known as the 'NBI Clearance,' a document issued by the National Bureau of Investigation.

How to get it done

> Book an appointment at the PCG portal - www.dubaipcg.dfa.gov.ph/nbi-clearance-appointment-system)

> Visit the notarials section of the consulate on the date and time of appointment

> Accomplish the NBI Form 5 and the Special Power of Attorney authorising your representative in the Philippines to submit your requirements to the NBI, the Philippine Deparment of Foreign Affairs and the UAE Embassy in Manila

> The consulate processor will take the fingerprints of the applicant

> Pay the corresponding fees: Notarisation of SPA - Dh100; notarisation of NBI Clearance - Dh100

> Come back on the date and time of release indicated in the receipt

Documents needed

> Accomplished Special Power of Attorney (SPA), which may be downloaded from the consulate's website>

> Original and photocopy of accomplished NBI application form

> One 2x2 ID photo with white background to be attached in NBI Form 5

> Four copies of applicant's passport identification page

Guidelines for Pakistani expats

As per a decision of the Council of Ministers No. (1/8) of 2017, which has been adopted recently by the Dubai Police Coordination Committee, the applicant should provide the certificate from the home country or from the country of residence where the person has been residing during the last five years. This should be certified by the UAE missions abroad or attestation centres of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as part of International Cooperation.

On Sunday, the Embassy of Pakistan in UAE issued steps on how Pakistanis can get the good character certificate.

1> Obtain police clearance certificate from local/designated police station/office

2> Attest police clearance certificate from ministry of foreign affairs of Pakistan or from its camp offices in Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar or Quetta.

3> If the individual is in Pakistan and wants to proceed to the UAE on employment or work visa:

Attest the certificate from embassy/consulate of UAE in Pakistan through its designated service providers, i.e., (a) Gerry's http://visadropbox.com/uae; (b) Sasha International http://sasha.pk

4> If the individual is in UAE on tourist/visit visa and wants to obtain an employment visa

(a) Attest the police clearance certificate from Pakistan embassy in Abu Dhabi, or Pakistan consulate general in Dubai

(b) Get the certificate attested from the UAE ministry of foreign affairs