Certificate of criminal record Venezuela from abroad

Venezuelan citizens living abroad can request their Criminal Record Certificate through the National Registry of Persons Office (RNP) and the National Identification Office (ONI). You can apply by phone, email, or in person.

How to get criminal records from Venezuela from abroad

The Organic Law of Criminal Procedures (LOPP) establishes that a person's criminal record can only be requested by means of a court order. However, if the person interested in obtaining his criminal record is outside the country, he can request a criminal record certification from the Office of International Affairs of the Attorney General's Office (FGR).

To request the certification of criminal records, the interested person must submit the following documents to the Office of International Affairs of the FGR:

• A request addressed to the Attorney General of the Republic, specifying the name and surname of the person concerned, as well as their address and passport number.
• A copy of the passport of the person concerned.
• A letter requesting the certification of criminal records, addressed to the Office of International Affairs of the FGR.
• A fee for the criminal record certification process.

Once all the documents have been received, the FGR International Affairs Office will proceed to carry out the necessary verifications to issue the criminal record certification. The criminal record certification process can take between one and three months.

How to request the criminal record certificate from abroad?

In order to request the criminal record certificate from abroad, the applicant must meet the following requirements:

• Being a Spanish citizen.
• Not have any legal impediment to do so.
• Have a postal address in Spain to which the certificate can be sent.
• Not having previously requested the certificate, being necessary to wait a minimum period of one year to do it again.

Once these requirements have been met, the applicant must go to the Civil Registry Office closest to their residence abroad and request the certificate there. In the case of not being able to do it personally, he may authorize another person to do it on his behalf, providing a duly legalized power of attorney.

The Civil Registry Office will give you a form in which you must indicate your name, surname, place and date of birth, as well as the postal address in Spain to which the certificate must be sent. Once this form is completed, you must present it together with your personal documentation (ID, passport or foreign identity card) so that the application can be processed.

The criminal record certificate will be processed at the Central Civil Registry, which will be in charge of making the appropriate inquiries to verify whether or not the applicant has a criminal record. Once this has been verified, the certificate will be sent to the postal address indicated on the form.

How to request criminal records in Venezuela from Spain

The criminal record is a document that contains information about the convictions and/or sentences imposed on a person for a crime committed. In Venezuela, the Ministry of Justice is the only body authorized to issue this document.

To request criminal records in Venezuela from Spain, the following procedure must be followed:

1. The interested party must go to the Office of the National Registry of Prisoners and Prisoners (RNR) and request a criminal record certificate. This request can be made in person or through a representative.
2. Once the criminal record certificate has been obtained, certification of this document must be requested at the Public Records Office.
3. The certified document must be sent to the Venezuelan embassy or consulate in Spain, accompanied by the following documents:
   • Copy of the passport or Venezuelan identity document.
   • Copy of passport or Spanish identity document.
   • Payment of the corresponding rights.
4. Once the document has been received, it must be presented at the Central Immigration and Migration Office of Spain, where authorization will be requested to obtain criminal records in Venezuela.
5. Once the authorization has been obtained, the document must be sent to the Venezuelan embassy or consulate in Spain, accompanied by the following documents:
   • Copy of the passport or Venezuelan identity document.
   • Payment of the corresponding rights.
6. The document will be processed in Venezuela and will be sent to the embassy or consulate, where it can be collected once the process has been completed.

How to apostille the criminal records of Venezuela online

In Venezuela, public and private documents that are likely to be used abroad require the legalization of the signature of the public official who issued them and the Hague Apostille. The apostille process is a relatively simple procedure and can be done online.

To apostille the criminal record of Venezuela it is necessary:

1. Request the necessary documents from the General Directorate of Registries and Notaries (DGRN). These documents are:
• Criminal record. This document must be issued by the Ministry of Justice and Social Security.
• Identity card. It is necessary that the document is valid and that the photograph of the holder is the same as the one that appears in the Criminal Record Certificate.
2. Once the documents have been obtained, the apostille request form available on the DGRN website ( http://www.dgrn.gob.ve/ ) must be filled out.
3. After completing the form, it must be printed and signed before a notary public.
4. Once the form is signed, it must be sent by postal mail to the General Directorate of Registries and Notaries, along with the necessary documents.
5. Finally, you must wait for the DGRN to send the apostilled documents by postal mail.

The article explains how to request a Venezuelan criminal record certificate from abroad. The applicant is required to meet certain requirements and follow a specific process.

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