If you are sending a National Police Certificate issued by the AFP to another country, then you will likely need to have the Police Certificate stamped with an Apostille or Authentication by DFAT.

How Swift Notary can help

We've helped hundreds of Australians send AFP National Police Certificates overseas by having them Apostilled or Authenticated by DFAT. DFAT can Apostille or Authenticate both digital and hard-copy police certificates.

Police Certificates are often required to be sent overseas for:

• job applications and onboarding
• volunteer and not-for-profit organisations
• working with children
• licensing or registration applications
• work-related checks
• Australian citizenship and permanent residence applications
• visa applications
• working overseas.

Swift Notary offers a streamlined process. We can have an Australian Police Certificate Apostilled or Authenticated by DFAT for you. We can then send the Apostilled or Authenticated certificate to you in Australia or overseas. To book online instantly, follow this link.

What is a National Police Certificate?

A National Police Check is a summary of any offending of the person in Australia. The Police Certificate lists 'disclosable court outcomes' including:

• local and interstate criminal and traffic court outcomes
• outstanding warrants
• pending charges, where a person has been charged with an offence but has not yet been to court.

How to apply for an AFP National Police Certificate

You can apply for a National Police Certificate from the Australian Federal Police (AFP) website: Apply for a National Police Certificate. You will need to provide your details, such as name and date of birth, the purpose of the police check and identification documents. If you are requesting a Police Certificate from the AFP solely for the purpose of sending it to another country, you can ask the AFP to send the Police Certificate directly to our PO Box address to speed up the Apostille or Authentication process.

Book Online Instantly

Book online instantly by follow this link to our booking platform. The booking platform will guide you through the process for each document type and provide a summary of the price prior to payment.

Why Choose Swift Notary

Swift Notary is the only Notary Public in Australia which provides transparent pricing - all of our Notary Public, Apostille, Authentication and Legalisation services are available to book and pay online instantly. Our online booking platform will provide you with an instant price for your selected services. Simply follow this link to our booking platform to get started! We provide complimentary express postage of your completed documents anywhere in Australia. Need a PDF of your document or your document to be sent overseas? We can arrange that too.