Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) Requirements
The Board requires police clearance certificates as evidence of your good character within a country. These are sometimes referring to as a criminal history checks, police certificates or penal records.
How do I know what countries I need a police certificate from?
You will need to provide us with a police certificate if:
- You lived in a country for more than 12 months and
- You lived in this country within the last 10 years and
- You were over the age of 18 when you lived in this country.
Police Certificates must:
- be less than 3 months old when you submit your application
- include your full name and any another names you have legally been known by
- be provided to us with an English translation if it is not originally in English
- be stamped as a certified copy or to us directly by the issuing authority to registration@physioboard.org.nz
- be issued by the national police organisation of a country
- State and Federal police certificates are required if you lived in the USA
For information on where you can apply for Police Certificates in a specific country, please see the Immigration New Zealand site below – look for the filter tool at the bottom of the page.
New Zealand Immigration - How to get a Police Certificate
List of other accepted formats
(last updated 15 September 2023)
In addition to the options listed on the Immigration New Zealand site, we will also accept the following:
| Country | Additional format accepted |
| United Kingdom | DBS (Basic) |