Hi all, I left Japan, specifically Tokyo, and am now applying for new roles in the UK, and I need a police report for my DBS (like a background check in the UK).
I tried to fix it while still in Tokyo but they said only an organisation can apply for one, I can't get one "just because". I asked my new employer if they knew anything about it and they said no, and a quick Google gives me this link
https://www.uk.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/index_000078.html
Which honestly seems pretty convoluted. Is this really the only way to get a police report to allow me to keep working?
Can't my new employer request one somehow?
I'll take any and all help, sorry if this is a dumb question.
by MarginalMadness
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Isn’t that just a simple 無犯罪証明書?
I‘m not in the UK and don’t know how to apply for it there, but once you’ve lived in Japan, they’ve got your fingerprints anyways.
> Can’t my new employer request one somehow?
No. You can request it, but you’ll need to have a good reason for it — like, you need it for an official agency.
https://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/multilingual/english/finding_services/applications/criminal_record.html
This is how you can apply for it when living overseas. You can either visit the Tokyo police in person or you can apply at the Japanese embassy, as you’ve already found out.
I lived in Tokyo for a year and when I came back in Italy, I needed one for a job application as well. I was told that only certain companies can do it for X reason and it is not a common practice.
In reality I just called the japanese embassy here in Rome and they got it for me. It took 3 months, unlike the usual 3 days/2 weeks from other countries, but it is completely possible.
The actual name of the letter I received back from the embassy is 犯罪経歴証明書 (Certificate of Criminal Record)
I had no problem getting one in Japan as required for a visa and from a Japanese consulate as required for transferring my license.
Isn’t 犯罪経歴証明書 what you want? It should be issued by the city/prefecture in which you last lived before leaving Japan.