HOW TO SECURE A POLICE CLEARANCE IN JEDDAH, KSA

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I’m about to exit and I’ve decided to get a police clearance for any future purposes. I wouldn’t want to leave and give the burden to others when I am no longer here. I’m making this blog so that others would also get to know how to do this. Here is the timeline of police clearance process.

1. February 23  @ 930H – Philippine Consulate Office in Jeddah, KSA  (http://www.pcgjeddah.org/ )

- Proceed to Window 1 to get forms for Police Clearance Endorsement letter (don’t bother joining the queue just to get the form. Go directly to the window and ask for the forms).  Fill up the form. – Give your filled up form with the photocopies of your passport and Iqama (1 each) and 1 photograph. You will be given a receipt which you should bring to the Cashier with your forms. – At the cashier, give your documents, receipt, and pay SR100.

- My receipt says that I can claim endorsement letter on the 26th of February at 1630H. ROADBLOCK:  I’m on duty on the 26th.

2. February 27 @ 1000H Philippine Embassy, Jeddah, K.S.A. – Go directly to the RELEASING WINDOW and give your claiming receipt.  Take a seat and wait for your name to be called.

- When you receive your endorsement paper, immediately look through it. Check that all the pertinent details are correct.

Warning: ROADBLOCK!!!  (unfortunately, my friend and I had errors in each of our document).

*** We were directed to go back to Window 1 to start the process all over again. When we reached Window 1, we were instructed to go to the 2nd floor to have the document re-typed by a certain Ms. ____  (Sorry but I do not have permission to disclose her name).  It was already 1100H and the rooms in the 2nd floor were empty.   According to them, people have gone to work in other places. So, I was wondering if they were government employees having  double jobs, or volunteers with allowance. I don’t know.  Since the person who did the error (and is the only person who could  correct it) is no longer in the office, we were  told to come back the following week and come earlier.

- March 2 @ 0830H – Philippine Embassy, Jeddah, KSA – We proceeded to the 2nd floor to have our documents re-encoded. It was done ahead of the rest of the files there. Then we took the documents to Window 1 for the stamping and signing.  We had to wait for almost 45 minutes for the person who was to stamp the document, and another 1 hour and 15mins, just to know that the document cannot be signed because the consul has a meeting.  1130H We left the premises.  At 1530H, I came back to get the document, completely signed and with the blue stamp on it.

3. March 3 @ 1000H – Ministry of Foreign Affairs

- We had to leave our cellphone at the gate before proceeding inside. Put bag in X-ray conveyor and proceeded to Window #4.  Document was counter signed and I paid SR 30. 4. March 3 @1045H – Police Station Al Shaqfiyah St.

- Had a digital finger printing. Present your original passport or Iqama with the photocopy of whichever document you presented plus one picture.

- After the digital finger printing is done, you are given a claiming stab… And we were instructed to return after 2 weeks.

5. March 20 – Police Station Al Shaqfiyah St.

- I was finally able to get my Police clearance with the stamp “No criminal Record” stamped on it. – When you enter the building, go directly to the table located in the lobby. Make sure to give your claim stabs to the person in-charge.  (We gave ours to one man, and we had to wait for 45 minutes only to find out that it was under the other documents.  Good thing we went to follow it up.  We were actually seated far from the rest because we were females)

6. March 20 – Police Clearance Translation

- We proceeded to have the Police clearance translated.  (I don’t know the exact address of the agency we went because we contacted a taxi driver who brought us there.  There is a list of translation agencies posted in Window 1 of the Philippine embassy)

- I paid SR 75 for the translation.

7. March 25 – Ministry of Foreign Affairs

- The police clearance needs to be brought back to this government agency for stamping. (another  SR 30)

8. March 25 – Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry

-  It is along the Jeddah Islamic Port right beside the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Culture and Information.

- You need to bring your document here for stamping again. This is to prove that the Translation agency is a legitimate and recognized Translation agency in the country.

- It was only after I went to that agency that I got to know that there is an area allocated for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  So instead of wasting taxi fare going to MoFA, you can immediately go here to have it stamped by MoFA and then another stamp by the JCCI.

9. March 27 – Philippine Consulate – You need to bring your documents here again for the final validation… it’s the Red Ribbon.

- Again, proceed to window 1 with the photocopy of your passport and Iqama.  Then pay the amount of SR 100 to the cashier.

10. April 1 – Philippine Consulate

I finally got my Police clearance!!! Hurray!!!  Money finished… clearance complete!

Enjoy!!!

Try getting your clearance with a friend or group of friends to lessen transportation cost.