# Police clearance from other countries lived in

**URL:** <https://tw.forumosa.com/t/police-clearance-from-other-countries-lived-in/181951>\
**Category:** Visa & Residency\
**Created:** [July 21, 2019, 6:59am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/police-clearance-from-other-countries-lived-in/181951 "2019-07-21T06:59:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Daffodil](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Daffodil](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Daffodil)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2019, 6:59am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/police-clearance-from-other-countries-lived-in/181951/1 "2019-07-21T06:59:59Z")

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Hi. I’m wondering if anybody can help me? I have a police clearance from my home country as I’m planning to apply for a work visa in Taiwan but I’ve been living and working in another country for a year. Do I need a police clearance from that country as well?

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**Author:** ![Terry\_B](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/terry_b/32/82500_2.png) [@Terry\_B](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Terry_B)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2019, 1:48pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/police-clearance-from-other-countries-lived-in/181951/2 "2019-07-21T13:48:10Z")

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I think the answer is ‘no’. I asked something similar years back but didn’t need to obtain anything beyond my home country, which I hadn’t been in for a good number years.

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**Author:** ![Daffodil](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Daffodil](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Daffodil)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2019, 2:23pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/police-clearance-from-other-countries-lived-in/181951/3 "2019-07-21T14:23:00Z")

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OK. Thanks. I have searched around and not seen anybody mention they’d needed one. Thanks for your input. If it’s not too expensive I might get one before I come just incase I need it later on.

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**Author:** ![spaint](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@spaint](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/spaint)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2019, 4:27pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/police-clearance-from-other-countries-lived-in/181951/4 "2019-07-21T16:27:51Z")

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I hadn’t even lived in my home country since I was a child. Taiwan’s authorities don’t care; the rule asks for home country police check and that’s all they want.

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**Author:** ![yyy](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/yyy/32/12085_2.png) [@yyy](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/yyy)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2019, 5:51pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/police-clearance-from-other-countries-lived-in/181951/5 "2019-07-21T17:51:32Z")

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What does the TECO/TECRO/embassy/consulate in your country say you need for this visa?

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**Author:** ![spaint](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@spaint](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/spaint)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2019, 7:22pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/police-clearance-from-other-countries-lived-in/181951/6 "2019-07-21T19:22:23Z")

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Doh - yyy is right. I misread and assumed you were already in Taiwan.

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**Author:** ![Terry\_B](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/terry_b/32/82500_2.png) [@Terry\_B](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Terry_B)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/police-clearance-from-other-countries-lived-in/181951/7 "2019-07-21T21:30:49Z")

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Same.

When I did my background check, I was already here.