Applying for an an Employment purpose National Police Check involves utilising the service established by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) to facilitate National Police Checks to support the assessment of the suitability of people applying for employment (including positions of trust and volunteer service).
If you need a National Police Check for Immigration/Visa purposes, please make sure to select the Australian Federal Police (AFP) check option. AFP checks will arrive directly via post mail and will not be sent via email. Because of this reason, National Police Check results may take 5-25 business days to arrive. Rapid Screening is a registered partner with the AFP, our website service will send your completed application directly to Criminal Records department at AFP. You many contact us directly for any inquires regards your application
You will need access to a desktop monitor with a camera or a mobile device (with quality camera). If your desktop monitor doesn’t have a camera, you will need a scanner to upload your ID documents.
When applying for an ACIC National Police Check (NCCHC), you must complete/sign the online Consent Form and upload four ID documents from three categories. See
When applying for an AFP Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), you must complete/sign the online Consent Form and upload a minimum of 100 points of identification. See
For Employment purpose National Police Checks, we will verify your ID Documents online via our Document Verification Service (DVS) system. You DO NOT need to get them certified unless we request you to do so.
If your ID’s cannot be verified, you may need to get your ID’s certified by a person before whom a statutory declaration may be made (see below).
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