Police today announced that the issuance service of the Certificate of No Criminal Conviction (CNCC) will be further enhanced from tomorrow, in which eligible applicants may complete the application procedure without the need to submit fingerprints.

The issuance of the CNCC is a charged service provided by the Police Force, solely for the purpose of applications for various types of visas, such as visit, student or resident visas, or for the adoption of children.

Currently, all applicants are required to schedule appointments for fingerprinting at the CNCC Office or nine designated police stations.

From tomorrow, if an applicant is submitting the application via the Hong Kong Police Force Online Applications Platform using their “iAM Smart” account and the purpose of the application is not related to matters concerning children or mentally incapacitated persons, the application procedure can be completed without submitting fingerprints. The processing time will be reduced to 15 days from 28 days.