Apply for a Good Conduct Certificate

UAE authorities require a Certificate of Good Conduct from the Sri Lanka Police for Sri Lankan workers who are willing to apply for a new employment visa from the UAE effective from 30th March 2026.

A Good Conduct Certificate is primarily a Police Clearance Certificate issued to a person by relevant Police station in the country of domicile in connection with his/her criminal clearance for a certain period.

Applicants, who were born and raised in UAE, are not required to have a Good Conduct Certificate, YET, if such an applicant had spent sometimes in Sri Lanka or in a third country before applying for a job in UAE, should produce a Good Conduct Certificate related to their previous domicile.

Good Conduct Certificate should be attested by both Consular Division/Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UAE Embassy in Colombo prior to its submission to the employer.

In the event of an applicant is unable to visit Consular Affairs Division/Ministry of Foreign Affairs in person for attestation, he/she can appoint a proxy for this purpose through an authorization letter. A format for an authorization letter is attached.

PROCEDURE TO APPLY FOR A GOOD CONDUCT CERTIFICATE

Applicants applying for UAE employment visa for the first time from Sri Lanka should apply for a Good Conduct Certificate to relevant local police station in Sri Lanka or via online. https://www.police.lk

The applicants applying for Good Conduct Certificate from UAE have the following two (02) options:

a. Applying for a Good Conduct Certificate through the Embassy of Sri Lanka, Abu Dhabi with the submission of the following documents:

  1. A copy of the National Identity Card.
  2. A copy of the Passport.
  3. An affidavit in the event of any discrepancy in the applicant’s name.
  4. Dully filled application form, which could be downloaded: https://www.police.lk

b.Applying for a Good Conduct Certificate through online:

  1. Applicant could apply for a Good Conduct Certificate through online, the link for which is: https://www.police.lk

A fee of Rs.5100.00 is levied by the Police, and it should be paid through appropriate online payment mode–Visa/Master/American Express/ E-cash etc.

The online application procedure is faster than the manual application through the Embassy, and the certificate can be obtained within two (02) to six (06) weeks.

However, a good Conduct Certificate issued online to the applicant should also be certified by the Consular Division/Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UAE Embassy in Colombo, Sri Lanka as required by the UAE Authorities.

c. Applying for a Good Conduct Certificate through a proxy in Sri Lanka

An applicant residing in UAE can apply for a Good Conduct Certificate through a proxy in Sri Lanka as well. As per No.24 of Police Clearance Certificate Request Application to the Police Head Quarters, Colombo, the proxy should be a relative of the applicant, whose details should be given as per application form.

DOWNLOAD DOCUMENTS

  1. Application Form for a Good Conduct Certificate.
  2. Instructions for online application for a Police Clearance Certificate.
  3. Instructions for Police Clearance Certificate Request Application to the Police Head Quarters, Colombo
  4. The format for an authorization letter