Criminal Convictions Clearance
It is compulsory for all teachers to possess a recent (last 3-6 months) Criminal Records Clearance. As part of our credentialing we are by law required to obtain the original or certified copy of this clearance before you start working for a Bluewave School. I therefore urge you to make your application immediately, as it can take up to 12 weeks to have these returned to you.
We cannot emphasise enough the importance of this document. In the event that we have not received this certificate then we are unable to allow you to start working and we believe that this could be extremely stressful in the event you have travelled half-way around the world ready to start work.
To help you have this document ready for your arrival we have collated a number of links to help you to start the application process:
AUSTRALIA
Apply to: Australian Federal Police
www.afp.gov.au/afp/page/employment/crimhistory/crimhterms.htm
CANADA
Apply to Royal Canadian Mounted Police
www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/crimrec/crimrec_e.htm
JAMAICA
Apply to: Records Identification Division, P O Box 462, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies.
NEW ZEALAND
Apply to Ministry of Justice:
www.police.govt.nz/service/vetting/
SOUTH AFRICA
Apply to: The Commissioner Criminal Bureau Security Branch, South African Police, Private Bag X308, Pretoria 0001
UNITED KINGDOM
Apply to: Criminal Records Bureau
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Apply in writing for an FBI identification record to the: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Attn: Identification Division, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburgh, West Virginia 26306. USA
www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/fprequest.htm
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