Available. Centralized criminal records covering Malawi are maintained at the Criminal Investigation Department, Police Headquarters, Private Bag 305, Capital City, Lilongwe 3. The Malawi police issues certificates upon application and submission of declaration (see Special Clearance Procedures) and fingerprint charts (2 copies) indicating whether a criminal record should exist or not, and if so, particulars of the offenses, nature of punishment and/or period of imprisonment. Please also include dates applicant was in Malawi as well as the address of the applicant in Malawi. There may be a fee for this service. |
Manual retrieval by court researchers