Since July 2020, the e-criminal record service has considerably improved the lives of citizens who previously had to travel long distances and wait for days to obtain their criminal record certificate.
Since July 2020, the e-criminal record service has considerably improved the lives of citizens who previously had to travel long distances and wait for days to obtain their criminal record certificate.
One year after its launch on the National Public Services Portal “service-public.bj”, thousands of Beninese nationals and foreigners living or having lived in Benin have adopted it around the world. To date, more than 100,000 criminal record certificates have been issued via the platform, 80% of them in less than 72 hours. Recent improvements have raised this rate to 90%.
To receive your criminal record certificate on time, make sure that you:
- Write your surname and first name(s) correctly
- Enter your e-mail address correctly: this is the address to which the criminal record certificate will be sent.
To apply for a criminal record certificate, go to => https://service-public.bj/public/services/service/PS00373
For assistance, please contact support by:
- Tel: 91. 38.00.00 (calls and WhatsApp)
- E-mail at: [email protected]

