Criminal records

Important information about ordering criminal record extracts online

The Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) is receiving an increasing number of reports about misleading or expensive offers online in connection with ordering criminal record extracts.

Misleading websites

The following websites do not offer criminal record extracts, but only chargeable instructions on how to order them:

www.strafregisterauszug.info
www.strafregister-online.info

More expensive offers

The following private providers offer a service for ordering criminal record extracts from the federal government on behalf of their customers. This service incurs additional costs. Furthermore, the federal government cannot guarantee the order and cannot process any direct support requests:

www.auszugsdienst.ch
www.meinauszug.ch

Official ordering options

A criminal record extract can only be requested at the statutory price via the following channels:

Directly online from the Federal Office of Justice: www.records.admin.ch
Or in person at any post office counter in Switzerland

Our advice: Before placing an order, check carefully that you are on an official website. This will help you avoid unnecessary additional costs.

How to order a criminal records excerpt

Ordering via Internet	Ordering an excerpt at the post office
I have a credit card (Mastercard, VISA, American Express, PostFinance Card) or TWINT and can/want to pay the fee this way. I would like to order the excerpt immediately and not wait for the post office to open.	I have no credit card/I don’t want to use my credit card for Internet payments. I can go to the post office myself and order an excerpt.
Requirements for ordering via the Internet: Make a copy of an official identity document such as a passport, an ID card, or the new identity document for foreign nationals (copy both sides!). Print and sign the application form and mail these documents to the Criminal Records Office. Debit card, Credit card, Postfinance card or TWINT can make the payment.	Requirements for postal orders: Persons ordering an excerpt in their name must go the post office themselves and submit valid ID (passport, ID card) in proof of their identity. Payment in cash or by PostFinance Card.
Allow for a few days for delivery of the excerpt.	Allow for a few days for delivery of the excerpt.
Order your excerpt here online	To find post offices offering this ordering service, go to the Post's website