fedpol operates various information systems. These include:
- RIPOL – Nationwide search system for national and international police alerts
- IPAS – Register of incoming messages and information (e.g. information exchange with INTERPOL, fingerprint data, etc.)
- HOOGAN – Database on people involved in violence at sporting events and on measures imposed
- N-SIS – National Schengen Information System
- national investigation system (NIS) – Information system of the Federal Criminal Police
- goAML – Data of the Money Laundering Reporting Office MROS
Every person has the legal right to inquire whether any of the fedpol databases contains information on them. You can submit a request either for yourself or on behalf of someone else using the form below.
Please note your request will not be processed if:
- You have submitted a request in the last 12 months
- You provide untrue, false or incorrect information
- Information or documents are missing from your application
- Your official identity document is invalid, expired or illegible
- The power of attorney signed by the applicant is dated more than 6 months ago
In any of these cases, fedpol will not reply to your request.
Important notice: a maximum of 10 requests per day is allowed per representative. Any request beyond this limit will be filed without being processed.
Would you like to submit an enquiry regarding one of the information systems operated by fedpol?
Please submit your request in writing (by post or email):
- Postal address: Federal Office of Police fedpol, Crime Prevention and Legal Affairs Directorate, Coordination and Strategy, Guisanplatz 1A, 3003 Bern
- Email address: kpr-ks@fedpol.admin.ch
Enclosures: Copy of valid official identity document of applicant (passport or ID card); additionally proof of power of attorney if acting on someone else’s behalf.
Would you like to submit an enquiry regarding the N-SIS?
Please submit your application using the online form.
Enclosures: Copy of valid official identity document of applicant (passport or ID card); additionally proof of power of attorney if acting on someone else’s behalf.
Last modification 19.09.2024
