Criminal records
Telephone support is available on: Monday and Thursday, 9.30am to 10.30am / Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
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
Further information
Swiss Criminal Records
Bundesrain 20
CH-3003 Bern