DBS or ACRO for residency application

Hi everyone,


Hoping someone can help me with the following - I have just moved to Spain from the UK and am applying for residency por arraigo familiar (my husband is Spanish). One of the documents I have to provide as part of my application is a certificado de antecedentes penales/a criminal background check - it does not specify which kind of certificate I need, just that it needs to cover the last 5 years and be legalised and translated. I automatically went for a DBS certificate as that's all I know, but have just had a call from the company I'm using to notarise and legalise the document suggesting that I might instead need an ACRO. Can anybody advise? I want to make sure I have the correct document and avoid wasting time and money getting the wrong one!

Thank you!

No you need an acro police certificate   you can apply on their website

@ellieswhttps://acro.police.uk/s/acro-services/police-certificatesThat is what they will want, ACRO is the criminal records office for the UK. Its the standard for anything to do with visa / immigration.

Looks like expat.com dont like links.... just google ACRO, the application is on their website.

@ellieswYou will definitely need an Acro, you can apply here:https://www.acro.police.uk/s/acro-services/police-certificates


    Looks like expat.com dont like links.... just google ACRO, the application is on their website.
   

    -@TinyTraveler123


They do like links, it's just when you are new member they have to be approved. This is to stop spamming on the site. After you have made a X amount of posts, then links posted will be accepted without trouble.


The link is https://www.acro.police.uk/s/