The validity of a clearance certificate may only last for a certain period of time. For example, clearance certificates in Australia are valid for 12 months from the date they are issued.

BENGALURU: To ease the process of issuing a Police Clearance Certificate (PCC ... which require PCC from Indians. The PCC certificate has a validity of six months. There is no fixed time frame ...

the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa police department has made the police clearance certificate a mandatory requirement for securing employment. This decision applies not only to government and private sector ...