Table 11: Procedure | Conscience and Peace Tax International

**Procedure for recognition of Conscientious Objector status**
State	Application form available?	Application made to:	Documentation required	Personal attendance
Austria	downloadable from web	Call-up Commission, Ministry of Interior, or Military District Command	none	not required
Albania	no details known
Armenia				required
Azerbaijan	no procedures established
Bosnia- Herzegovina:
Federation (C)		to Commission for Civilian Service		rarely required
Republika Srpska (C)		to Regional Commander of Military Service		not required
Bulgaria		to local military commander		may be required
Croatia		directly to the Civilian Service Commission	written justification
Cyprus		directly to Ministry of Defence
Denmark	from Ministry of Interior	direcly to the Conscientious Objection Administration Board	written justification if after start of service	not required
Estonia		Ministry of Defence	in writing	may be required
Finland	from Ministryof Defence	directly to Ministry of Defence (if before start of service) in service: to regimental commander reserves: to commander of miltary province	none other than the form	not required
Georgia		directly to District Military Commission		may be required
Germany		directly	reference to Article 4b of the Constitution	not required
Greece			Certificates from: the police, that the applicant has never applied for a firearms licence, and from the Forest Public Service that he has never held a hunting licence copy of criminal record	always required
Hungary (S)				not required
Israel				required
Latvia		local conscription centre
Lithuania		to regional conscription centre	motivation letter and curriculum vitae
Macedonia		to local conscription department		may be required
Moldova		to the officer of alternative service in the district (city). (Article 11)	documents confirming the membership of the respective religious or pacifist organisation (Article 14)	must be present at hearing (Article 16), but no indication that may speak
Norway	from Ministry of Justice			not required
Paraguay		to the Human Rights Commission of the Chamber of Deputies or to local administrations in some departments.		declaration must be sworn in person
Poland		directly		required
Romania		directly to Ministry of Defence	details of denominational membership	no indication
Russian Federation			at applicant's discretion, plus list of witnesses	required
Serbia-Montenegro		via local armed forces office		rarely required
Slovenia (S)			may be obtained by the Commission	may be required
Sweden				not required
Switzerland		to Central Civilian Service Authority	curriculum vitae, written justification undertaking to perform civilian service	required
Taiwan		application form statement of beliefs certification of active membership of a registered legal organisation
Ukraine		certification from a minister of religion from an exempted denomination		not usually required
USA	from post offices	statement of beliefs plus (optionally) letters of support from persons who have personal knowledge of your conscientious objection		Required - may be accompanied by an adviser and up to three character witnesses
Uzbekistan				required