Police Certificate

[Monica&Isha 0]

Hi guys!! I was trying to get a police certificate from the state where I live here in Brazil (Bahia) and i found out they offer an online service. On the internet we can check a person's background and print out a certificate. The certificate brings a code which you can use to go online and check if te document is real. However, I was wondering if NVC accepts such documents since there is no signature from the police. Does anyone know if they accept that kind of document? I have no idea if other countries/states offer this online certificate... Any one here or any Brazilian at VJ had this experience?

Thanks

[YuAndDan 153]

Looks like NVC will accept the "Internet" Cert:

Police Records

Certificates of Good Conduct (Atestados de Bons Antecedentes) related to possible violations of state law are available to persons 18 years of age and older from the Secretaria de Seguranca Publica in each of Brazil's states. Atestados related to possible violations of federal law are available to persons 18 years of age and older from any station (Delegacia) of the National Police (Policia Federal). Criminal records in Brazil are expunged five years after any sentence has been served.

Because each state maintains a separate database of violations of state law, a prospective immigrant must obtain a separate record from the Secretaria de Seguranca Publica of each state in which he or she has resided within the past five years. Additionally, a prospective immigrant must obtain a record from the Policia Federal, since state police records do not include violations of federal law.

For addresses or telephone numbers of Secretarias de Seguranca Publica and Delegacias de Policia Federal an applicant may contact the immigrant visa unit of the U.S. Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro or access the consulate’s website at: www.embaixadaamericana.org.br. Federal Certificates are also available through the internet as are some State police certificates. If the applicant is residing outside Brazil, it is highly unlikely that he/she will get the Police certificate (only if he/she has someone with a power of attorney to apply on his/her behalf and if the applicant’s Brazilian ID card was issued by the specific state from which the certificate is being requested).

http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/reciproc...ocity_3521.html

[Aryadne e Kevin 0]

Hi, I am brazilian, and I live in RJ. In my case, according to the instrcutions and the Federal Police, internet Certificate is NOT acceptable. sO, I had to go over to the Police Office, and get an original one, with a official signature. Anotehr thing, is this certificate has expiration date of 3 motnhs only.

Good Luck!

Aryadne

[Monica&Isha 0]

Thanks a lot guys!

From what I understand, it seems that the consulate in Rio accepts the internet certificates, but NVC in the U.S. does NOT. I think the consulate knows how things work in Brazil, so they are willing to accept it. But it seems a safer choice to get the "real" ones at the office in order to have no problems/delays with NVC. Thanks again.