PCC question

[DanielParul 50]

When I asked the US Consulate about how many PCCs I need since I stayed in 5 different places since I was 16, here is the reply I got from them. Hope this helps -

RE: Request for specific information‏

From: Inquiries, Immigrant Visa (IVND@state.gov)

Sent: Fri 12/07/07 1:21 AM

To: Parul XXXXXXXXX(XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX@hotmail.co.uk)

Dear Parul XXXXXXXX:

This is in response to your inquiry regarding the K-1 visa application.

The validity of PCC is one year from the date of its issuance. You need to obtain first PCC from local area police station

where you are residing for the past six months or more. The second PCC is required from the regional passport office.

Thus we need only two PCCs from India. Applicants who have resided in any other country for one year or more after

The age of 16 may also be required to submit police certificates for these countries.

We hope this information is useful to you. However, please contact us in case of any clarification.

Sincerely,

Visa Information Unit

U. S. Embassy

New Delhi, India

[sowmyak 0]

When I asked the US Consulate about how many PCCs I need since I stayed in 5 different places since I was 16, here is the reply I got from them. Hope this helps -

RE: Request for specific information‏

From: Inquiries, Immigrant Visa (IVND@state.gov)

Sent: Fri 12/07/07 1:21 AM

To: Parul XXXXXXXXX(XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX@hotmail.co.uk)

Dear Parul XXXXXXXX:

This is in response to your inquiry regarding the K-1 visa application.

The validity of PCC is one year from the date of its issuance. You need to obtain first PCC from local area police station

where you are residing for the past six months or more. The second PCC is required from the regional passport office.

Thus we need only two PCCs from India. Applicants who have resided in any other country for one year or more after

The age of 16 may also be required to submit police certificates for these countries.

We hope this information is useful to you. However, please contact us in case of any clarification.

Sincerely,

Visa Information Unit

U. S. Embassy

New Delhi, India

Very helpful indeed. THanks Parul

[kk_0311 0]

As far as chennai goes, when they say 'District police office serving the applicant's place of residence' what do they mean? Is it the local police station or Chennai Commisioner office?

Also does Chennai passport office require NVC checklist or something before providing PCC?

Edited April 8, 2010 by kk_0311

[DanielParul 50]

When they said local police station it actually means the police headquarters for the district and its signed by the Supritendent (spelling? ) of police.

[Ready2Kl 1]

When they said local police station it actually means the police headquarters for the district and its signed by the Supritendent (spelling? ) of police.

Mostly Incorrect..not totally..........Thats what i thought, but from others on this forum it is local police station not the police commissionar office. In my city there is One Town, Two Town and Three town and so on local police stations and there is one police comissioner office for the whole city. I just had to get the PCC from the local (Two Town police station) that has jurisdiction over our address apart from the passport office PCC. This was in February of this year. From what i understand after talking to people on this forum they will accept either from Police comissioner office or from local police station serving the address. Eileen if you see this post maybe you can comment on this one.

I was confused on the terminology of local police station as far as Chennai consulate goes too until i talked to people on this forum .

[sachinky 464]

For Calcutta too, the request had to be made to the SP. The clearance comes from IB. The actual home check is made by someone in your local police station serving your residence district.

[kk_0311 0]

My wife stayed in couple of different districts in Tamilnadu... and the Police station in her current district can give PCC for last 10 years.. should we get PCC from the other district where she stayed when she turned 16?

[DanielParul 50]

My wife stayed in couple of different districts in Tamilnadu... and the Police station in her current district can give PCC for last 10 years.. should we get PCC from the other district where she stayed when she turned 16?

Your wife needs 1 PCC from India (current residence) and 1 each from all other countries that she has stayed in since she turned 16.

[DanielParul 50]

Mostly Incorrect..not totally..........Thats what i thought, but from others on this forum it is local police station not the police commissionar office. In my city there is One Town, Two Town and Three town and so on local police stations and there is one police comissioner office for the whole city. I just had to get the PCC from the local (Two Town police station) that has jurisdiction over our address apart from the passport office PCC. This was in February of this year. From what i understand after talking to people on this forum they will accept either from Police comissioner office or from local police station serving the address. Eileen if you see this post maybe you can comment on this one.

I was confused on the terminology of local police station as far as Chennai consulate goes too until i talked to people on this forum .

Not incorrect at all. I did not mention Police Commisioners office. My district had 40 local stations. My case went to each station and they gave a clearance (internally, I did not have to run around for it) and finally to the SP's office where it received the final clearance. Your district did the same thing and after clearance from all local thanas, you were able to pick it up from your local station. Another member from New Delhi had to pick it up from the Commissioner's Office in Delhi. Depends on what City/town you are in. Delhi has a Commissioner, Ghaziabad has a SP.

[Ready2Kl 1]

Not incorrect at all. I did not mention Police Commisioners office. My district had 40 local stations. My case went to each station and they gave a clearance (internally, I did not have to run around for it) and finally to the SP's office where it received the final clearance. Your district did the same thing and after clearance from all local thanas, you were able to pick it up from your local station. Another member from New Delhi had to pick it up from the Commissioner's Office in Delhi. Depends on what City/town you are in. Delhi has a Commissioner, Ghaziabad has a SP.

I never said your PCC is incorrect. They will accept that. All i meant is that you dont need clearance from all 40 local police stations and the PCC doesnt need to come from SP/Commissioner's office. We just went to the local police station and got our PCC. From what i understand some people get it from the District/SP/Commissioner office and some people just get it from the local police station that has jurisdiction over the address. And some cities might be different and probably they will direct you to SP/Comm. office. They accept both (either from SP's office or just from that one single local police station). I am speaking from personal experience on how we did it after talking to people on here who went to Chennai consulate.

[DanielParul 50]

But you are wrong according to the US Consulate, Chennai website. It states -

If the applicant is residing in India and his or her Indian passport was issued within past 6 months and is 16 years old or older the applicant needs a clearance from... Passport office

If the applicant is residing in India and his or her passport was issued more than 6 months prior to visa application is 16 years old or older, the applicant needs a clearance from

1. Passport office

2. The district police office serving the applicant's place of residence

Here is the link

http://chennai.usconsulate.gov/immigrantstous/glossary-of-iv-documents-and-terms.html#PCC

You might have done it but what you say is misleading info.

Edited April 15, 2010 by DanielParul

[Ready2Kl 1]

But you are wrong according to the US Consulate, Chennai website. It states -

If the applicant is residing in India and his or her Indian passport was issued within past 6 months and is 16 years old or older the applicant needs a clearance from... Passport office

If the applicant is residing in India and his or her passport was issued more than 6 months prior to visa application is 16 years old or older, the applicant needs a clearance from

1. Passport office

2. The district police office serving the applicant's place of residence

Here is the link

http://chennai.usconsulate.gov/immigrantstous/glossary-of-iv-documents-and-terms.html#PCC

You might have done it but what you say is misleading info.

The website says "District police office serving the applicant's place of residence". I understood that to be the Police station that has jurisdiction over my address. There is nothing that is per-se named as District Police Office in Andhra. I was confused when we had to get the police PCC and the people who finished their processing at that time said it would mean either from SP or from local police station. And they accepted the local police station PCC. So I dont think it is misleading info because thats what they accepted for us and for atleast few people I talkedd on here. Some local police stations wont give PCC's and they will direct you to SP's office and in that case you wont have a choice. In our city the local Police station gave the PCC and not the SP's office. You should also realize it could be different from STate to State and city to city on how the police work since each State might have different rule. Our case is from Andhra and Chennai consulate.

[BlueTrap 0]

All,

Need your opinion: if my fiance has his passport renewed ("reissued" in India's terminology), does he still need to get PCC, or will the one from the Passport Office suffice?

In my opinion, technically, his passport was "issued" within the past 6 months, so he only need Passport Office clearance; however, I thought it better to check.

Thanks!

Blue

[DanielParul 50]

All,

Need your opinion: if my fiance has his passport renewed ("reissued" in India's terminology), does he still need to get PCC, or will the one from the Passport Office suffice?

In my opinion, technically, his passport was "issued" within the past 6 months, so he only need Passport Office clearance; however, I thought it better to check.

Thanks!

Blue

The new passport is less than 6 months old tnen No. Police would have verified and given a clearance before they issued another passport.

[Crazyaboutyou 0]

Did your wife's PCC get sorted out?

I got mine from the Calcutta RPO in 4 working days. (8 days since request).

Add the local PCC, might help the process go faster.

Hi!

I am Tapas from NYC my fiancee is from Kolkata, Salt Lake City. She is tryiong to get her PCC from passport office.Would be kind enough give some insight as to how it works.

Thanks,

Tapas