is the criminal records needed in accplying for CR1?

[t&l 0]

is the criminal records needed in accplying for CR1? If it needed, where and how to get this criminal record in california, LA?

[Malrothien 6]

Police records are required for the beneficiary - NOT the petitioner.

[Darnell 8,478]

a police clearance certificate is generated on/for the beneficiary, not the petitioner, and is submitted with the DS-230 during NVC processing.

IS NOT NEEDED for initial I-130 submittal.

I suggest you get that PCC when the NOA-2 is generated.

[Darnell 8,478]

on a different note..

if you are still in China, and not married, then an I-130 is useless - you must be married.

IF you reside in the USA, legally, and will marry and adjust status IN THE USA..

then you need to file I-130 and I-485 concurrently.. see http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...page=i130guide2 treat each set as 'seperate' when making evidence. you might be making copies of stuff, and thats ok.

[Darnell 8,478]

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a police clearance certificate is generated on/for the beneficiary, not the petitioner, and is submitted with the DS-230 during NVC processing.

IS NOT NEEDED for initial I-130 submittal.

I suggest you get that PCC when the NOA-2 is generated.

If you are living in the USA, you don't need to get one FROM the USA.

YOU WILL NEED documents from China, though - and any family member in yer hukuo book can go to the big PSB office, get for you, send to you in USA.

[t&l 0]

on a different note..

if you are still in China, and not married, then an I-130 is useless - you must be married.

IF you reside in the USA, legally, and will marry and adjust status IN THE USA..

then you need to file I-130 and I-485 concurrently.. see http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...page=i130guide2 treat each set as 'seperate' when making evidence. you might be making copies of stuff, and thats ok.

thanks. we will get married in china in a few months, and i am searching what information is needed ,so we can provide those when we apply for CR1.