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VanessaTony Grand Master

VanessaTony   3,567

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I am a bit confused..

I am also getting an Australian Police certificate for my CR-1 visa, and contacted the NVC in May of this year to ask if I need fingerprint checks also and they said no.

According to the Australian Federal Police website:

Fingerprint checks

"Fingerprint checks may only be conducted where there is a legal or regulatory requirement for such a check to be conducted."

So, it appears that it is not a requirement to get fingerprint checks in addition to the name check?

Fingerprints are a requirements. I don't know who you spoke to but they're wrong. However if you don't want to trust us, feel free to just get the name one and see what happens.

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Fingerprints are a requirements. I don't know who you spoke to but they're wrong. However if you don't want to trust us, feel free to just get the name one and see what happens.

I am a little confused. :help:

Now, I am in Victoria state.

And from my understanding,Australian police certificate is a national police check.

Does it represent only for Victoria state or national? no matter before I lived in Sydney for a couple of months? Or I have to apply another pcc for NSW? :crying:

I-130 NOA1:2011/10/17(217 days)

After 187 days REF:2012/4/24(email)

REF:2012/5/7(mail)-stupid photo

REF Sent:2012/5/8

REF reviewing:2012/5/15

Approved NOA2 :2012/5/21(email)2012/5/24(mail)

NVC (66 days)

NVC Received case:2012/6/11 (22days/15 business days)

case no.assigned:2012/6/19 (8 days/6 business days since NVC received case)

DS-3032 sent: 2012/6/19 wrong case no. resent:2012/6/20

AOS I-864 Bill : 2012/6/21

Pay I-864 Bill:2012/6/22(Fri),6/25(Mon) showed as PAID

DS-3032 accepted : 2012/6/28

Receive IV Bill DS-230 : 2012/6/29

Pay IV Bill DS-230 : 2012/6/30(Fri),7/3(Mon) showed as PAID

Return Completed I-864 :2012/7/10,arrived:2012/7/13,accepted:2012/7/20

Medical:2012/7/13 received result:2012/7/24

Return Completed DS-230 :2012/7/14,arrived:2012/7/23,accepted:2012/7/26

Case Completed at NVC :2012/7/26

Interview date assigned+P4 interview letter :2012/8/3(8 days since case completed)

Interview date :2012/9/25 OMG flying to Sydney

Interview Result : Approved!

Visa issued:2012/09/26 (received an email notice)

Visa Received :2012/09/28(Yeah...got it!!)

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Lainie B   465

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I am a little confused. :help:

Now, I am in Victoria state.

And from my understanding,Australian police certificate is a national police check.

Does it represent only for Victoria state or national? no matter before I lived in Sydney for a couple of months? Or I have to apply another pcc for NSW? :crying:

The one you get in Victoria will be a National Police Check. It doesn't matter which state you go through (you go through the one that you are currently living in). They all use the same database to run the check. You don't have to get one from NSW as well.

Just make sure you get the fingerprints and name check.

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The one you get in Victoria will be a National Police Check. It doesn't matter which state you go through (you go through the one that you are currently living in). They all use the same database to run the check. You don't have to get one from NSW as well.

Just make sure you get the fingerprints and name check.

Yes!!!! :dance:

I don't need to pay extra money for it.

Actually,I received my PCC 1 month ago with fingerprint check.

cost $ 137,only 1 day processing time and 3 days later got it, so fast!

Thank you for your reply!

I-130 NOA1:2011/10/17(217 days)

After 187 days REF:2012/4/24(email)

REF:2012/5/7(mail)-stupid photo

REF Sent:2012/5/8

REF reviewing:2012/5/15

Approved NOA2 :2012/5/21(email)2012/5/24(mail)

NVC (66 days)

NVC Received case:2012/6/11 (22days/15 business days)

case no.assigned:2012/6/19 (8 days/6 business days since NVC received case)

DS-3032 sent: 2012/6/19 wrong case no. resent:2012/6/20

AOS I-864 Bill : 2012/6/21

Pay I-864 Bill:2012/6/22(Fri),6/25(Mon) showed as PAID

DS-3032 accepted : 2012/6/28

Receive IV Bill DS-230 : 2012/6/29

Pay IV Bill DS-230 : 2012/6/30(Fri),7/3(Mon) showed as PAID

Return Completed I-864 :2012/7/10,arrived:2012/7/13,accepted:2012/7/20

Medical:2012/7/13 received result:2012/7/24

Return Completed DS-230 :2012/7/14,arrived:2012/7/23,accepted:2012/7/26

Case Completed at NVC :2012/7/26

Interview date assigned+P4 interview letter :2012/8/3(8 days since case completed)

Interview date :2012/9/25 OMG flying to Sydney

Interview Result : Approved!

Visa issued:2012/09/26 (received an email notice)

Visa Received :2012/09/28(Yeah...got it!!)

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Lainie B   465

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Yes!!!! :dance:

I don't need to pay extra money for it.

Actually,I received my PCC 1 month ago with fingerprint check.

cost $ 137,only 1 day processing time and 3 days later got it, so fast!

Thank you for your reply!

That's great you have it already.

If you have ever lived in another country for more than 12 months since age 16 you need one from that country too.

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That's great you have it already.

If you have ever lived in another country for more than 12 months since age 16 you need one from that country too.

Yes,I need one from my born country.

And now I am bothering about"living" because I worked in Vietnam and total was near 2 years.

It's temporary and for business only.

I never stayed there six month periods at one time.

I post here about DS230 Question 30.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/374885-ds230-form-question-30/page__p__5491204__fromsearch__1#entry5491204

I think I should make this topic only for Australian pcc.

That's why I post another topic.

Thank you for your kind reminder.

I-130 NOA1:2011/10/17(217 days)

After 187 days REF:2012/4/24(email)

REF:2012/5/7(mail)-stupid photo

REF Sent:2012/5/8

REF reviewing:2012/5/15

Approved NOA2 :2012/5/21(email)2012/5/24(mail)

NVC (66 days)

NVC Received case:2012/6/11 (22days/15 business days)

case no.assigned:2012/6/19 (8 days/6 business days since NVC received case)

DS-3032 sent: 2012/6/19 wrong case no. resent:2012/6/20

AOS I-864 Bill : 2012/6/21

Pay I-864 Bill:2012/6/22(Fri),6/25(Mon) showed as PAID

DS-3032 accepted : 2012/6/28

Receive IV Bill DS-230 : 2012/6/29

Pay IV Bill DS-230 : 2012/6/30(Fri),7/3(Mon) showed as PAID

Return Completed I-864 :2012/7/10,arrived:2012/7/13,accepted:2012/7/20

Medical:2012/7/13 received result:2012/7/24

Return Completed DS-230 :2012/7/14,arrived:2012/7/23,accepted:2012/7/26

Case Completed at NVC :2012/7/26

Interview date assigned+P4 interview letter :2012/8/3(8 days since case completed)

Interview date :2012/9/25 OMG flying to Sydney

Interview Result : Approved!

Visa issued:2012/09/26 (received an email notice)

Visa Received :2012/09/28(Yeah...got it!!)

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Sukie Experienced

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OK - anybody else run into this with NVC? I called tonight, expecting to get a "case complete", but the guy I talked to said we were getting a checklist for a Police Certificate. We were expecting this - my partner is from Queensland, and the PCC gets sent directly to the Consulate. BUT...I think NVC is VERY confused, as they are saying she needs TWO Police Certificates - one from Victoria and one from Queensland. I think this is completely wrong, as the Australian PCC is a national one - not a state-by-state one. You just have to apply through your state.

Has anyone run into this (IR-1/CR-1)??? How was it resolved? I don't have the checklist yet - so I can't do anything yet.

Sukie

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I did CR-1, so my experience with F2A visas is limited, but imagine that the PCC requirements would be the same.

This link is to the US Embassy Canberra website and details the process for obtaining PCC for each state.

They are valid for 12mths.

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G'day KLS.

I am confused regarding police clearance. So the embassy website says go to WA police and get police clearance from them. I also sent an email to Sydney to check that and they told me to get one from Australian Federal Police, not WA police. They also said to refer to the embassy website, which tells me to contact the WA police.

Which authority did you get your clearance from?

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G'day KLS.

I am confused regarding police clearance. So the embassy website says go to WA police and get police clearance from them. I also sent an email to Sydney to check that and they told me to get one from Australian Federal Police, not WA police. They also said to refer to the embassy website, which tells me to contact the WA police.

Which authority did you get your clearance from?

This thread is over 2yrs old now. Honestly, I don't know what the requirements are now, they may or may not have changed. May be a better idea to post your question in the Aussie forum, as someone with more up-to-date info can probably help you better than me. Good luck!

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29 Apr 2011 - Case entered into the system/Case number assigned; Medical Exam in Sydney

30 Apr 2011 - Police Check Application sent

2 May 2011 - Called NVC and got Invoice ID number

3 May 2011 - Sent DS-3032 email

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27 May 2011 - IV package delivered according to tracking

8 Jun 2011 - RFE for original marriage certificate; requested supervisor review since we KNOW it was in the package!

30 Jun 2011 - SIF and CC - FINALLY!!!!

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G'day KLS.

I am confused regarding police clearance. So the embassy website says go to WA police and get police clearance from them. I also sent an email to Sydney to check that and they told me to get one from Australian Federal Police, not WA police. They also said to refer to the embassy website, which tells me to contact the WA police.

Which authority did you get your clearance from?

Hi TheBigO,

Go to the local police station in your state. All states carry out the National Police Check (National Criminal History Record Check).

For my K-1 visa, I went to a quieter local police station (Ryde, NSW) and as long as they didn't have someone in custody, they will be able to carry it out for you.

Conflicting information resulted in a preference for the safe route, so I decided to get name, date of birth and fingerprints done ($175) vs. name and date of birth check ($52).

A couple of weeks later I received a hard copy certificate in the post and that same information was provided to the consulate.

Hope that helps.

K1

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