Interview Checklist - Australian Police Certificate

[StuAmy 0]

Hi Everyone,

Quick question really, we have just received our NOA2 after a long wait and I'm trying to get together everything I maybe need in order to complete the packet 3 forms and complete the interview process.

In terms of collecting information required, it looks like I have most of the documents to hand or my fiancé can send over quite quickly. The only thing I'm totally confused about is the police clearance certificates.

I previously resided in Australia for 6 years but have since returned to the UK, my question is what type of police cert do I require? The official websites say that a fingerprint and name cert are need for people living in Australia but what about people no longer living in Australia? If a fingerprint and name cert is needed how do I get my fingerprints checked in Australia?

Some forums say that the name check only is ok, some say otherwise and I really don't want to get it wrong.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

[Dazeline 1]

Hi, I've also lived in Australia for 6 years. To answer your question, yes we need a finger print and name cert from Australian Federal Police.

I confirmed this with both US embassy in my country and AFP.

You can send an email to AFP using this email address : AFP-NationalPoliceChecks@converga.com.au

They answered my email in two days.

If you can provide Livescan finger print you can do it online.

I checked some other thread, you can see here

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/395057-do-you-need-help-getting-australian-police-certificate/

She said it would take a few months to get the police certificate send back to you. This is not a good news for you since you already got your NOA2. You better ask some advice to US embassy in your country.

I hope this can help