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IV package; If the beneficiary lives in the US, do they need a Police Certificate from their country?

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Blessedwater   0

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Filed: Other Country: Dominican Republic
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Hey Everyone:

My husband and I just filled out the DS-261, and we are waiting for the AOS Bill to show. Since I like to research ahead for documents need before we get to a specific step; my question has to do with the documents required to submit the "IV" application.

To pin out the specific; Police Certificate. Since my husband arrived in 2001, lived with me since 2002; I understand he needs Police Clearance here in NYC. We will work on it in the following week since, this takes 5-10 business days to process. This will give us time to finish whatever we have to finish on the AOS package and start the on the IV.

My question is; since he was 26 years old when he left the Dominican Republic, does he also needs "Police Clearance" from there. Is the Police Clearance from the Dominican Republic needed for the "IV documents required" ?

Desperately seeking answers

Blessedwater

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dhlunar   25

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Any reason why you are going the Immigrant Visa route and not Adjustment of Status through USCIS, if your husband lives currently in the US?

This is the language that from the State Department website regarding Police Certificates on what must be sent to NVC:

Each visa applicant aged 16 years or older must submit police certificates.

You must submit police certificates which:

  • Cover the entire period of the applicant’s residence in that area
  • Have been issued by the appropriate police authority
  • Include all arrests, the reason for the arrest(s), and the disposition of each recorded case.

How to obtain a police certificate:

  1. Determine the countries from which a police certificate is required. Refer to the table below.

    Note: Present and former residents of the United States need NOT obtain any U.S. police certificates
  2. Contact the appropriate police authorities. Additional information on how to obtain a police certificate can be found on the Reciprocity by Country page.

    IMPORTANT NOTICE - ABOUT POLICE CERTIFICATES: Some countries require a specific Police Certificate Request form to properly request and obtain Police Certificate(s). The Reciprocity by Country page indicates those countries.

    Police certificates from certain countries are unavailable.

    More specific information is available from the NVC, the nearest U.S. immigrant visa processing post, or online at Reciprocity by Country.

Here is the information regarding the cases for my in-laws (wife, their daughter, is the petitioner under the IR-5 category, Parents of a USC):

Submit I-130 (2 petitions) to USCIS on May 30, 2013

USCIS approved the cases on March 10, 2014.

Received notice online from USCIS the cases were sent to NVC on March 17, 2014.

NVC received the cases on March 28, 2014

The case numbers were created on Monday, April 28.

We received the numbers by phone on Friday, May 2.

DS-261 became available on both cases late in the evening on Friday, May 2. Both DS-261 filed on Saturday, May 3.

Received emails to my wife regarding AOS at around 8am on Wednesday, May 7. At the same time received emails that were cc of letters sent to my in-laws. However, the date of all of the letters was Monday, May 5.

Received emails regarding the Immigrant Visa Fee at around 11:15am on Wednesday, May 7. IV fees became available online at around 1pm on Wednesday, May 7. Date of invoice was Tuesday, May 8.

Paid all the fees on Wednesday, May 7 at around 1:15pm.

All fees marked as paid and DS-260 become available sometime late on Friday, May 9.

Dropped off IV and AOS packages (in two different envelopes - 1 for AOS and 1 for IV documents) at the local post office at around 2pm on Saturday, May 10.

Submitted DS-260 (for both cases) around 10am on Sunday, May 11.

Both document packages received by NVC on Monday, May 12 (according to Post Office Tracking - one around 1pm and the other around 4pm. Don't know why they got separated.)

Received checklist email for both cases at 4pm on Thursday, June 12 regarding the IV civil documents

Wife called NVC in the afternoon of Friday, June 13 to inquire about the checklist. Told by a representative they are normal and automatic and not to worry. AOS under review. Call back after Tuesday, June 24.
Received a checklist for my father-in-law on Monday, June 16. NVC reviewed his AOS paperwork, but waiting for the documents the requested the week before.

Wife called NVC in the morning of Tuesday, June 17. Told by the agent they don't have the document requested for dad, and they don't have the AOS package for her mom.

Put in a request with our Senator to get more information. Response was mother-in-law is documentary complete and father-in-law was in document review for the military document.

Wife called NVC on the morning of Tuesday, July 1 and spoke with a supervisor regarding her dad's military document. Supervisor said she would look into it.

Supervisor called us and left a voicemail on the morning of Wednesday, July 9 and stated they have located my father-in-law's military documents. Case sent back to document review.

Per conversation with an agent, the expedited request originally requested by email on July 7, was sent to the Embassy on Thursday, July 10.

Received by postal mail on Thursday, August 21 from our Senator regarding the response of another inquiry. Still the same.

Early in the morning on Friday, August 22:

Wife calls the Embassy and was told the IV section doesn't accept calls, and was given a number in the states that turned out to be scheduling assistance for NIV interviews.

Called NVC as soon as they opened and was told the Embassy denied the expedite request, but the case was completed by NVC on Monday, August 18. Wife inquired about interview scheduling, and was given some good information.

At 5 PM on Thursday, September 11, received the interview letters. Interview is scheduled for the morning of October 9.

Mother-in-law approved. Father-in-law placed in Administrative Processing due to follow-up TB test.

CEAC stated ISSUED for my mother-in-law on October 15. DHL had the package for pick up on October 17 but called the wrong number. Package picked up on October 27.

On December 11 mother-in-law received a phone call from the Embassy that the medical is back for my father-in-law and to DHL his passport to them. Passport sent on December 12.

On December 18 CEAC updated to ISSUED for my father-in-law. My wife is happy!!!! Embassy said they gave it to DHL on December 19

Due to a DHL delay the package did not become available for pick up until December 24. USCIS Immigrant Fee paid the same day.

POE: JFK Terminal 1 - December 26, 2014 - They are finally here!!!

Took them to a local SSA office to get SSN on January 6, 2015. Cards received on January 10, 2015.

Green Cards received by priority mail on January 23, 2015 (four weeks after arrival).

Both went to motor vehicles and got state issued ID cards on April 11, 2015.

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apple21   953

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Filed: F-2A Visa Country: Philippines
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Hmmm, sounds to me like you're doing adjustment of status based on marriage since the beneficiary is currently residing in the US??? If so, why deal with NVC?

Anyway, if you're doing consular processing, then YES the beneficiary needs to obtain police clearances from every country he has lived in since reaching age 16.

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:wub:10-year GC holder :wub:

My Parents’ B2 Tourist Visa Application - APPROVED

 

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