Police Certificate & Court Records

[karin 0]

I have a question regarding the police certificate and the court records. Does anybody has experience with them? I mean...Do you know if one gets the Fiance Visa even though one has some records which are some years old?

Thanks - K

[L_n_O 3]

Depends on the kind of charges.....

you're gonna have to be more specific..

[karin 0]

2005;driving without license

and before that there was a personal injury where they claimed it was his fault (although it was not)

[BabyBlueSusie 1]

im sorry i dont know the answer to your question, but im sure someone does...

i was just wondering if one only needs a court record if they have a criminal record...if my fiance has never been to court, does he need to somehow prove that? or does the police record take care of that?

[karin 0]

I had the same question with the Embassy today. I have asked if everyones need a court record - or only those who had a process at some point. He said - yes,only those but after I mentioned that everyone could go without any, he said, that they have internal sources as well. So I think...just be honest and say and bring what you have to. And if you had nothing at the court - so don't worry.

I worry though because we (or my fiance) has records ....

[BabyBlueSusie 1]

thank you so much...i hope someone answers your question

[Rings 10]

You will need a police clearance from every country or province/state that you have lived in for over a year at any given time. You will have to have the police records for the interview. When you receive the packet from the Embassy, it should give you a list of requirements that you must follow.

If you have records, then you must be honest because they will look at you badly if they find out and you are not truthful. You should obtain any police records or court documents with regard to any case that was filed against you in a court of the law and any ruling against that case. You should be able to obtain these doctuments at the city/county/state building of the place(s) that the case was brought against you at. Go to the same place you went to court at and ask to see the person in charge of records and you will have to pay a fee for them to pull the records out for you, have them stamp this record as a certified copy. Do not forget that.

The Embassy may or may not like what they have to see, this is a fact. You have to provide them with this information because the police clearance will be a requirement in order to get a visa and if you have something on your record and you are not honest, then it will be worse for you than if you are honest. Some charges are looked at in a better light than other charges. You should look at this link here if you have any sort of crminal record against you:

LINK

[Sienna 0]

If you WERE arrested, but all charges were dropped within 24 hours and it's not on your police report, should it be mentioned then at your interview?

[Rings 10]

That depends really on the crime commited.

I am positive that it will show up on the report because if you are arrested, then a report is written up. Even if the charges are dropped, there is still a report on the incident. If you cannot for some reason obtain the actual report, then you should ask them for an incident report. They have to keep track of all incidents. You should get this either way because if they ask you for it, then you need to have it and if you do not have it then that could be at the cost of your visa.

[karin 0]

He has not been arrested - he has been let of with probation (3 years).

[Rings 10]

He still has an incident that has required him to go to court in order for him to be put onto probation. He could not have been put on probation without a court order. He still has a police record and that will show up on his police clearance that he HAS to get in order to get a visa. If he shows up without the police clearance, then they will not issue him the visa. If he shows up with a police clearance that indicates an incident, then he will have to bring the documents pertaining to that incident.

You should look in detail at that link I gave you up there because it holds valuable information. If he feels that his incident will subject him to denial, then you should prepare the I-601 waiver and be ready to deal with that. See that link and it will help you a great deal.

[karin 0]

I know that we need a court record. The thing I was asking for was, if any of you has any experience, or if you got a visa even though you had a court record.

But your link was helpful too - thanks very much.