Police Certificates in America

[Kev + Kinha 0]

My Fiancee and I are waiting for our petition to be approved and we are trying to be proactive by getting the medical examination and police certificates ahead of time. My Fiancee was in America for almost 2 years under a student visa; does anyone know if she needs a police certificate from America during her time there? Thanks to everyone who can help.

[YuAndDan 153]

NO , this is what name checks are, USCIS, NVC, and Consulate will get this info directly from FBI.

[Urge To Race 2]

NO , this is what name checks are, USCIS, NVC, and Consulate will get this info directly from FBI.

[journeyman 0]

As far as I know the police certificates are required to present them at the time of K-1 visa interview (assuming she was 16 years or older when he lived in US).

Correct me if I'm wrong, isn't everyone required to get the Police certs for the K1-Visa from all countries (unless USA stay is an exception ??)

Aren't "Name Checks" done at the time of AOS/green-card process ?

Edited December 17, 2007 by journeyman

[YuAndDan 153]

As far as I know the police certificates are required to present them at the time of K-1 visa interview (assuming she was 16 years or older when he lived in US).

Correct me if I'm wrong, isn't everyone required to get the Police certs for the K1-Visa from all countries (unless USA stay is an exception ??)

Aren't "Name Checks" done at the time of AOS/green-card process ?

There are a few countries that you cannot get a police cert from when no longer living in the country, and USA there is no police cert "PERIOD". The name checks performed by USCIS, NVC, and Consulate cover the "US Police Cert".

Name checks performed on all immigrant and K-Visas:

At USCIS (Homeland Security Department) stage, currently, NCIC, IBIS and NIIS database checks are done, with the option, if warranted, to do additional database checks.

At National Visa Center (State Department) stage, a separate independent NCIC database check is done by in-house FBI staff in connection with information supplied in the DS-230. Based on results, NVC has the option to request full fingerprints to be taken at post. NVC checks can usually be completed in 24 hours. In some limited cases involving high-risk visa applicants meeting certain specific criteria, NVC also does Security Advisory Opinions (SOAs) before sending the file to Consular Post.

At Consular stage, there are three (3) Visa Security name checks done: CONDOR, MANTIS AND MORE ANOTHER NCIC (via CLASS)

[Consulate has option, if warranted, to run full gamut of checks, such as CCD (past visa applications & results), TIPOFF (DOS Bureau of Intelligence), NAILS (Nat'l Automated Immigration Lookout System), TECS II (Treasury Dept. database), TSC & TTIC (DOS Terrorist screening)].

CONDOR refers to a check done mostly of information supplied on Form DS-157, and focuses on visa applicants with a potential terrorist, firearms or weapons background. CONDOR in most cases should be completed in 90 days or less. If not, contact the VO Public Inquiry line at Tel: 202-663-1225 or usvisa@state.gov

MANTIS refers to when potentially sensitive technologies might be used by the visa applicant in her visit to the U.S. If the visa applicant might employ a "critical-fields" technology in the U.S. which could have a "dual-use" such military or national security application, this check will be done to screen out a high-risk applicant. Most MANTIS checks can be done in 30 days. If not, contact the SAO Problem Resolution Unit at saoinquiries@state.gov.

NCIC (via CLASS) refers to the name check procedure done by the Consulate with the NCIC criminal database at FBI. This procedure screens visa applicants by name to see if there is a "hit" with the criminal database: that is, a person in the criminal database has the same or very similar name to the visa applicant.

http://www.usaimmigrationattorney.com/Secu...tiveReview.html

[payxibka 10,045]

As far as I know the police certificates are required to present them at the time of K-1 visa interview (assuming she was 16 years or older when he lived in US).

Correct me if I'm wrong, isn't everyone required to get the Police certs for the K1-Visa from all countries (unless USA stay is an exception ??)

Aren't "Name Checks" done at the time of AOS/green-card process ?

Consider yourself corrected as the USA is an exception to the requirement

[Kev + Kinha 0]

It looks like the final decision is that a police certificate is not needed for time spent inside the United States; they are done as part of the background check. The police certificates from countries of residence (their home country) other than the United States are required at the interview. Thank you for all your help! Best wishes to everyone is this long and difficult process.

[Jesse and Hema 2]

Best wishes to everyone is this long and difficult process.

Back at ya