police certificate requirement

[bobogirl 0]

hi everyone,

i have seen conflicting information regarding the police certificate that the fiance is required to submit with his package of information at the interview. in one place i read that a police certificate from every place the fiance has lived since the age of 16 is required for ALL applicants. in another place i read that the police certificate is required ONLY for people who have criminal records. (actually, i read these two conflicting instructions on the ciudad juarez consulate website!) my fiance has no criminal record and has never had any interaction with the police in any of the places he has lived. i am hoping that this means we will not have to go through the aggravation of requesting police certificates that say nothing about him.

does anyone know what is actually required?

thanks.

[motu 6]

Read the instructions from the consulate you are going through - each consulate (because of the country they are in) have different requirements and there are different mechanisms to get the police clearance. Good Luck

[bobogirl 0]

sorry, i should have made that more clear... we are applying through ciudad juarez, mexico. i looked at the consulate's website, and that's where i read the two conflicting instructions, which made me especially confused.

i also read some other threads on this topic in this forum, but they were regarding visas through london. if there's anyone who also applied through juarez, i'd love to know what you did!

thanks again.

[Euro 3]

hi everyone,

i have seen conflicting information regarding the police certificate that the fiance is required to submit with his package of information at the interview. in one place i read that a police certificate from every place the fiance has lived since the age of 16 is required for ALL applicants. in another place i read that the police certificate is required ONLY for people who have criminal records. (actually, i read these two conflicting instructions on the ciudad juarez consulate website!) my fiance has no criminal record and has never had any interaction with the police in any of the places he has lived. i am hoping that this means we will not have to go through the aggravation of requesting police certificates that say nothing about him.

does anyone know what is actually required?

thanks.

Your Fiance is required to get a police certificate from all countries lived in since the age of 16 reguardless of criminal history or not!!

[ladybutterfly 0]

Yep, police certificate required.

[bobogirl 0]

okay, thanks for the clarification.

now, can anyone tell me HOW to obtain a police certificate from a country of residence? it sounds like it's not required from every town lived in, only from the country (yes?). i have no idea where to start obtaining such a thing. are instructions posted on the consulate website and i just missed it?

thank you!

[Marissa&Stephen 0]

okay, thanks for the clarification.

now, can anyone tell me HOW to obtain a police certificate from a country of residence? it sounds like it's not required from every town lived in, only from the country (yes?). i have no idea where to start obtaining such a thing. are instructions posted on the consulate website and i just missed it?

thank you!

Not entirely sure about Mexico, but I would assume it's the same....my fiance obtained his criminal background check/police record by going to his local police station and requesting one. They had him fill out a form, submit copies of his license and another id, submit a check for the fees, and are mailing it to his home. Your fiance should check with his local police office, they should be able to tell him what to do.

Hope this helps!

[gag54611 1]

The State Dept keeps a list of so-called Reciprocity Tables. These tables, sorted by country, show what is needed. Go to this web page for the Mexico table. Actually, the "Police Certificates" section says that they are not available in Mexico.

I also found this web page that indicates that police certificates are not available in Mexico. I don't know if this is accurate or not.

If he has lived in multiple countries, go to this web page and choose the country/countries.

Best of luck,

G

Edited April 25, 2006 by gag54611