Police Certificate / Clearance-India

[RagSwat 0]

Hey guys...I kinda gotta unique circumstance here. My fiancée filed an I-129F for me on 3rd Jan. She had to give all the addresses i had been since the age of 16. I had been in 3-4 places from then on. Especially I am in Singapore now for my MS, I will be returning back to India in couple of months(We have requested the Visa process in Chennai Consulate). It will be a real headache for me to collect police certificates from all the places I have lived especially since I will be leaving Singapore in couple of months. I had lived in Mumbai previously for 1 year but do not have any evidence for me to claim a police certificate from there.

Is it just enough for me to just get a police certificate and passport clearance from the Indian Counsulate in Singapore as the chennai US Consulate says that is the criteria for non resident Indians. The situation is more complicated since I will be staying in Singapore for another two months only. Will I also need a pcc from singapore? does any one know how long the PCCs are valid when obtained from indian Consulates abroad?

[imtay 0]

Hey guys...I kinda gotta unique circumstance here. My fiancée filed an I-129F for me on 3rd Jan. She had to give all the addresses i had been since the age of 16. I had been in 3-4 places from then on. Especially I am in Singapore now for my MS, I will be returning back to India in couple of months(We have requested the Visa process in Chennai Consulate). It will be a real headache for me to collect police certificates from all the places I have lived especially since I will be leaving Singapore in couple of months. I had lived in Mumbai previously for 1 year but do not have any evidence for me to claim a police certificate from there.

Is it just enough for me to just get a police certificate and passport clearance from the Indian Counsulate in Singapore as the chennai US Consulate says that is the criteria for non resident Indians. The situation is more complicated since I will be staying in Singapore for another two months only. Will I also need a pcc from singapore? does any one know how long the PCCs are valid when obtained from indian Consulates abroad?

Hi, It should be enough to get a police clearance certificate from your local Indian Embassy in Singapore. It is a quick process, and you usually get the clearance by the end of the working day. The PCCs are valid for six months at the most. They cover the entire duration of your stay in India. You can find the form for requesting a PCC in the miscellaneous services section of the Embassy Website.

Cheers.

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Hey guys...I kinda gotta unique circumstance here. My fiancée filed an I-129F for me on 3rd Jan. She had to give all the addresses i had been since the age of 16. I had been in 3-4 places from then on. Especially I am in Singapore now for my MS, I will be returning back to India in couple of months(We have requested the Visa process in Chennai Consulate). It will be a real headache for me to collect police certificates from all the places I have lived especially since I will be leaving Singapore in couple of months. I had lived in Mumbai previously for 1 year but do not have any evidence for me to claim a police certificate from there.

Is it just enough for me to just get a police certificate and passport clearance from the Indian Counsulate in Singapore as the chennai US Consulate says that is the criteria for non resident Indians. The situation is more complicated since I will be staying in Singapore for another two months only. Will I also need a pcc from singapore? does any one know how long the PCCs are valid when obtained from indian Consulates abroad?

Hi, It should be enough to get a police clearance certificate from your local Indian Embassy in Singapore. It is a quick process, and you usually get the clearance by the end of the working day. The PCCs are valid for six months at the most. They cover the entire duration of your stay in India. You can find the form for requesting a PCC in the miscellaneous services section of the Embassy Website.

imtay thanks a lot. I want to know if it is advisable to get the pcc beforehand. Since as you say it will be valid for 6 months. can I apply for the certificate before I formally get approval from USICS?

Cheers.

[imtay 0]

imtay thanks a lot. I want to know if it is advisable to get the pcc beforehand. Since as you say it will be valid for 6 months. can I apply for the certificate before I formally get approval from USICS?

Cheers.

Not a problem. It is indeed possible to obtain the certificate before the USCIS green light, and that was one of the questions I had as well. However, I didn't apply beforehand for I didn't know how long the process would take.

All the Indian Embassy requires is a letter stating what you need and why you need it - along with the form, fees, photos and a copy of your passport.

Cheers.