when is the background check for 16yrs and up needed

[Adoma11111 0]

I am getting stuff together, and I thought I read that my Fiance will need his records since age 16, of all the places he lived. When do I add this.. is this part of NOA2 or when I first file? I did not see it on the check list, but I have seen mention of it on the immigration website. Any help would be appreciated. Not that he has a criminal background so that is not an issue, however he has live in a couple places. I would like to get the info together ASAP.

Thanks!

[YuAndDan 153]

This is needed at the time of interview.

And "Places Lived" tends to equal COUNTRIES. So if has lived in home country all their life, then only one police report is needed, for most countries this is a national report.

[Adoma11111 0]

Thanks... He has lived in a couple countries and served in the European Army. I am sure getting the clearance will not be hard.. THANKS

Edited July 15, 2008 by christineandjohn

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

The person in France will present a police certificate from all places lived since age 16. That might be what you're talking about. I don't know about France. In the UK, it is now centralized for the whole country rather than contacting the police station at several towns. Some of the biographical information for the person in France will ask for places lived and schools attended. The things I'm talking about here are not in the original I-129F petition that the US citizen sends in first. They are part of the forms to are required by the Embassy in Paris(?) once the petition is approved (NOA2).

If you will look at the top of this page. There's a big blue tab that says GUIDES. Click that then look for the link to the K1 flowchart. Step 9 is where those things for the foreign fiance start to come into play. You don't want to do those things until a little closer to the time you will need them, not before you file the initial petition. Also prior to getting to the embassy stage, look at the top for a link to the "Embassy Information" and you can read about specifics for France since each country has slightly different ways of doing things. You will have a lot of time to research that part during the long wait for the NOA2, so don't worry about it too much now but know it's there for when you need it later.

[Carlawarla 1]

While it's needed for the interview, you need to find out from the countries you'll need the police report from, how long they take to process it. They're usually only good for a year. I mention this because for some countries it can take upwards to 3 months or more to get a police report, and I don't know when your interview is, but you'd want them in your hand for the interview. Just do a little research and see how long it take to aquire a police report from the countries he's lived in.