Police Certs from Peru from Abroad

[PeruvyandGringa 25]

My fiance is Peruvian legally living in Spain. We know we need to get his police certs. He attempted to call the Peruvian Consulate, only to be told they will not make appointments. We wanted to find out the process for obtaining police certs, and the length of time it will take. I thought it would be as simple as going to the consulate and giving them a photo, having them take his fingerprints, and he could get the police certs that way. Has anyone else successfully received police certs from Peru by visiting their local Peruvian Consulate? Or is he going to need to fly to Peru to obtain this? I am a little concerned as I thought it would take a little time to receive them, and if he can not even get an interview to find out what is necessary, I do not know what to tell him now. Any experience obtaining Peruvian Police Certs while residing in another country?

[Susita 175]

My fiance is Peruvian legally living in Spain. We know we need to get his police certs. He attempted to call the Peruvian Consulate, only to be told they will not make appointments. We wanted to find out the process for obtaining police certs, and the length of time it will take. I thought it would be as simple as going to the consulate and giving them a photo, having them take his fingerprints, and he could get the police certs that way. Has anyone else successfully received police certs from Peru by visiting their local Peruvian Consulate? Or is he going to need to fly to Peru to obtain this? I am a little concerned as I thought it would take a little time to receive them, and if he can not even get an interview to find out what is necessary, I do not know what to tell him now. Any experience obtaining Peruvian Police Certs while residing in another country?

My husband lived in Peru when he got his certificates and it's a lot of going back and forth to the different offices (3 different certificates, 3 different offices). We recently were fixing a problem that he had with his birth certificate - his mom's last name was spelled wrong and we had a lawyer take care of it, we had to sign and notarize a letter saying that he could take care of it for him. You may want to look into getting a lawyer if you have no luck with the consulate.

Sorry I couldn't be of more help!

[Greg001 0]

Hi,

Will your fiance be using the US embassy in Spain to process his Visa? If so, I would recommend contacting them and asking them specifically what they require for the police certificate from Peru.

In our case, my fiancee lives in Hong Kong, but did reside in Australia for a number of years. Therefore she needed a police certificate from Australia. She was able to get her fingerprints done at the Hong Kong police and sent them along with an Australia police check application form and fee to Australia National Police.

Here is something relating to Peru that I found on a Canada visa website that might be useful:

Non-Resident Requests

Applications must include a set of fingerprints taken by a recognized police authority of the applicant’s country of residence. Police certificates may be obtained by contacting the nearest Peruvian embassy or consulate or by writing to:

Policía de Investigaciones del Perú (PIP)

Av. Aramburu 550

San Isidro, Peru

Alternatively, family members or friends residing in Peru may request police certificates on behalf of an applicant.