UK Police Report from the Ukraine for US

[Perry/Elena 0]

Elena had her K-1 Visa interview today in Kyiv. Was a long 7 hour day... which ended in them requiring her to get a Police Report from the UK because she had visited there extended on several occations.

Does anyone know if the UK embassy assists with this or if we need to use snail mail and submit it to the ACPO?

http://www.acpo.police.uk/certificates.asp

She was told to contact the UK embassy... I found the above link on here.

This is the last part of our journey and want to try to complete it as simply and quickly as possible.

Thanks for anyone with first hand info.

[m&k 0]

Hello,

Based on our experience (we needed a police report but not from the UK), she has to go the UK embassy in Kiev (but probably pay in advance at some bank), order it, and pick it up at a later date. Unfortunately, diplomatic mail might only go once a week at best, so it could take a couple of weeks... But best to contact UK embassy in Kiev.

Elena had her K-1 Visa interview today in Kyiv. Was a long 7 hour day... which ended in them requiring her to get a Police Report from the UK because she had visited there extended on several occations.

Does anyone know if the UK embassy assists with this or if we need to use snail mail and submit it to the ACPO?

http://www.acpo.police.uk/certificates.asp

She was told to contact the UK embassy... I found the above link on here.

This is the last part of our journey and want to try to complete it as simply and quickly as possible.

Thanks for anyone with first hand info.

[Joe_&_Nadiya 1]

Elena had her K-1 Visa interview today in Kyiv. Was a long 7 hour day... which ended in them requiring her to get a Police Report from the UK because she had visited there extended on several occations.

Does anyone know if the UK embassy assists with this or if we need to use snail mail and submit it to the ACPO?

http://www.acpo.police.uk/certificates.asp

She was told to contact the UK embassy... I found the above link on here.

This is the last part of our journey and want to try to complete it as simply and quickly as possible.

Thanks for anyone with first hand info.

UK Embassy in Kiev or in Great Britain?? Where do you have to contact?

[KAT&Allie 0]

UK Embassy in Kiev or in Great Britain?? Where do you have to contact?

There is no UK Embassy in UK.

The options are as far as I can see: UK Embassy in Kiev, US Embassy in London or directly to ARCO. If you go directly to ARCO, you can get a certificate within a week (there is an expedite option that speeds things up) but people have reported a lot longer wait as well (3-4 weeks). Then there is posting it to Ukraine. Personally, I would ask UK Embassy in Kiev for advice first.

Good luck.

[SMR 368]

Elena had her K-1 Visa interview today in Kyiv. Was a long 7 hour day... which ended in them requiring her to get a Police Report from the UK because she had visited there extended on several occations.

Does anyone know if the UK embassy assists with this or if we need to use snail mail and submit it to the ACPO?

http://www.acpo.police.uk/certificates.asp

She was told to contact the UK embassy... I found the above link on here.

This is the last part of our journey and want to try to complete it as simply and quickly as possible.

Thanks for anyone with first hand info.

UK Embassy in Kiev or in Great Britain?? Where do you have to contact?

Embassies don't exist inside the country that they are for. That is, there is no UK embassy in Great Britain. I would expect that the UK embassy in Kiev should be able to do this. If not, you will have to connect directly with the police from the area where she lived in UK, but I think that would be unnecessary.

[Joe_&_Nadiya 1]

yes, I meant that UK Embassy in Kiev or Ukrainian Embassy in UK

But I think so that you should call to UK Embassy in Kiev and find out what they advice you.

[slim 1,530]

Please keep us posted on this as it's about the most exciting thing - visa-wise - we've had in a while.

[Dave-n-Oksana 49]

Please keep us posted on this as it's about the most exciting thing - visa-wise - we've had in a while.

[Perry/Elena 0]

Here is an update:

From what I (Perry) had gathered that this ACPO was the only way to go, we began preparing for this. (Elena also contacted the UK Embassy in Kyiv - that story to follow). The application and process is rather simple.... with one very big PITA. The application must be submitted with a bank check or personal check or money order in Pounds.... I searched and searched and could not find any easy way to get a check made out in pounds ... especially in the Ukraine where it appears checks are basicly non existent. Luckly Elena's has become friends with her ex's ex. This lady was willing to help us out... she had a Paypal account so I sent her 85 pounds via Paypal... we overnighted the letter to her... she wrote out the 75 pound check and is mailing it to them today... they should have it tomorrow. Two days to process and then WAIT for the airmail to come from UK back to Ukraine. I have no idea how one would do this without someone you could trust inside the UK. I had called the number on the application in the UK... the guy was nice enough.. but did not have any ideas other then the way we did it to get it work.

As to the UK Embassy.... Elena sent them an email they forwarded it around a few times... and am including it below...

Once we get this Police Cert and turn it in... we sure hope there are no longer further issues... ONE thing we have thought of was this....

Elena has paid $8 for her passport to be returned... BUT she never got the big yellow sealed env. to bring back... not sure how she is spose to get this....

Elena did call around to the UK Embassy as well... sounded like they all wanted $ to supply info... but given we already knew about the ACPO... one lady did talk to her... and said...

Normally we would collect money for this information, and after a couple months you would get a reply with the forms... (that you can download over the Internet)....

She also said be careful.... given Elena never stayed more then 6 months.... she said... they could say she never registered at an address as required by British law and they could just send back the application..... Now I PRAY this will not happen and they will take our money and return a NO TRACE report and that will be the end of it... If not... Not sure what we would do next...

Needless to say... this whole thing appears a little like the American woman at the US Embassy was just trying to make problems.... Elena felt the guy she interviewed with wanted to give her the visa that day and be done with it... but this woman... kept talking to him....

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The British Embassy is unable to obtain Police certificates on behalf of individuals overseas.

British Embassy

visa services

UK Border Agency

Kyiv

-----Original Message-----

From: Info on UK Visa in Ukraine [mailto:info@????.com]

Sent: 07 September 2009 15:57

To: British Embassy Kyiv Visa Section

Subject: FW:

Dear Colleagues,

We are forwarding this email for your consideration.

Best Regards,

UK VAC Information services

Email: info@?????.com

Call Centre: +38 9003028900

Website: www.ukvac-ua.com

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

From: Elena [mailto:@hotmail.com]

Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 12:23 PM

To: Info on UK Visa in Ukraine

Subject:

I, Olena S. have been requested by the US Embassy in Kyiv to provide them a Police Certificate from the UK, as I traveled to the UK and stayed up to 5 months several times a few years ago.

I have found this link

http://www.acpo.police.uk/Certificates/App...%20form%208.pdf

Does the UK embassy in Kyiv assist with getting this Police Certificate and if so how long does it take?

Where should I go for this.

This is the only item holding up my visa to the USA, so I am interested in expediting the process.

Thank-you for your prompt attention and reply.

Regards

Olena

[m&k 0]

Whoever read the email at the embassy misunderstood. They thought that she is already residing outside of Ukraine, so they couldn't help her. How we did it: We went to the embassy in Kiev, filled out some form, and paid. The embassy forwards this back to their country via diplomatic mail. Then the report is sent back to the embassy. You get a report, and hopefully it says something like "no info found." That means there's no record of any offenses -- that's what you want.

Ok, hope you get your report soon. Good luck.

[slim 1,530]

Yep. PITA.

[Perry/Elena 0]

Any ideas/suggestions on how to turn in this report so she can get her packet of sealed papers?

[slim 1,530]

Can't she just go back to the embassy and hand it in?

Or, if she can't go back there in person, how about sending a copy to the interviewing officer with a big cover sheet? Didn't the 221G or whatever it was have instructions on it?

[payxibka 10,047]

Any ideas/suggestions on how to turn in this report so she can get her packet of sealed papers?

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Edited September 10, 2009 by payxibka

[Perry/Elena 0]

Can't she just go back to the embassy and hand it in?

Or, if she can't go back there in person, how about sending a copy to the interviewing officer with a big cover sheet? Didn't the 221G or whatever it was have instructions on it?

Yes she plans on going in person. The instructions say to turn the report in with the instruction sheet... but that was to the guard shack... she is gonna try her best to try to talk to someone that day... but they work so hard to make life as difficult as possible and add delays... we are worried.

Is there anything that governments do right anymore? I am so tired of good intentions...