Police certificate for other countries, 6 or 12 months?

[JaJo08 0]

I've received conflicting answers on this so I thought I'd ask. My wife is the beneficiary and has lived in other countries. S. Korea for 2 years and Mexico for maybe 6 months?

My understanding is police certificates are only required for places she resided for more than 12 months, but I've also heard 6 as well?

This website says 12.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3195.html

As far as S. Korea is concerned, they do not issue certificates to people no longer living there and I emailed the consulate in Montreal and got confirmation that the S. Korean cert is NOT required. Therefore she only needs her Canadian one from the RCMP correct?

thanks!

[trailmix 77]

It's 12 months.

The 6 months refers to the country of the person's nationality. So basically if she is not a national of Mexico then no police certificate is required for Mexico.

[JaJo08 0]

It's 12 months.

The 6 months refers to the country of the person's nationality. So basically if she is not a national of Mexico then no police certificate is required for Mexico.

thanks Trailmix!

[Flaum 0]

Does this mean if the beneficiary lived outside of his country for only 9 months he does not need a police certificate for that country?

[trailmix 77]

Does this mean if the beneficiary lived outside of his country for only 9 months he does not need a police certificate for that country?

Yes, that is what they say.

[Flaum 0]

you have just made my life so much easier!! thanks so much for this information. My boyfriend lived in Spain for 9 months and getting a police certificate from there from his home country in Cuba is agonizing.

[Dan and Ali 3]

Wow, this is GREAT news! I lived in Australia for about 9 months in 2006 and was really not looking forward to getting a police certificate from them ... now that I know that I don't have to, I honestly feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders! Thanks trailmix!