Delayed but not Denied

[yorkshirerose22 4]

I requested for the imformation on a caution i received in 2004 , i got a NISAD back with all the information . Also Iv jus started a new job and they do a CRB check and my caution comes up on that. I rang up the CRB and they said that this caution is on record for life and that anyone that request it thay have to give it.

should i send a copy of this information with my DS forms??

Yes, give EVERYTHING. You have to have the standard stuff, the ACPO and related court things if you have anything on your record, I mean ANYTHING. The folks at the interview LOVE PAPER...more the merrier. London doesnt care about relationship doc's however, thats alright. I've never heard of those forms you speak of....whatever, clearance info is clearance info...

whats ACPO? Iv never been to court. Will thet police clearance find the caution?

You MUST need this---regardless if you have anything on you.

"A visa applicant who has resided in the United Kingdom for 6 months or more since the age of 16, is required to obtain a police certificate from the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO). Further information is available from their website at http://www.acpo.police.uk/certificates.asp . This police certificate will serve to advise the U.S. Embassy, London whether or not any criminal conviction is held against him/her.

The police certificate will be sent to the applicant's address provided at the time of application. Please note that the Immigrant Visa Unit considers the police certificate valid for 12 months from the date of issuance, not six months as stated on the certificate."

Here is packet 3--merry xmas----lol...

http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new/visa/iv/iv_15.html

I know i dont have a Criminal record. I dont have any criminal convictions. I have a police record. i went to the police station and i spoke to someone who gave me a address n told me to write and ask for the details on the caution. so thats what i did. Iv done the DS forms im jus waiting on documents from my fiance and im going to book in for my medical soon .

[Allie and Nigel 2]

I requested for the imformation on a caution i received in 2004 , i got a NISAD back with all the information . Also Iv jus started a new job and they do a CRB check and my caution comes up on that. I rang up the CRB and they said that this caution is on record for life and that anyone that request it thay have to give it.

should i send a copy of this information with my DS forms??

Yes, give EVERYTHING. You have to have the standard stuff, the ACPO and related court things if you have anything on your record, I mean ANYTHING. The folks at the interview LOVE PAPER...more the merrier. London doesnt care about relationship doc's however, thats alright. I've never heard of those forms you speak of....whatever, clearance info is clearance info...

whats ACPO? Iv never been to court. Will thet police clearance find the caution?

You MUST need this---regardless if you have anything on you.

"A visa applicant who has resided in the United Kingdom for 6 months or more since the age of 16, is required to obtain a police certificate from the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO). Further information is available from their website at http://www.acpo.police.uk/certificates.asp . This police certificate will serve to advise the U.S. Embassy, London whether or not any criminal conviction is held against him/her.

The police certificate will be sent to the applicant's address provided at the time of application. Please note that the Immigrant Visa Unit considers the police certificate valid for 12 months from the date of issuance, not six months as stated on the certificate."

Here is packet 3--merry xmas----lol...

http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new/visa/iv/iv_15.html

I know i dont have a Criminal record. I dont have any criminal convictions. I have a police record. i went to the police station and i spoke to someone who gave me a address n told me to write and ask for the details on the caution. so thats what i did. Iv done the DS forms im jus waiting on documents from my fiance and im going to book in for my medical soon .

You need that ACPO, it is a requirement for the consulate....not having it is a no-no....read the consulate website...i gave you the links.

[Allie and Nigel 2]

Well today we got that SUBJECT ACCESS..which showed what we needed....the spent conviction 15+ years ago, we're sending it off to the consulate in London on Monday............so exited!!!!!

[Justine+David 218]

awesome! happy for you two!!

You know, I think I've realized why VJ is so addictive beyond all the normal reasons...it's just happy to read about real people getting to be with their loved ones after what seems a long battle.

[rebeccajo 14]

Well today we got that SUBJECT ACCESS..which showed what we needed....the spent conviction 15+ years ago, we're sending it off to the consulate in London on Monday............so exited!!!!!

Glad it finally arrived! So the date clarifies he was under 18 at the time?

awesome! happy for you two!!

You know, I think I've realized why VJ is so addictive beyond all the normal reasons...it's just happy to read about real people getting to be with their loved ones after what seems a long battle.

Yup.

[Jamaican JNR 2]

Ok well, I hope our story will help others, for those who see us in the forums, you read me ranting about Nigel's incident of letting air out of some guys tires as a youth. He thinks he was about 18 but we sent away for his ACPO like we're supposed to, and it came up as 'No live trace" so that means that there is something on there but it has been "stepped down" or old. Nigel didnt think nothing of it and of course, me being a worry wart told him to go order this Police Subject Access to see if its on there because it doesnt seem to be in the court where he is anymore. It takes up to 40 days to process, well we didnt think our interview in London would be so fast, so we are still waiting for it and so we just went today for the interview without it and here's how it went:

The adjudicator asked about the incident and Nigel told them it was when he was about 18 years old yada yada....the guy had a big lady behind him coaching him along(the boss?)....(go figure) soooooo, they approved us pending the documentation. So Nigel's got a envelope and a number for the courier to send his docs and passport back to them and then they send the visa to us.

Sooooooooooo....needless to say I was a basket case today, all upset, but I know its not a denial so thats good.

Plus I looked at the immigration and naturalization act section 212 and they cant deny anyone who was 18 or over, spent less than 1 year in jail, was more than 5 years ago from filing the petition. Thats the abbreviated version. So we knew our rights on this one, we just have to show proof of the offense or whatever.

Very informative.

[Nik+Heather 121]

YAY! Visa soon!

[jkminney 30]

I requested for the imformation on a caution i received in 2004 , i got a NISAD back with all the information . Also Iv jus started a new job and they do a CRB check and my caution comes up on that. I rang up the CRB and they said that this caution is on record for life and that anyone that request it thay have to give it.

should i send a copy of this information with my DS forms??

Yes, give EVERYTHING. You have to have the standard stuff, the ACPO and related court things if you have anything on your record, I mean ANYTHING. The folks at the interview LOVE PAPER...more the merrier. London doesnt care about relationship doc's however, thats alright. I've never heard of those forms you speak of....whatever, clearance info is clearance info...

whats ACPO? Iv never been to court. Will thet police clearance find the caution?

You MUST need this---regardless if you have anything on you.

"A visa applicant who has resided in the United Kingdom for 6 months or more since the age of 16, is required to obtain a police certificate from the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO). Further information is available from their website at http://www.acpo.police.uk/certificates.asp . This police certificate will serve to advise the U.S. Embassy, London whether or not any criminal conviction is held against him/her.

The police certificate will be sent to the applicant's address provided at the time of application. Please note that the Immigrant Visa Unit considers the police certificate valid for 12 months from the date of issuance, not six months as stated on the certificate."

Here is packet 3--merry xmas----lol...

http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new/visa/iv/iv_15.html

Ok so after reading this I just want to make sure we are good to go. My fiance hasn't ever been in any trouble...not arrested, warned....nothing. We got his police certificate and it says without trace or something along those lines. I'm assuming that means there's nothing to report? Which is correct! I dont know I'm just spazzing out a bit I guess.

[Andy.W 0]

Well today we got that SUBJECT ACCESS..which showed what we needed....the spent conviction 15+ years ago, we're sending it off to the consulate in London on Monday............so exited!!!!!

Allie, could you tell me, how long (from the date the police HQ received your Subject Access Request) did it take before you received your partner's criminal data record? I know they suggest 40 days, but i wondered if yours came sooner, or perhaps later.

I'm in a similar situation to Nigel; waiting for SAF to support NO LIVE TRACE on ACPO.

Regards,

Andy

[Andy.W 0]

I requested for the imformation on a caution i received in 2004 , i got a NISAD back with all the information . Also Iv jus started a new job and they do a CRB check and my caution comes up on that. I rang up the CRB and they said that this caution is on record for life and that anyone that request it thay have to give it.

should i send a copy of this information with my DS forms??

Yes, give EVERYTHING. You have to have the standard stuff, the ACPO and related court things if you have anything on your record, I mean ANYTHING. The folks at the interview LOVE PAPER...more the merrier. London doesnt care about relationship doc's however, thats alright. I've never heard of those forms you speak of....whatever, clearance info is clearance info...

whats ACPO? Iv never been to court. Will thet police clearance find the caution?

You MUST need this---regardless if you have anything on you.

"A visa applicant who has resided in the United Kingdom for 6 months or more since the age of 16, is required to obtain a police certificate from the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO). Further information is available from their website at http://www.acpo.police.uk/certificates.asp . This police certificate will serve to advise the U.S. Embassy, London whether or not any criminal conviction is held against him/her.

The police certificate will be sent to the applicant's address provided at the time of application. Please note that the Immigrant Visa Unit considers the police certificate valid for 12 months from the date of issuance, not six months as stated on the certificate."

Here is packet 3--merry xmas----lol...

http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new/visa/iv/iv_15.html

Ok so after reading this I just want to make sure we are good to go. My fiance hasn't ever been in any trouble...not arrested, warned....nothing. We got his police certificate and it says without trace or something along those lines. I'm assuming that means there's nothing to report? Which is correct! I dont know I'm just spazzing out a bit I guess.

jkminney,

"NO TRACE" on the ACPO certificate means that there is NO current OR past criminal record held against your fiance. If it says "NO LIVE TRACE" then this means NO current record but a past criminal record is on file with UK police.

So, NO TRACE is just the best. Clean bill of health )

[Allie and Nigel 2]

Andy, we sent the request for the subject access on October 9th around...it came in November 13th. So it took a bit less than the 40 days, cause I counted and 40 days was Nov 20th for sure.

[Andy.W 0]

Andy, we sent the request for the subject access on October 9th around...it came in November 13th. So it took a bit less than the 40 days, cause I counted and 40 days was Nov 20th for sure.

thanks for the information; that's good to know.

fingers crossed that mine arrives in such speedy time.

i can imagine your relief to receive the info and to progress further with your plans.

good luck

[Allie and Nigel 2]

Sent passport and subject access Monday, the embassy got it Tuesday (today) so we'll see how long it takes us to get that dang visa!

[Allie and Nigel 2]

Well actually, the london embassy logged that they received our passport and subject access today...we'll see how long it takes for our flipping visa!