Police Certificates from other countries

[DrewG84 0]

My fiance has her interview in Brazil coming up in January. She lived and worked in Japan from 2001-2004, in several different cities. I don't see how it will be possible for her to get a police report from Japan, as she moved around a lot (this is very common for Japanase people in Brazil to go back to Japan to work for a few years).

Has anyone had any problems with getting police certificates, and has it been a problem in the interview?

Thanks,

Drew

[payxibka 10,045]

Since they are available, it will be a problem if you sho up empty handed... My wife actually travelled to a foreign country to get one to cover her university years because the local consulate would not help. At least you have a consulate option...

Police Certificates

Available. Japanese police certificates will not contain information about criminal convictions when:

The period of suspended sentence has ended;

The penalty of the crime was a fine, and the crime occurred more than five years ago;

The term of the prison sentence ended more than ten years ago; or

The conviction was vacated or the criminal was subject to a pardon or amnesty.

Persons convicted of crimes in Japan may obtain court conviction records indefinitely. The headquarters' records section of the Metropolitan or Prefectural police issues certificates which include a nationwide criminal records check.

Applicants Physically Present in Japan: Foreign nationals holding legal resident status and Japanese citizens must apply in person at the Metropolitan or Prefectural police headquarters having jurisdiction over their present place of residence in Japan. Processing time: approximately 3 weeks.

Applicants Outside of Japan: Former legal residents, former illegal aliens, and Japanese citizens, should apply at the nearest Japanese Consulate. Processing time: Two to three months.

Applicants Physically Present in Japan as Illegal Aliens: Officially, the Japanese police will not process requests for police good conduct certificates from illegal aliens while they are physically present in Japan. In some cases, however, the police will issue the appropriate police certificate, provided that the illegal alien submits to deportation proceedings and agrees to leave Japan by a date specified by Japanese Immigration.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/reciproc...ocity_3591.html

Edited November 20, 2009 by payxibka

[kaffy 2]

Contact the Japanese consulate/embassy in her city. She needs to take her passport and complete the form and get fingerprinted. Do it soon because it will take at least 10-12 weeks for them to process the police certificate

start here: http://www.br.emb-japan.go.jp/index.html

Edited November 21, 2009 by kaffy