Quck question on DS-230 package

[osen74 4]

ok, thanks...i can do that as I do have police clearances for my wife from the philippines in both her married and maiden name. I guess it would be better to send it in VS get an RFE later for it.

yup! better be prepared than get an RFE.. just make sure your wife has her own copy so she could bring them on the interview just in case they ask for it.. Good luck and God bless!

[Scott and Mhay 57]

we made photocopies of them for her...they didnt issue like the NBI did.

[Scott and Mhay 57]

Ok, i was stupid and didnt check the NVC page about the reciprocity for the philippines....NBI is all that is needed according to that page.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/reciproc...ocity_3650.html

Police records

Available and reasonably reliable. Philippine-born immigrant visa applicants 16 years and over are required to furnish certificates issued by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). The green NBI certificate annotated for travel abroad is the correct certificate. Other colors are for local use only. Foreign-born applicants who have resided in the Philippines for six months or more may be issued NBI clearances upon application either in person or by mail. Applicants residing outside the Philippines should send requests for certificates together with money orders or bank drafts for the fees and postage to IRD-Mailed Clearance Section, National Bureau of Investigation, Taft Avenue, Metro Manila, Philippines. Philippine Embassies abroad can assist Filipinos in obtaining NBI police clearances. The NBI has its own fingerprint charts and personal data forms that it will send to the requesting applicant for execution. Most applicants abroad find it more expeditious to have a relative or friend in the Philippines assist them in obtaining their certificates from the NBI. In that instance, a letter of authorization is required. The applicant may also submit a copy (“personal copy”) of a prior NBI clearance to facilitate the processing of a new clearance. Posts are advised that not all arrests and convictions occurring outside of Manila are reported to the NBI. NBI’s criminal records database is not foolproof and the remarks provided on reports require explanation.*Manila and major Philippine cities have computerized records

[osen74 4]

Ok, i was stupid and didnt check the NVC page about the reciprocity for the philippines....NBI is all that is needed according to that page.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/reciproc...ocity_3650.html

Police records

Available and reasonably reliable. Philippine-born immigrant visa applicants 16 years and over are required to furnish certificates issued by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). The green NBI certificate annotated for travel abroad is the correct certificate. Other colors are for local use only. Foreign-born applicants who have resided in the Philippines for six months or more may be issued NBI clearances upon application either in person or by mail. Applicants residing outside the Philippines should send requests for certificates together with money orders or bank drafts for the fees and postage to IRD-Mailed Clearance Section, National Bureau of Investigation, Taft Avenue, Metro Manila, Philippines. Philippine Embassies abroad can assist Filipinos in obtaining NBI police clearances. The NBI has its own fingerprint charts and personal data forms that it will send to the requesting applicant for execution. Most applicants abroad find it more expeditious to have a relative or friend in the Philippines assist them in obtaining their certificates from the NBI. In that instance, a letter of authorization is required. The applicant may also submit a copy (“personal copy”) of a prior NBI clearance to facilitate the processing of a new clearance. Posts are advised that not all arrests and convictions occurring outside of Manila are reported to the NBI. NBI’s criminal records database is not foolproof and the remarks provided on reports require explanation.*Manila and major Philippine cities have computerized records

yea, NBI is actually the one needed and accepted by NVC as it is equivalent to the PCC they require.. i just decided to include my police certificate (which i got from my hometown) just to make sure.. and i just followed the suggestions of other vjer's here who have gone thru the same thing.. it didn't create any problems anyway, as my case got completed with no RFE.. Thank God!