Police Certificate US

[Kurtis 0]

I went to school in the United States for 4 years but have always lived in Canada went I wasn't attending school. My fiance and I are applying for a K1 visa and are confused about the police certificate needed for the interview. I have recieved conflicting answers to if I need a FBI or state police report from the US to bring to the interview. On of the sites says a resident of the US does not need one, but is a student considered a resident? So do I need to get this information by myself or does the embassy get this background check automatically and I just need one from the RCMP?

[Inky 1,111]

USCIS does FBI name checks, not the embassy. You need a police certificate for all the places you lived in for longer than 6 months.

[Audy_Rob 26]

USCIS does FBI name checks, not the embassy. You need a police certificate for all the places you lived in for longer than 6 months.

Please go to thw web site for the US Embassy where the beneficiary will have the interview.

I have read that police certificates are required for everyplace you have lived since age 16 EXCEPT the United States. For periods in which you lived in the United States, the DOS does have the ability to get the name check done which is usually at the NVC. The NVC is a division of the DOS.

[Audy_Rob 26]

This is from the PDF file which makes up Packet 3 from the US Embassy in Bangkok:

"FOREIGN POLICE RECORDS: Each applicant is required to submit a certificate from the

appropriate judicial or police authorities from all countries (except for the United States) where

the applicant has resided for twelve months or more since attaining the age of sixteen."

NOTE: Bangkok Embassy says where people have resided for 12 months or more, most Embassies say 6 months. But note here, they say (except for the United States). I believe this is all Embassies as they can easily check and will check for a record in the US.

Good luck

[VanessaTony 3,567]

You will not require one for the US.

A check is required for any country you have lived in (other than your home country) for a period exceeding 12 months after the age of 16. For your home country, any place you have lived after the age of 16, for a period exceeding 6 months.

Here is a link that explains how long living somewhere and whether a check is needed: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/250536-confusion-about-police-certificates/page__view__findpost__p__3851060 (click on the image on this post).

**Edit - when it says "resident" it means if you lived there. Students are included here so do not worry about a police check from there, they will do all the necessary checks for you (it's a standard practice).

Edited April 21, 2010 by Vanessa&Tony