New Zealand consulate PCC Forms

[mathenys 0]

Hi Everyone! First time posting here, so if this is misplaced, please excuse my ignorance.

I am a USC currently in the US, and my wife is a New Zealander currently in New Zealand. We are obviously applying for IR-1/CR-1 and are in NVC processing at the moment (will submit I-864 shortly). I am trying to avoid bottlenecks, and have seen the police clearance for my wife in New Zealand as a potential one. I have found that for US immigrant visas in NZ, PCCs must be obtained through a form obtained either at the US consulate or in the DS-230 packet when it's mailed out (we're not to that stage yet).

I would like to get a jumpstart on this, if possible, to prevent delays.

1) Does anyone know the PCC form number to ask for at the consulate?

2) Will they even give out/accept this form/start the clearance before they receive the package from NVC?

3) Does anyone have a timeframe as to how long this immigrant PCC in NZ took them?

I've found some answers and suggestions here, but timeframes numbered only two... one claimed 6-8 weeks and the other only about 10 days. ???

Could anyone shed some light before my wife calls the consulate for NZD$3 a minute? Many thanks for any suggestions!!