Police Certificates: Mission Impossible?

[Nero 17]

Hello VJers I was hoping that a seasoned veteran could answer a question for me. My fiancee has been living in the UK for nearly 10 years, however, she started out her life in Brazil. I've read on the Brazilian embassy site that the police a) the police certificates are nearly impossible to get if you're residing outside of the country and b)all criminal records are expunged after 5 years anyway (and since she's been living in the UK for the last decade her Brazilian record probably would have been expunged anyway (although there were no criminal acts to expunge) ). Can anyone tell me if the embassy in London will require her to obtain her Brazilian certificate? If so, is there anyway we can obtain the record without her actually having to fly to Brazil? Thanks in advance.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Scroll down the UK document page to police certificates. http://london.usembassy.gov/interview_documents.html

You'll see a link saying "certain countries are unavailable". Follow that link and pick Brazil. Down the page talks about Brazillian Police certificates. It does mention giving power of attorney to someone in Brazil. Not sure if that helps you, but a printout might encourage the interviewing officer to waive the police certificate since the US Dept of State says it's highly unlikely you'll get one. And the London webpage acknowledges certain countries are unavailable.

[Nero 17]

Scroll down the UK document page to police certificates. http://london.usembassy.gov/interview_documents.html

You'll see a link saying "certain countries are unavailable". Follow that link and pick Brazil. Down the page talks about Brazillian Police certificates. It does mention giving power of attorney to someone in Brazil. Not sure if that helps you, but a printout might encourage the interviewing officer to waive the police certificate since the US Dept of State says it's highly unlikely you'll get one. And the London webpage acknowledges certain countries are unavailable.

Thanks for your reply. I like the idea of the printout since what disqualifies a person and what does not disqualify a person is largly up to the discression of the person interviewing you. Thanks so much!

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Thanks for your reply. I like the idea of the printout since what disqualifies a person and what does not disqualify a person is largly up to the discression of the person interviewing you. Thanks so much!

I've known London to be flexible in the past. One person (foreign student in the UK) could not get his passport back from the UK Home Office where he had to send it to extend his UK student visa. They had it for 7-8 months. The guy had to keep rescheduling the interview because he had no passport, which is essential. Eventually London let him interview without the passport, with the visa pending until he could get his passport from UKHO.

Another friend, a UK citizen since infancy, born in India, did not have her birth certificate because her parents wouldn't give it to her. She tried everything to get another and failed at all the things they say on the UK website that can substitute. The interviewer approved her K1 without it after she showed all the correspondence showing her attempts and the restraining order she had against her father.

You will probably find them understanding of your situation also, especially with a clean 10 year UK history.

Here's my London K1 document if you haven't seen it already. Might help. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jr6c9V7Z0YUrFfnlk_t58PXQXVVWEsNPR7hQbOrgBgM/edit?hl=en&authkey=CL_KmL4P&pli=1#