when to request police records?

[V and A 1]

I could use a little help from my fellow Russian VJ'ers. How soon should I have my fiancee request her police records? I recieved my NOA-1 just over a month ago. should I wait until my NOA-2 or should we start now? She was a military brat and lived in a disputed territory of the Kuril Islands. I would almost like to start early so if we had any problems we would have time too fix it.I have searched past posts on this subject, not much info there and much of it is conflicting. Are the records really good for a year?

Thanks

[baron555 934]

I could use a little help from my fellow Russian VJ'ers. How soon should I have my fiancee request her police records? I recieved my NOA-1 just over a month ago. should I wait until my NOA-2 or should we start now? She was a military brat and lived in a disputed territory of the Kuril Islands. I would almost like to start early so if we had any problems we would have time too fix it.I have searched past posts on this subject, not much info there and much of it is conflicting. Are the records really good for a year?

Thanks

The certs are good for a year, so I'd say get that one now since it may take longer than the one month for any Russian cert.

[Pinenut 1]

My husband was also really worried about the police certificates. As soon as we submitted our petition, he went and made a request for his (luckily he has only lived in one oblast). They told him to come back in 30 days to pick it up, and of course he had a clean record. But it is Russia, so you never know what confusion can arise...

If she has a common name or doesn't feel like it is a big hassle, why not just get them now? They are free and you can always get new ones if you realize they are going to be too old. As far as I understand, the certificate is good for one year, but the interview should be no later than six months into that period, so that the visa doesn't expire before the certificate.