Living in Australia for 6 months to receive police report?

[Austramerican 83]

I was told that my fiance has to have lived in Australia for 6 months prior to being able to request a police report, is this true? He returned to Australia after living in America for a year in Sept 2011. Also, it says something about requiring a police report for any place outside Australia if he live there longer than 12 months. He was in America for a few days shy of 12 months, would he still need one to be safe or do you think it will be ok?

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Untrue. Here are the instructions for police certs in Australia: http://travel.state.gov/visa/fees/fees_5455.html?cid=8957#docs It says nothing about residency.

No one needs a police report from the US because USCIS does their own background checks in the USA.

[Austramerican 83]

Thank you. I have another question. On this site: http://www.***removed***/immigration/police-certificates.html It says that if you live somewhere in australia for less than 6 months you don't need a police report from that locality, but if you have lived elsewhere in Australia for more than 6months then you will need a police report from that locality. He lived in Adelaide for more than 6 months prior to living in the US with me, and will have lived in Melbourne now for 6 months in mid March. No matter what he needs a police report from Adelaide, but if packet 3 gets sent back before mid march, will he need a police report from Melbourne? Will they ask for it at the interview when most likely he will have been there for at least 6 months? I'm not sure whether he should get both just to be safe.

Also do you have to be in Adelaide to get the police report or can it be sent? Thanks!