Unable to get police clearance

[hollywood251 1]

Hello all,

We are in a bit of a dilemma, my wife taught in China for two years. Now the person helping my wife is telling her she needs that paper.

However, we aren't able to get one. My wife's old employer told her they would get her one and email it to her. Well they then told her that she

needed to get it in person. She can not go back because her visa was cancelled the moment she left. The Chinese embassy in Manila also told her

she needs to physically go get it, but of course they denied her tourist visa.

So what are my options? Can I just include some sort of note saying why we don't have it?

[Thomas&Cleofe 358]

Hello all,

We are in a bit of a dilemma, my wife taught in China for two years. Now the person helping my wife is telling her she needs that paper.

However, we aren't able to get one. My wife's old employer told her they would get her one and email it to her. Well they then told her that she

needed to get it in person. She can not go back because her visa was cancelled the moment she left. The Chinese embassy in Manila also told her

she needs to physically go get it, but of course they denied her tourist visa.

So what are my options? Can I just include some sort of note saying why we don't have it?

My wife also cannot get her police clearance from Yemen. I sent email to the embassy and they replied that since police clearance is not obtainable from Yemen unless you are present, they will not require the police clearance.

[Mogambi 96]

For China:

"

Police Records

Generally available, reliable. Persons should apply for a certificate of no criminal record at the local Public Security Bureau (PSB) (or certain types of employers such as state owned enterprises), then make application to the notary office for a certificate based on the PSB document. Persons without a criminal record will be able to obtain a certificate to that effect. Certificates for individuals with one or more criminal convictions will list all convictions for which records still exist. The certificates purport to reflect all criminal convictions during residence in China. Police records are generally not available for the period prior to 1949. Certificates are available for those in the J-1, Z, and X categories. The GOC does not issue police records for temporary residents of China in L or F visa categories.

Police records also are not available for those who were in China in diplomatic status including those working for international organizations such as the United Nations. Notarial police certificates are based in part upon records from an individual's employer. If an employer refuses to release records, the notarial office is not able to issue a certificate. This is the case for persons sent abroad for education by the Chinese Government who fail to return to China.

According to a 1957 state council ruling that is still in force, the imposition of a re-education through labor (Lao Dong Jiao Yu) term does not result from a criminal conviction. Administrative organs, rather than courts, impose re-education through labor. It is important to distinguish re-education through labor from labor reform (Lao Dong Gai Zao), which is a sentence meted out for criminal offenses."

So if you are in the F or L class visa there, no need to try and get one, as they won't give it to you. What your visa type when you went to China?

For Yemen, ONLY people who are living in Yemen can get police clearances. So if you are now not in the country, you will not be required to get one. The US Embassy will know that you could not obtain it, and they will not ask for it.

My fiancé lived in Kuwait, and it is the same situation, we could not get it, and it was never asked for!!

So no worries about Yemen, you are not required to get one.