Police Certificate, Mexico & Peru - K1 Visa

[dstrausser83 14]

Ok guys, I am totally confused now, after seeing another thread on Police Certificates...

Is a police certificate needed for Mexico? She is Peruvian. I am also mixed if she needs one from Peru as I didn't understand the explanation on the website. According to the K1 guide here: http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide it said only get one if she was arrested. According to http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3195.html she does need one.

So what is it? Also it didn't say she needed one on the application.

To be clear, she is PERUVIAN... but we live in MEXICO (2 years) and will be handled at the Ciudad Juarez Consulate?

So what do we do? What do we need?

Thanks!

[dstrausser83 14]

According to this: http://lima.usembassy.gov/required_forms.html she needs Penal and Imprisonment records, not police certificate. Please explain.

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Police reports from both countries

[dstrausser83 14]

I just posted the link above that states that police certificates aren't required from Peru, but penal and imprisonment records are required.... So are they the records I have to bring with me to Mexico?

Also, shouldn't somebody update the Visa Journey K-1 Visa guide so that people know they will need police certificates regardless of being arrested or not so that people like me can be better prepared? As of right now it only states: "In regards to Section C Question 2, if applicable provide certified copies of all court and police records showing the charges and dispositions for any specified conviction(s) (in accordance with the IMBRA). See section 9 of the I-129f instructions for more information."

Also reading the instructions, it also says the same thing, that its not needed because she has no criminal record. 9 years ago, February of 2003, I did my first i129F with my ex-wife. No police certificate was asked for... That's why this is shockingly new to me.

I'm not attempting to debate what you are saying, just looking for full understanding.

Edited August 16, 2012 by dstrausser83

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I just posted the link above that states that police certificates aren't required from Peru, but penal and imprisonment records are required.... So are they the records I have to bring with me to Mexico?

You have stated that the interview will be in CDJ, so what Lima requires does not apply to your case.

[dstrausser83 14]

You have stated that the interview will be in CDJ, so what Lima requires does not apply to your case.

Thank you. So she just needs police certificate from Lima, not the other documents and one from Mexico.... This will be fun.

Thank you.

David

According to Packet 3 on Ciudad Juarez's website, it says: "Police certificates are also required from all

other countries where the applicant has resided for at least one year, except for Mexico."

So she only needs Peru.

[dstrausser83 14]

Apparently PERU won't give it out with a power of attorney or being in Person.

We aren't going to get married it looks like. It is impossible for us to get. It's like $1,200 round trip from Mexico to Peru.

[yachachiq12 43]

Also, shouldn't somebody update the Visa Journey K-1 Visa guide so that people know they will need police certificates regardless of being arrested or not so that people like me can be better prepared? As of right now it only states: "In regards to Section C Question 2, if applicable provide certified copies of all court and police records showing the charges and dispositions for any specified conviction(s) (in accordance with the IMBRA). See section 9 of the I-129f instructions for more information."

Also reading the instructions, it also says the same thing, that its not needed because she has no criminal record. 9 years ago, February of 2003, I did my first i129F with my ex-wife. No police certificate was asked for... That's why this is shockingly new to me.

I'm not attempting to debate what you are saying, just looking for full understanding.

The guide doesn't need to be updated because this is a consulate-specific practice, as you've just seen. What you're quoting from the guides above has to do with IMBRA guides for the K-1. These are two separate issues in two different steps of the process (namely, the I-129F filing with USCIS and then the visa application with the Consulate of choice). The consulate-level requirements change often as well, which is why you may not have needed a police certificate in 2003 but need one 2012.

I wish you luck in figuring it all out. You can still get married, even if you can't migrate to the US yet.

[dstrausser83 14]

The guide doesn't need to be updated because this is a consulate-specific practice, as you've just seen. What you're quoting from the guides above has to do with IMBRA guides for the K-1. These are two separate issues in two different steps of the process (namely, the I-129F filing with USCIS and then the visa application with the Consulate of choice). The consulate-level requirements change often as well, which is why you may not have needed a police certificate in 2003 but need one 2012.

I wish you luck in figuring it all out. You can still get married, even if you can't migrate to the US yet.

Actually you still don't need one in 2012 if you are Mexican and in Mexico. It is throwing me off a little bit the Peruvian part. So we figured it out. We have to push our estimated plans back.

She has to take an overnight flight to Guadalajara. She arrives and goes to the Consulates office where she has an appointment set for Tuesday at 9 AM. She can file to get a power of attorney letter to give to her sister. She flies back to Tijuana that night. We overnight the papers to Peru for $80 with her DNI, passport photos and all and the estimated cash needed.... but in Peru when using the power of attorney for these types of things, it gets pretty tricky, many things are needed and not guaranteed to be completed successfully. Total cost: $700 approximately

Total cost to fly to Peru and do it herself? $1,200. Either way it is ridiculous. Why do they have to be like this to get what should be simple public documents available upon request?