Confused in Hong Kong (260 done, police clearance pending)

[G&Mhk 1]

We've done the 864 and 260 (online) and paid the fees. We applied for my wife's police clearance 2 weeks ago and the paperwork says it will be sent to either the immigration authority in the U.S. -- presumably NVC? -- or the U.S. consulate here.

Well, if our papers are still at the NVC, what happens if the police clearance goes to the consulate? I have to send it to the NVC just for them to send to U.S. consulate here?

And if that police clearance can go direct to consulate, can we just bring Philippines police clearance there to the consulate?

Trying to avoid another month gathering papers just to send to NVC who are just going to send to consulate here.

Anyone go through this spouse visa process yet in HK?

Thanks.

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to China regional forum; OP is asking about procedures specific to Hong Kong.

[Darnell 8,478]

oh man - if you drop off the request at the drop box there,

supposedly they will mail it anywhere to any HKG address.

If it was done face to face - I dunno - folk have reported weird stuff during that face to face meetup.

for NVC Doc Intake - if you are MISSING a police clearance report, it's best to mention it in the cover letter, then ask for a waiver, have that PCC sent to HKG IV Unit directly with the HKG casefile # somehow written on the outside of the envelope , stating in the coverletter to NVC that the PCC will be sent directly from HKG Police Office to HKG IV.

HKG Police Office sending off to NVC Directly, IMO, will be a big waste of time.

as to the cover letter - most folk write one, detailing (like a TOC) what's included with the IV Set. A simple, added paragraph in the cover letter detailing that the PCC/HKG will be sent to the IV Unit, asking for the waiver at NVC - usually works. We've read some bits about it not working with other casefiles though, but we've also read about it working for HKG.

as to the PI PCC, if'n she has it already, I say send it - it's one less thing to get hassled about at NVC.

Edited March 12, 2014 by Darnell

[G&Mhk 1]

oh man - if you drop off the request at the drop box there,

supposedly they will mail it anywhere to any HKG address.

If it was done face to face - I dunno - folk have reported weird stuff during that face to face meetup.

for NVC Doc Intake - if you are MISSING a police clearance report, it's best to mention it in the cover letter, then ask for a waiver, have that PCC sent to HKG IV Unit directly with the HKG casefile # somehow written on the outside of the envelope , stating in the coverletter to NVC that the PCC will be sent directly from HKG Police Office to HKG IV.

HKG Police Office sending off to NVC Directly, IMO, will be a big waste of time.

as to the cover letter - most folk write one, detailing (like a TOC) what's included with the IV Set. A simple, added paragraph in the cover letter detailing that the PCC/HKG will be sent to the IV Unit, asking for the waiver at NVC - usually works. We've read some bits about it not working with other casefiles though, but we've also read about it working for HKG.

as to the PI PCC, if'n she has it already, I say send it - it's one less thing to get hassled about at NVC.

Thank you for the helpful reply. I just now saw it. Okay. So that's how I'll proceed then. Sounds logical and like it will save a lot of time for everyone involved.