police certificate and medical

[lquin 0]

Whilst it is true that the Police certificates are valid for 12 months the US embassy in London have recently changed their requirement stating that the Police Certificates must have been issued within the last 6 months. I saw this on their website and am trying to find where I saw it so I can post the link.

This is not true.. please read below directly from the US Embassy website

How long is a police certificate valid for?

With the exception of the U.K. police certificate which is considered valid for 12 months from the date of issuance, a police certificate is valid indefinitely, provided you do not return to the country and reside for six months or more, if it's your country of birth or current residence. The period is twelve months for any other country.

http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new/faqs/...a_iv.html#iv041

Here's the link with the other information that I was referring to about subject access (i.e. Police Certificate) being issued within the last 6 months. Note specifically the paragraph that reads:

A Subject Access Statement from the National Identification Service (NIS) or an Enhanced Disclosure Statement from the Criminal Records Bureau issued less than 6 months before your visa interview.

http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new/visa/niv/add_crime.html

oops now this is confusing - both the link to the 12 month and 6 month thing are correct - I wonder if the 6 month thing is just for people who have convictions (they never caught me haha !) - the fact that it is talking about 'enhanced disclosure' on the 6month one is making me think its for convicted persons

what do we reckon ?

Im going to call the embassy.. let you know in 5

According to the Visa helpline, its fine as long as it has been issued in the last 12 months..