Foreign Police Records?

[Qumlain 0]

Hello everyone,

Anyone able to clarify the following? My Fiance studied in the Philippines for 6 months and 1 day. I notice below it says 12 months - does anyone know from experience if it is 6 months or 12 months??

Each visa applicant aged 16 years or older must submit police certificates.

You must submit police certificates which:

• Cover the entire period of the applicant’s residence in that area
• Have been issued by the appropriate police authority
• Include all arrests, the reason for the arrest(s), and the disposition of each recorded case.

How to obtain a police certificate:

1. Determine the countries from which a police certificate is required. Refer to the table below.
   
   Note: Present and former residents of the United States need NOT obtain any U.S. police certificates
   
2. Contact the appropriate police authorities. Additional information on how to obtain a police certificate can be found on the Reciprocity by Country page.
   
   IMPORTANT NOTICE - ABOUT POLICE CERTIFICATES: Some countries require a specific Police Certificate Request form to properly request and obtain Police Certificate(s). The Reciprocity by Country page indicates those countries.
   
   Police certificates from certain countries are unavailable.
   
   More specific information is available from the NVC, the nearest U.S. immigrant visa processing post, or online at Reciprocity by Country.

An applicant must obtain a police certificate from the local police authority:

IF you…

AND…

have been living in your country of nationality at their current residence for more than 6 months

you are 16 years old or older

lived in a different part of your country of nationality for more than 6 months

you were 16 years or older at that time

lived in a different country for more than 12 months

you were 16 years or older at that time

were arrested for any reason

you were any age at the time of the arrest

Thanks in advance!

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[relativeways 27]

It's 12 months. Not 6 months. I too thought it was 6 months and ended up getting a police cert from Australia where I lived for 11 months. The consular officer asked me how long I was in Australia for - and I said under a year, and he said oh okay yeah cause if it was over a year, then I'd need a cert from you. Your fiancee will not need a cert from Philippines.

[Patty and Simo 0]

Help pls I went to that site for help in how to pay and obtain the police records - does not tell you....