police certificate

[sweetswinks 400]

do i need to take it to some ceritified english speaker or can i do it myself

Yes, you can translate them yourself. If the documents are in the same language as the location language of your consulate, you may not be required to provide translations, however it is up to the consulate officer to determine that on the day of your interview, so best be prepared! When translating documents, you must provide a signed affidavit to accompany the document. I found this from another post:

Date:

I, <your name>, certify that I am fluent in the English and <your language> languages, and that the above document is an accurate translation of the document entitled “<name of the police certificate in your language>”.

Signature: <your name>

[KayDeeCee 4,896]

Are you sure on this?

My (Chinese) fiancee studied in Russia for 5 years, and when we called the Guangzou embassy,

they said the Russian police certificate was absolutely required, and we had to delay the

interview scheduling because of that.

The way I read it is, you have to provide police certificate from all countries that you resided more than 6 months

so that they can see if there was any criminal activity...

I could be wrong...but this is how it was explained to us by US embassy in China.

Yes, they lived in Russia and needed one from Russia. You need a police certificate from anywhere you resided for more than 6 months, except the US. No police certificate needed from the US, and yes, I am sure.

This is not about why someone resided someplace and if they had a work or student visa to do so. It is simply about not needing police certificates from the US. Which is why I posted this quote from the travel.state.gov site back in post #3.

Note: Present and former residents of the United States need NOT obtain any U.S. police certificates

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/submit/documents-to-submit-to-nvc.html

Edited July 21, 2014 by KayDeeCee

[KayDeeCee 4,896]

are u 100 % sure on this? discussion came alive..lol

I am sure. You do not need police certificates from the US.

[KayDeeCee 4,896]

right but do i need to translate it all for the interview

Only if your consulate's instructions state you do. A lot of consulates only want translations if something is not in English or the native language of your country. Ask your consulate directly. You could also ask them if you need police certificates from the US and see what they tell you. It might ease your mind to hear it directly from them.

And to the person that said police certificates were for where you resided for 12 months and not 6, that is not correct. It is 6 months, not 12 >

Police certificates from your present country of residence and all countries where you have lived for six months or more since age 16 (Police certificates are also required for accompanying children age 16 or older)

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/immigrate/types/family/fiance-k-1.html#6

EDIT> Here is what your consulate states on their K-1 checklist :http://poland.usembassy.gov/poland/docs_checklist_fiance.html

Translations

Documents in Polish, except for court records, do not have to be translated. All documents that are not written in English or Polish must be translated into English by a certified translator.

And this is what is says about police certificates: http://poland.usembassy.gov/poland/police_certificates.html

All immigrant visa applicants aged 16 years or over must submit a police certificate from their current country of residence and/or nationality if they have lived there for six months or more. Police certificates are also required from all other countries where the applicant has resided for at least one year (except the U.S.).

Fiance visa applicants, in addition to supplying a police certificate from the present place of residence, must also present police certificates from any place or places of residence for 6 months or more since attaining the age of 16.

Edited July 21, 2014 by KayDeeCee

[bellejimmy 10]

Hey, I read on here the packet 3 that says

Police certificates are required for each visa applicant aged 16 years or older. The

table below shows how many police certificates are required based on where each

applicant lives and has lived previously. Present and former residents of the United

States should NOT obtain any police certificates covering their residence in the U.S.

http://photos.state.gov/libraries/australia/39176/pdf/dsl-1076.pdf

But now I am also confused if a J1 is considered a non-resident. I lived and worked there for 12 months, paid taxes and have a social security number. This would be investigated during the initial review? I supplied all of those details with the I-129F.
I will call as well to be safe and post the outcome. Thank you.

Edited July 27, 2014 by bellejimmy

[TBoneTX 46,321]

One post has been removed for being irrelevant to the OP's thread.

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[Ritchie Mar 0]

Hi,i had my interview last july 11 and i went to study in London for more than 2 years and came home 2013 and they asked for police certificate better bring police cert where u lived more than 6 mos just go make sure...

[KayDeeCee 4,896]

Hey, I read on here the packet 3 that says

Police certificates are required for each visa applicant aged 16 years or older. The

table below shows how many police certificates are required based on where each

applicant lives and has lived previously. Present and former residents of the United

States should NOT obtain any police certificates covering their residence in the U.S.

http://photos.state.gov/libraries/australia/39176/pdf/dsl-1076.pdf

But now I am also confused if a J1 is considered a non-resident. I lived and worked there for 12 months, paid taxes and have a social security number. This would be investigated during the initial review? I supplied all of those details with the I-129F.

I will call as well to be safe and post the outcome. Thank you.

As the instructions stated that you posted(and the ones posted from the travel.state.gov site), you do NOT need a police certificate from the US. You resided there legally on a J-1 visa, but police certs from the US are not required.

Hi,i had my interview last july 11 and i went to study in London for more than 2 years and came home 2013 and they asked for police certificate better bring police cert where u lived more than 6 mos just go make sure...

Yes, you lived in London, so you needed a police certificate from there. The OP was asking about a police certificate from the US. It was already answered that you do not need one from the US, but you do need one from anywhere else you resided for 6 months or more since the age of 16.