UAE Police Clearance for IV Supporting Document for US citizen spouse petition

[theaperez 1]

Hello Everyone,

We are currently collecting all supporting documents required for the AOS and IV Application. We have collected all required documents except for the UAE Police Clearance. My husband worked in UAE for 3 years from 2009 to 2012 and now living in the Philippines. He has a resident visa in the UAE when he was working there. This is what the NVC website states according to the reciprocity by country (http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/fees/reciprocity-by-country/AE.html):

Police Records

Available, only if applicant is physically present in the UAE.

Police certificates may be obtained by any person, regardless of nationality, by personally appearing at the Central Police Headquarters located in the emirate of residence or former residence. When appearing to request a police certificate, the applicant should provide recent photographs, a letter from the requesting authority, the date of residence in the emirate, and their passport.

Not available by mail. Post recommends that consular officers waive the general requirement to obtain police certificates unless the applicant lives in the UAE.

My husband is not currently residing in UAE and they said you need to be physically present to get the police certificate. I've researched and it is not clear as to whether the consul will waive that requirement because he does not live in the UAE anymore or we have to provide the police certificate (which will take some time).

Please help if you have experienced this issue. We wanted to submit all the required documents to NVC and this one is confusing.

Thank you.

Thea

[Darnell 8,478]

when you read, Post recommends that consular officers waive the general requirement to obtain police certificates unless the applicant lives in the UAE.

what were your thoughts?

[theaperez 1]

Initially, I thought that we do not need to submit the requirement because he is not currently residing in the UAE and the only way that a person can get it is to go to UAE in person and apply. I just want to check if anyone has experienced this and what they did. I do not want the consul to request it during the interview and we don't have it.

[biaobiao 40]

Hello Everyone,

We are currently collecting all supporting documents required for the AOS and IV Application. We have collected all required documents except for the UAE Police Clearance. My husband worked in UAE for 3 years from 2009 to 2012 and now living in the Philippines. He has a resident visa in the UAE when he was working there. This is what the NVC website states according to the reciprocity by country (http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/fees/reciprocity-by-country/AE.html):

Police Records

Available, only if applicant is physically present in the UAE.

Police certificates may be obtained by any person, regardless of nationality, by personally appearing at the Central Police Headquarters located in the emirate of residence or former residence. When appearing to request a police certificate, the applicant should provide recent photographs, a letter from the requesting authority, the date of residence in the emirate, and their passport.

Not available by mail. Post recommends that consular officers waive the general requirement to obtain police certificates unless the applicant lives in the UAE.

My husband is not currently residing in UAE and they said you need to be physically present to get the police certificate. I've researched and it is not clear as to whether the consul will waive that requirement because he does not live in the UAE anymore or we have to provide the police certificate (which will take some time).

Please help if you have experienced this issue. We wanted to submit all the required documents to NVC and this one is confusing.

Thank you.

Thea

We are on same boat... I worked in uae 2010-2011... I obtained a police clearance 1 day before I leave uae.. it is now expired...

But I believed and as far as I know.... they wont ask for it... as per their policy

[Darnell 8,478]

Initially, I thought that we do not need to submit the requirement because he is not currently residing in the UAE and the only way that a person can get it is to go to UAE in person and apply. I just want to check if anyone has experienced this and what they did. I do not want the consul to request it during the interview and we don't have it.

I suggest that when you send in the CIVIL DOCS, include a cover letter that references the instructions.

Why? Sometimes reviewers don't know the rules.

[hardrockangel 21]

You dont need it..because UAE will not issue police clearance if you are not living in UAE..usem all over the world are aware of that?

Edited February 9, 2015 by hardrockangel

[theaperez 1]

Thanks to all you replies. I called the NVC last 2/5/15 and they agreed that we don't need to send it. I read the UAE reciprocity by country police certificate statement on the website and that one that I talked to agreed that it was not needed.

[Aahil 90]

you dont need it.