Police Certificates

[jessacott 1]

Good Evening,

From 2007 - 2008 I was in the UK on a Working Holiday Visa - do I require police certificates from the UK? How do I go about obtaining them having only been there briefly on a Working Holiday Visa? I have visited the ACRO website but cannot seem to find any information on completing the application as a Canadian citizen.

Thank you kindly!

[Limey 551]

Good Evening,

From 2007 - 2008 I was in the UK on a Working Holiday Visa - do I require police certificates from the UK? How do I go about obtaining them having only been there briefly on a Working Holiday Visa? I have visited the ACRO website but cannot seem to find any information on completing the application as a Canadian citizen.

Thank you kindly!

If you resided in the UK for more than 6 months then you do require a police certificate.

Fortunately the UK ones are easy to obtain (I also had to obtain one from the UAE, nightmare!)... the form you probably found already is used whether you're Canadian or British

http://www.acro.police.uk/uploadedFiles/Content/Bureau/Forms/Police%20Certificate%20Application%20Form%20-%20ENGLISH%20-%20May%202014.pdf

Its a quick turnaround (about 10 days), though you'll have to factor in international postage times, and its easy because you don't need to submit finger prints etc. Its valid for 6 months, but the US embassy in your country might accept it for longer (I believe London embassy accepts any issued in past year).... so may as well get this sorted well before your interview.

Edited February 9, 2015 by Limey